Michael T. Bridwell

Principal

Overview

Michael Bridwell has been practicing litigation work in a variety of matters since graduating from the University of Texas School of Law in 1985. He represents a number of clients and companies in Texas and beyond in products liability , premises liability , personal injury defense , toxic tort and trucking matters .

Practice Areas

Civil LitigationCommercial LitigationPersonal Injury DefensePremises LiabilityProducts LiabilityTortsToxic Torts and Chemical ExposureTransportation and Trucking Litigation

Education

  • University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1985
  • Michigan State University, BA with Honors, 1981

Recognitions and Honors

  • Martindale-Hubbell AV rated
  • Texas Super Lawyers (a Thomson Reuters® service), 2006-2010, 2013-2023, 2025
  • Houston’s Top Lawyers, H Texas Magazine (2008-2009, 2013)
  • The Best Lawyers in America – 2022 Product Liability Litigation – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” in Beaumont
  • The Best Lawyers in America – 2020 Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” in Beaumont
  • Best Lawyers® (by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners)
    • The Best Lawyers in America©
      • Commercial Litigation (2013-2022)
      • Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action (2013-2022)
      • Product Liability Litigation (2013-2022)
      • Personal Injury Litigation (2022)

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

  • Texas Board of Legal Specialization Personal Injury Trial Law – 1990
  • Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
  • Certified Mediator, A.A. White Dispute Resolution Institute
  • All Texas Courts
  • U.S. District Courts for Eastern, Southern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals—Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel (TADC)
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
  • Texas Bar Foundation—Life Fellow
  • American Inns of Court, Michelle Mehaffy Chapter (President 2014, 2015)
  • Jefferson County Bar Association
  • Arkansas Bar Association
  • All Arkansas Courts
  • Oklahoma Bar Association
  • All Oklahoma Courts
  • U.S. District Courts for Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of Oklahoma

Representative Experience

  • Represented local chemical manufacturing facility in litigation involving thousands of plaintiffs claiming personal injury based on claims of air pollution and community exposures
  • Defended local refinery in alleged ground water contamination case involving hundreds of nearby residents
  • Represented pipeline companies in pipeline rupture cases involving claims of environmental damage and catastrophic burns
  • Counsel for steering gear manufacturer in tanker/tug boat collision and death case
  • Represented industrial pump manufacturer in catastrophic burn and death case
  • Defended several oil and chemical companies in asbestos litigation on a statewide basis
  • Represented pipeline companies in easement, right of way, and eminent domain negotiations and suits; and served as panel counsel for several insurance companies
  • Successfully tried a products liability death case on behalf of gasoline can manufacturer
  • Condemnation Update and Easement Maintenance Issues (author and presenter), May 2013
  • Easement Rights Pertaining to Multiple-Pipeline Grants and Update on Texas Easement Issues (author and presenter), November 2010
  • Sun Tzu and the Art of Mediation (author and presenter), Texas Association of Defense Counsel Winter Seminar, January, 2009
  • Mediation Tips for Litigants: Don’t Meet Me In The Middle (author and presenter), Texas Association of Defense Counsel Summer Seminar, July, 2004
  • Creating and Managing a Case Budget (author), The Advocate, June, 2006
  • Taking The Plaintiff’s Deposition (author and presenter) Jefferson County Bar Association, April, 2006

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