Cole Riddell, JD

age: 29 | Attorney | Haltom & Doan

“Marrying my high school sweetheart, Shane, and moving back home to Texarkana to start our family is my greatest personal accomplishment,” Cole Riddell admits.  “We were both raised in this town, and I can’t think of a better place to raise our daughter (due in November).”

Graduating from law school with honors and passing the bar exam in Texas and Arkansas is Cole’s greatest professional achievement. As an attorney with Halton & Doan, Cole’s law practice includes a wide range of civil litigation, primarily business and commercial litigation, patent litigation, and trademark litigation throughout state and federal courts in Texas and Arkansas. “From a young age, I knew that I wanted to be an attorney,” he says.  “I thoroughly enjoy being an advocate for my clients, in and out of the courtroom.”

Cole is actively involved in the Texarkana Bar as a member of the Texarkana Bar Association and president of the Texarkana Young Lawyers Association.  He is a 2019 graduate of Leadership Texarkana and is constantly looking for ways to advocate for Texarkana and embrace the riches that the community has to offer.  He was elected as the vice president of the Men’s Golf Association at Northridge Country Club in 2020. Since then, he has worked with members and staff at Northridge to increase membership and participation at various events there.  He also supports Pleasant Grove Independent School District, Clay’s Golf and Guitars, Texarkana Symphony Orchestra, For the Sake of One, Temple Memorial Pediatric Center, and the Texarkana Children Charities Open.

For fun, Cole enjoys travelling with his wife and playing golf.  He looks forward to continuing to practice law in Texarkana in the future, and coaching a Little League baseball or softball team on the side.

Best piece of advice:

“Always assume the other side is better than you.” – Jennifer Doan, Cole’s boss

Name something about you that very few people know:

“I survived a hot air balloon crash-landing as a kid. Many years ago, my closest friend (Jackson Tidwell) and I had the opportunity to ride in one of the balloons in town for a festival at the Four States Fairgrounds. Our pilot missed our scheduled landing spot, and he was forced to crash the balloon into a field before we hit the Red River. Other than a few scrapes and bruises, that crash-landing has given us one of the best ‘icebreaker’ stories to tell for years to come.”