Perry Cockerell is a trial and appellate attorney and partner with the firm of Cantey Hanger LLP in Dallas, Texas. He has been with the firm since 1981. He practices commercial, bankruptcy and real estate litigation and has an active appellate practice, having handled many cases in the courts of appeals in Texas, Texas Supreme Court and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. He is also a member of the ABA Public Contracts Section and serves on the Editorial Board of The Procurement Lawyer.

Prior to joining Cantey Hanger LLP he worked briefly for the firm of Ungerman, Hill, Ungerman, Angrist, Dolginoff, Teofan and Vickers in Dallas, Texas. He served as an Adjunct professor at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law from 1998 – 2000 where he taught Texas Pre-Trial Procedure and Texas Trials and Appeals. He has been board certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1992. He was admitted to the Texas State Bar in 1981. He is a 1980 graduate of Texas Tech School of Law and a 1978 graduate of Texas Wesleyan University.

He currently serves as a director of the Lone Star Chapter of the NDIA. From April 2006 – April 2009 he served as president of the Lone Star Chapter.  During his term the council held local chapter events, created a website, hosted speakers from the Pentagon, and sponsored events with the Dallas – Fort Worth World Affairs Council. The council contributed scholarship funds to selected ROTC candidates from Texas Christian University, University of North Texas, University of Texas at Arlington. The council increased its scholarship funding for ROTC candidates to other colleges and contributed to other charitable causes.  The Chapter achieved Model Chapter Status and grew from 609 to 1,157 members.

He has served over 23 years in the United States Navy as a reservist recalled to active duty during three conflicts: Operation Desert Storm (1990-1991) to the Fleet Intelligence Center, Pearl Harbor Hawaii; Operation Enduring Freedom (2001 – 2003) at the United States Southern Command, Miami, Florida and NAS Fort Worth JRB and Operation Iraqi Freedom (2007 – 2008) where he served in Baghad, Iraq with the Joint Inter-Agency Task Force Iraq (JIATF-I) and Law and Order Task Force (LAOTF). He was awarded the Bronze Star for his service in Iraq. He continues to serve as a monthly drilling reservist at NAS Fort Worth JRB.