Timothy Cook’s practice is focused primarily on commercial, construction, and energy transactions and litigation.
Timothy has experience in negotiating a variety of contracts in the commercial, construction, and energy sectors, including master service/purchase agreements, independent contractor agreements, drilling contracts, offtake and interconnect agreements, construction contracts, AIA forms, professional services/consulting agreements, standard terms and conditions, manufacturing and licensing agreements, distribution agreements, and many more. His clients include developers, professional engineers, and contractors in a variety of large industrial projects, including geothermal drilling and power production, carbon capture, oil and gas, data centers, fiber optics, mining, and solar, as well as owners and contractors in standard construction projects involving building and planning hotels, parks, apartments, residential and planned communities, plants, facilities, and other structures. Timothy also has experience in Texas public procurement regulations and has drafted and negotiated contracts for public projects within the state.
On the litigation front, Timothy is an expert in the requirements and deadlines for mechanic’s liens and energy liens in Texas and Louisiana and how to use the process to get clients paid. He has experience in litigation regarding contract interpretation issues, defense and indemnity obligations (including limitations imposed by Construction and Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Acts), commercial disputes and non-payment, trespass and title actions, personal jurisdiction, construction defect and breach, coverage disputes, and more.
Timothy graduated summa cum laude from South Texas College of Law, receiving the CALI award for the highest grade in 10 classes, including Contracts, Torts, Pre-Trial Procedure, Corporations, and Securities Regulations. He competed as an advocate and brief writer for South Texas College of Law’s legendary moot court team, where he helped to bring home the school’s 122nd National Championship and was inducted into the National Order of Scribes for brief writing.
During law school, Timothy worked as a teaching assistant for professors who taught Civil Procedure and Contracts to first-year law students, and he clerked with Judge Tad Halbach, formerly the presiding judge of the 333rd Civil District Court.