CB&Y - Cokinos Bosien & Young

Marc Young heads the firm's Tort Litigation Section which deals principally with the defense of corporations and individuals sued for claims involving personal injury and property damage. Marc handles a wide variety of claims ranging from product liability, construction defects, commercial disputes and professional liability. Marc is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and he has tried over 100 cases in state and federal court and continues to try a significant number of cases each year while remaining active within the defense bar by writing, speaking and chairing important committees and subcommittees.

Marc was named a Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly Magazine from 2001-2011 and he is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell peer review ratings, the highest rating possible. 

 

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Represented a subcontractor who was wrongfully terminated by a regional general contractor from a public construction project. Prevailed in a jury trial and recouped all lost profits and attorney's fees for the subcontractor. 
  • Represented a national developer of high-end multi-family complexes. A partially occupied 18-building complex in Colorado was determined to have roofing issues and events of water intrusion. Retained experts and found that the entire tile roof had to be removed and reinstalled without interfering with a newly issued certificate of occupancy. Prevailed in arbitration against the roofing contractor and client was awarded damages and attorney's fees. 
  • Represented a national general contractor sued by a subcontractor's employee who fell from a ladder, resulting in back injury. Tried to a verdict and the jury found no liability on the part of the general contractor. 
  • Represented a national general contractor sued by a Texas school district for the alleged defective construction of a high school. The complex, multi-party case involved 54 subcontractors and their insurance companies. Obtained significant contribution from the subcontractors and their insurance companies in settlement. 
  • Represented a national electrical contractor in a lawsuit involving the prevailing wage rate on an airport project. 
  • Represented a national general contractor at both the informal and formal OSHA hearings for work safety citations related to a serious personal injury on the job. Obtained reduced penalties and fines. 
  • Represented a national bank and a national commercial real estate developer against claims brought by numerous subcontractors and a general contractor claiming money was owed on banks they had constructed throughout Texas. 
  • Represented a contractor who unknowingly purchased mislabeled and defective pipe which was subsequently used on a gas pipeline gathering system. Settlement was obtained from the reseller and manufacturer. 
  • Represented a bakery owner who was exposed to toxic chemicals by a commercially distributed insecticide fogger. Settlement was obtained and the individual subsequently died as a result of his exposure. 
  • In a complex, multi-party litigation involving general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers for a Florida hotel, Cokinos Bosien & Young was enlisted 2 weeks before arbitration when original counsel passed away suddenly. Prevailed in defending the arbitration as well as the counter-claim. 
  • Represented a building owner whose insurance carrier contacted the firm on a Friday before a Monday trial in a matter of workplace injury involving the electrocution of an electrical worker. With very little information and time, Cokinos Bosien & Young tried the case to a verdict in favor of the client. 

 

EDUCATION

  • South Texas College of Law - J.D., 1982 
  • Texas A&M University - B.A., 1979

 

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • State Bar of Texas 
  • United States District Court: Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas

 

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

  • College of the State Bar of Texas
  • Defense Research Institute: Charter Member, Steering Committee, Insurance Law Committee, Products Liability Committee 
  • Houston Bar Association: Construction Law and Litigation Sections   
  • Houston Bar Foundation: Fellow 
  • State Bar of Texas: Construction Law and Litigation Sections 
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel 
  • San Antonio Bar Association: Construction Law and Litigation Sections 
  • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel: Admissions Subcommittee, Visibility Subcommittee, Construction Law Section, Litigation Section 
  • Lawyers for Civil Justice 
  • Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Marc A. Young

Principal

San Antonio, Texas
210-293-8728
myoung@cbylaw.com

 

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