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Tracey B.
Cowan

Partner

San Francisco, CA

Tracey is a Partner at Clarkson and head of the Sexual Assault and Fertility Negligence practice areas. She works hard to bring a trauma-informed approach to cases that strike at her clients' sense of self and identity.

In the Sexual Assault practice area, she has represented hundreds of clients in matters involving sexual assault, harassment, trafficking, and exploitation across the country. Her experience ranges from passenger and driver cases in the rideshare space, to highly-publicized #MeToo cases, to child sexual assault matters against major institutions and religious organizations. She feels passionately about amplifying voices of survivors and achieving justice for the most marginalized members of our society.

Through Clarkson’s Fertility Negligence practice, Tracey helps families and individuals rocked by negligence in the provision of fertility services. Her work in this sphere spans the gamut of IVF clinic and provider misconduct, including switched embryos; product liability issues; negligent destruction or disposition of eggs and embryos; and fraudulent insemination cases. At her prior firm, Tracey helped pioneer one of the first embryo loss-focused practice groups in the country. With more and more people turning to assisted reproductive technologies to advance their dreams of parenthood, this once niche area has become a burgeoning area of the law. Tracey has served as counsel on many of the most highly watched cases in this practice area, working closely with plaintiffs, witnesses, and experts to vindicate her clients' rights.

Tracey graduated from Northwestern University School of Law, with honors and on the Dean’s List. While at Northwestern, she worked as a volunteer mediator, certified through the Center for Conflict Resolution, for the Cook County Court System. A passionate advocate for prisoner’s rights, Tracey also successfully petitioned for the release of a parolee under the Illinois C-Number Program.

Tracey has been quoted in dozens of national and international publications regarding her cases, including the New York Times, CNN.com, and Sing Tao USA. She has also made multiple television appearances across the country, including on FOX, ABC, and CBS. Tracey is one of the founding members of the Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco and has received a Unity Award from the Minority Bar Coalition for her work with this group.

Tracey B. Cowan from Clarkson Law Firm
Tracey B. Cowan from Clarkson Law Firm
Tracey B. Cowan from Clarkson Law Firm
Tracey B. Cowan from Clarkson Law Firm

Education

J.D., 2006, Northwestern University School of Law. Volunteer mediator for the Cook County Court System
B.A. in Psychology and Sociology (double major), 2002, New York University, with honors

Bar & Court Admissions

State Bar of California
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California

Recognitions

Selected to 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers
Unity Award, Minority Bar Coalition for work with the Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco

Professional Memberships

Vice President, Board of Directors, Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco