Michael Cowen (Cowen | Mask | Blanchard, San Antonio, TX) developed his passion to help people after working for Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, the oldest law firm in the nation, representing a number of corporations. As a Board Certified attorney in personal injury trial law, Mr. Cowen is responsible for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation into defective Chinese-made tires distributed by the Hercules Tire & Rubber Company and the subsequent tire importer’s recall of seven sizes of certain All Trac A/T SUV tires. One award he earned early in his legal career still creates interest – he obtained the top score on the Texas Bar Exam in 1995.