Robert C. Rowe is an associate at Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P. working primarily in our Bankruptcy and Transactional practice groups.
Robert C. Rowe
Associate
Significant Matters
- Represents plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of commercial disputes.
- Obtained, at bench trial, discharge of nearly $1,000,000 in client’s alleged nondischargeable debts and attorney fees under 11 U.S.C. §§ 523(a)(6)).
- Defended an engineering consultant against more than $1,000,000 in preference and fraudulent transfer recovery claims under 11 U.S.C. §§ 544, 547, and 548 and settled the matter very favorably for approximately 1% of the claims.
- Confirmed a Chapter 11, Subchapter V plan that settled more than $150 million in contingent, unliquidated tort liabilities.
- Obtained an award for approximately $500,000 in damages for homebuyers in an arbitration involving DTPA claims for negligent mold and water damage remediation.
- In the 471st District Court, Collin County, successfully represented at bench trial our client’s promissory estoppel claim for damages resulting from the attempted purchase of a home.
- Defended a charter school against more than $400,000 in contractor claims and reached a favorable settlement at mediation.
- In his first two years of practice, recovered millions of dollars owed to subcontractors, general contractors, and materials suppliers with an aggressive, dynamic litigation toolkit.
- Successfully defended multifamily housing management companies in Texas Workforce Commission investigations into wrongful evictions and housing discrimination complaints.
- Counsels small business clients in various pre-litigation matters including regulatory compliance, employment disputes, contract review, development of asset protection schemes, and maximizing credit departments’ recovery of accounts receivable.
- Protects vulnerable homebuyers from complex real estate fraud schemes and prevented the wrongful foreclosure on families victimized by such predatory “rent-to-own” home sales contracts.
Areas of Focus
Education
Education
- SMU Dedman School of Law (J.D., 2016)
- Trinity University (B.A., 2013)
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2017
Leadership
Member, Dallas Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
Recognition
- Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy Litigation, Construction Litigation, 2024-2025
- Lawdragon 500 X-The Next Generation, Backruptcy, 2024
Speeches/Publications
- It's Going To Rain Eventually, So Why Not Plan Now?, Carrington Coleman Capital Newsletter, 2023 Industrial & Other Real Estate Issue, co-author, February 2023.