Frank Cowan is the founding member and Chairman of the CowanGates law firm. He has over 45 years of trial and litigation experience, including personal injury, criminal, civil, and commercial litigation; zoning; land use; insurance defense; and family law. His practice now focuses on alternative dispute resolution, and he has served in over 400 mediations and arbitrations. His reputation has earned him the highest Martindale-Hubbell rating (AV) and recognition in The Best Lawyers in America and Virginia Business Legal Elite. Mr. Cowan is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and serves as Commissioner in Chancery for Chesterfield County, Virginia.