John S. Cowhig

John S. Cowhig was born in Mineola, New York in 1967.  He graduated from Southwestern University, School of Law (J.D., 1993).  He was admitted to the California State Bar in 1993.  Mr. Cowhig has been named a Certified Specialist in Family Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization in 1998.

The Law Offices of John S. Cowhig dedicates its practice exclusively to Family Law.  Mr. Cowhig has practiced exclusively in the field of Family Law litigation and mediation since he was admitted to the California State Bar.

Mr. Cowhig is a member of the American Bar Association (Member-Family Law section); State Bar of California (Member, Family Law section), the Orange County Bar Association (Member, Family Law section) and the Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member, Family Law section).  As well as being a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, he is also a Sustaining Fellow in the Society of Fellows of the Orange County Bar Foundation.

He also served on the Board of Directors of the Family Law Section of the Orange County Bar Association from 2003 to 2008.  There, he was President (2008), Vice President (2007), Treasurer (2006), Secretary (2005), and Member At large (2003-2004).  Mr. Cowhig was a member of the Education Committee of the Family Law Section, starting in 1999 to 2008.  Mr. Cowhig has been an instructor, and continues to participate in numerous seminars and other continuing-education panels for the Family Law section of the Orange County Bar. He is a current and former Director on the Board of Directors for the Orange County Bar Association.

Mr. Cowhig is a graduate of the prestigious Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, as well as the Advance Family Law Trial Institute in Houston, Texas.