Eric Bowers
Firm
1 Best Lawyers award
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Eric, located in Dallas, Texas, is dedicated to the fields of Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance at Gette Law PLLC. He has spent his career focusing on first-party property insurance litigation, defending leading insurers in a range of claims including both residential and substantial commercial market matters.
Eric's experience covers a diverse array of property risks such as hail, wind, hurricane, lightning, fire, freeze, flood, and theft within commercial property insurance, builder’s risk, time element/business interruption, and extra expense coverages. He utilizes factual and legal defenses effectively early in the case to measure risks appropriately.
Strategic planning and execution form the core principles of Eric's practice. While litigation is sometimes necessary, Eric prioritizes reasonable dispute resolution with public adjusters, contractors, and policyholder attorneys. He collaborates closely with carriers, experts, and the insureds' representatives to explore opportunities for pre-suit settlements.
Eric has a history of achieving substantial subrogation recoveries for his insurance carrier clients and their insureds. His extensive loss recovery experience includes managing cases like an oil well blowout in the Texas panhandle, a structural collapse in Eastern Europe, and damage to a luxury residential property on a central Texas cliff.
Beyond litigation and pre-litigation efforts, Eric has contributed to the industry by drafting numerous policy forms and endorsements used in insurance products. These include cosmetic damage endorsements, pathogen and communicable disease exclusions, and appraisal endorsements.
Eric is adept at handling the intricacies of trans-border disputes, including currency exchange challenges, evidentiary considerations, language barriers, and cultural differences.
Fluent in both speaking and writing Spanish, Eric has represented one of Latin America's largest companies, further showcasing his ability to address complex legal matters across languages.
Firm
1 Best Lawyers award
Overview
- Texas A&M University, B.A.
- The University of Texas, J.D., graduated 2004
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
- U.S. District Court - Western District of Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court—Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court—Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court—Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court—Northern District of Texas
- State Court: Texas
- United States Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit
- Supreme Court of Texas
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
- Texas A&M University, B.A.
- The University of Texas, J.D., graduated 2004
- U.S. District Court - Western District of Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court—Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court—Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court—Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court—Northern District of Texas
- State Court: Texas
- United States Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit
- Supreme Court of Texas
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
- Insurance Law
- Litigation - Insurance
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