Strategic Legal Solutions.
Practical Business Results.
A boutique law firm with a unique vision for helping our clients grow and protect their businesses.
CowanPerry is a boutique law firm dedicated to providing strategic legal counsel for businesses across a wide range of practice areas, including Outside General Counsel, Business & Employment Litigation, Corporate & Tax Law, Labor & Employment Counsel, ERISA & Employee Benefits, Land Use & Commercial Real Estate, Trusts & Estates, and Intellectual Property. We are committed to delivering timely, practical, and results-driven solutions tailored to your business needs.
With attorneys licensed in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia, we serve both emerging and established companies throughout the region from our offices in Roanoke and Blacksburg. Our client-focused approach begins with clearly defining the scope of work at the outset of each engagement. We offer flexible fee structures—including monthly retainers, project-based pricing, success-fee arrangements, and traditional hourly rates—to align our services with your business goals.
Backed by nationally recognized expertise and cutting-edge technology, CowanPerry delivers cost-effective, high-quality legal solutions to help your business succeed.
Trusted Advisors. Experienced Attorneys.
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James K. Cowan, Jr.
Attorney
Labor & Employment Law
Business & Employment Litigation
Land Use & Real Estate
General Counsel -
David E. Perry
Attorney
Corporate & Tax Law
Employment Benefits/ERISA
General Counsel
Commercial Real Estate
Estate Planning -
Brian S. Wheeler
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Max McCrary
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Douglas W. Densmore (Retired)
Why Choose CowanPerry?
We Are a Boutique Law Firm
At CowanPerry, we combine the sophistication and expertise of a large law firm with the personalized service and efficiency of a boutique practice. Our focus is exclusively on business clients, allowing us to provide highly specialized legal counsel tailored to their unique challenges and goals.
Our litigation attorneys have successfully handled complex commercial disputes in state and federal courts nationwide, while our transactional team advises businesses, financial institutions, investors, and individuals on sophisticated corporate matters. With deep experience as former partners at national firms and in-house counsel, we bring a practical, business-minded approach—helping clients navigate opportunities, mitigate risks, and achieve strategic success.
By choosing a boutique firm like CowanPerry, you gain a legal partner committed to delivering exceptional value, responsiveness, and results.
Added Value
Does your law firm offer secure, on-demand file access and clear, upfront pricing? At CowanPerry, we leverage advanced technology—cloud computing, document automation, and paperless workflows—to increase efficiency and pass the savings on to you through flexible billing models like fixed-fee and retainers.
Our Vision
The legal industry has changed, and traditional law firms no longer meet our clients' needs. We focus on aligning our success with yours by providing deep expertise, efficient project management, and results-driven solutions.
What’s Your Vision?
Imagine the perfect legal partner—one that combines big firm expertise with the efficiency and flexibility of a modern practice. That’s the law firm we’ve built at CowanPerry.
Alternative Fee Arrangements
Most law firms bill by the hour, which means that the amount a client pays depends on the amount of time it takes the lawyer to do the work. Thus, lawyers get paid more if they work more. And there is no incentive to lower costs. Under this type of arrangement, the client’s interests do not align with that of the lawyer.
At CowanPerry, we use fee arrangements that align these interests. There is no one best method of billing that fits all situations. Rather, the type of fee arrangement is likely to vary by client and matter. We offer monthly retainers, flat fees for particular projects, cases or phases or a project or case, and hourly billing where appropriate.
Our fees are lower than firms using the traditional model for several reasons. As a small firm, we do not have the extensive overhead costs of a larger, full-service law firm. Because we are experienced attorneys and do not hire and train a lot of inexperienced lawyers, we are able to work more effectively and efficiently. Additionally, our investment in next generation technology, such as cloud computing, document automation and collaboration tools, mobile apps and paperless workflow, provides additional efficiencies that we are able to pass on to our clients.
Representative Clients
Let’s Work Together
CowanPerry is your trusted Outside General Counsel, focused on your success. Ready to partner with a firm that understands your business?