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David Cotten   David Cotten is board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Personal Injury Trial Law.  He is a member of both the Texas and Arkansas State Bars, practicing in both Arkansas and Texas State and Federal Courts, including all Federal District Courts in Arkansas and the Eastern and Northern Federal District Courts of Texas.  His legal practice includes civil trial and personal injury cases, as well as commercial litigation.  He is a member of the Northeast Texas Bar Association, the Texarkana Bar Association and the Defense Research Institute.

David attended Wheaton College on a debate scholarship and graduated from Baylor University in 1986.He attended Oklahoma City University Law School on a Kerr Foundation Scholarship, graduating in 1989.During law school, he was a member of the Oklahoma City University Law Review and the National Moot Court Team while also clerking for Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Hardy Summers. Prior to moving to Texarkana, David practiced law with a large firm in Fort Worth, Texas for five years.

David is married to his college sweetheart, Shawna, and they have two daughters, Caroline and Amanda. Although graduating with an MBA from Duke University, Shawna teaches Spanish part-time and is a mother full-time. David is a deacon at his church and coaches his girls' basketball and softball teams.

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