Daria Adler

Daria Adler is a Houston business law and intellectual property attorney at Hendershot Cowart P.C. who represents companies, entrepreneurs, and creative brands. She handles business and commercial litigation, trademark and copyright disputes, trademark prosecution, unfair competition, and defamation matters. She helps clients protect brands, creative works, and business interests while addressing disputes that threaten those assets. Her approach emphasizes strategic analysis, practical consequences, direct communication, and solutions aligned with broader business goals and priorities.

Daria earned her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 2023, where she was named to the dean’s list. She holds an Advanced Technical Certificate in Paralegal Studies from Lone Star College – North Harris. She earned her B.A. in Psychology, with a minor in Philosophy, from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Her academic background spans law, paralegal studies, psychology, and philosophy across three institutions.

Daria represents clients in federal and Texas state courts in trademark, copyright, and business litigation matters. She has handled trademark appeals, oppositions, and cancellations before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She also advises clients on trademark prosecution and emerging intellectual property issues. In 2024, she presented a copyright update addressing artificial intelligence at the State Bar of Texas’s Advanced Intellectual Property Law CLE, reflecting her engagement with legal issues.

Daria Adler is admitted to the State Bar of Texas, the US District Courts for the Southern and Western Districts of Texas, and the Fifth Circuit. She belongs to the Atlas IP Inn of Court and serves as a council member of the Texas Entertainment and Sports Law Section. She volunteers with the University of Houston Law Center’s Entertainment Law Clinic, mentoring students and advising underserved entrepreneurs on business matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Hendershot Cowart P.C.
• Member, State Bar of Texas

Licensed State

• Texas

Education

• University of Houston Law Center
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of British Columbia
  BA in Psychology & Minor: Philosophy

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