McDowell Hetherington LLP Andrew Kasner is a partner on McDowell Hetherington’s life, health, and disability litigation team His practice helps clients navigate all aspects of the litigation process – starting with disputes in pre-litigation and continuing through pre-trial discovery, trial, appeal, and settlement …
Our Firm – McDowell Hetherington LLP Our Story The firm was founded in 2009 by Andrew M Edison, David T McDowell, and Thomas F A Hetherington, three highly regarded Texas trial attorneys For many law firms, the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent economic downturn made 2009 a difficult year Our firm, however, embraced the changing dynamics of the legal market, focused on providing exceptional representation to our clients
Practices – McDowell Hetherington LLP Since the firm’s founding in 2009, McDowell Hetherington has established a strong reputation as a trial firm for high-stakes class and mass action litigation Our attorneys have litigated class actions and mass actions in numerous state and federal jurisdictions nationwide We have extensive knowledge of the procedures and litigation dynamics unique to class and mass […]
Our Offices – McDowell Hetherington LLP McDowell Hetherington LLP has offices across the United States, providing legal services with a team of nearly seventy attorneys
Thomas F. A. Hetherington – McDowell Hetherington LLP Before forming Edison, McDowell Hetherington LLP in January 2009, Tom was a partner at Bracewell Giuliani LLP Tom is actively involved in his community He has served as President of the University of Houston Law Alumni Association and as President of the University of Houston Law Foundation, and remains a member of the Law Foundation Board
Bobby Debelak – McDowell Hetherington LLP Bobby’s practice focuses on sophisticated property and complex consumer litigation He is a highly versatile advocate who has defended complex and multi-state consumer facing class actions in the insurance, retail energy, and products liability sectors He has twice been seconded to work as a litigator inside a large, publicly traded company, so he understands client needs from the inside
Jodi K. Swick – McDowell Hetherington LLP Jodi K Swick is a successful trial lawyer, who founded McDowell Hetherington’s California office in 2013 During her career, Jodi has been recognized as a stand-out attorney She was named a Top Women Lawyer by the Daily Journal, which honors the best 100 women lawyers practicing in California She was also recognized by San Francisco Business Times as one of its “40 Under 40 ” In 2025
Michael D. “Matt” Matthews Jr. – McDowell Hetherington LLP Matt Matthews handles high-stakes commercial trials, arbitrations, and appeals across the country He represents plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving energy, tech, construction, manufacturing, property and mineral rights, trade secrets, employment, products liability, and other business and consumer issues Matt is a first-chair trial lawyer who has won state and federal cases in many