Bailey L. McGowan

Bailey focuses her current practice in the government contract and white collar criminal defense space. She is well-versed in investigations including internal compliance, civil investigation demands, and grand jury subpoenas. Bailey uses her previous experience as a public defender and TV news journalist to examine delicate and complex situations, counseling her clients on the potential ramifications in a concise and practical manner.

Bailey has first-chaired more than a dozen jury trials ranging from second-degree felonies to petty misdemeanors. She grew up as the daughter and granddaughter of Air Force pilots and credits that experience with her unique perspective.. Bailey uses her past experience to help clients in matters involving bid protests, suspension and debarment matters, corporate compliance, internal investigations, mandatory disclosures and False Claims Act defense. She also aids her clients by drafting policies for the ever-changing nature of government contracts and educates her clients and their employees on the practical implantation of those policies.

Bailey is deeply familiar and experienced in all stages of litigation: from drafting to depositions to arbitration or other alternative dispute resolutions. She also frequently handles construction law matters involving mechanics liens.

Before joining the firm, Bailey was a law clerk for the U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Texas in Abilene, Texas. She was also the first attorney waived in to practice law in Florida under the military spouse rule, which enabled her to provide counsel to indigent clients in both misdemeanor and civil commitment proceedings – a passion Bailey continues to pursue through her pro bono work.

Her past experience as a journalist gives her a creative outlook on legal topics and the implications of judicial decisions.

Texas Bar Foundation

• Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation

Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Leadership Class, 2023