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also known as J. Michael Young, Mike Young
I am a civil litigation attorney, with over twenty years of experience. My primary focus is on business, estate and life insurance disputes. I am also retained as local counsel for complex civil disputes.
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Acquired: 1993
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707 W. Washington, Sherman, TX, 75092
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Posted by Mike | December 5, 2015 | Hired Attorney
I recently used Mr. Young with a messy life insurance beneficiary claim. I left a message for Mr. Young to please call me on a Sunday, and he called me on Sunday night. The service he gave was above and beyond what I expected from an attorney. Mr. Young was always available for conversation and broke...
Posted by Les | May 6, 2013
I hired Mike Young to represent my family in a very difficult estate dispute that had been lingering for some time with no progress. Mike immediately got to work interviewing witnesses, obtaining key affidavits, and taking the fight to the other side. Within a few months, we reached a very good resol...
"I contacted Mike via his website late at night inquiring about contesting my father's will. Within an hour I had received an email from Mike asking me for more information and he called me the next morning to follow-up. I was immediately impressed with his quick response, his ability to clearly and concisely explain my options, and the plan he developed and implemented to pursue the will contest. Mike was appropriately aggressive in pursuing my case and quickly achieved not only a great result, but the right result. I am also an attorney and I highly recommend Mike to tackle any probate litigation. ."
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2017
Top 10 Weekly Blog, Texas Bar Association
1985
National Merit Scholar, National Merit Scholarship Corporation
N/A
Houston Law Review, University of Houston
2006 - Present
Partner, Sanders, Motley, Young & Gallardo
2000 - 2006
Associate, Johnson, Ferguson, Pipkin & Phillips
1998 - 2000
Associate, Decker & Quattlebaum
1994 - 1998
Associate, Boswell & Hallmark
2018 - Present
Dallas Trial Lawyers AssociationMember
2018 - Present
Family Promise of Grayson CountyBoard of Directors
2017 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
2016 - Present
Texas Lawyers GroupMember
2016 - Present
Fifth Circuit Bar AssociationMember
2016 - Present
Eastern District of Texas - Local Rules CommitteeMember
2015 - Present
American Inns of CourtMember
2014 - Present
Eastern District of Texas Bar AssociationRules Committee
2013 - Present
Rehabilitation Center of ShermanBoard Member
2013 - Present
State Bar of Texas, Insurance Law SectionMember
2012 - Present
Dallas Bar Association, Litigation SectionMember
2012 - Present
Dallas Bar Association, Estate and Probate SectionMember
2011 - Present
Dallas Bar Association
2006 - Present
Grayson County Bar Association
2002 - Present
State Bar of Texas, Litigation SectionMember
2017 - 2018
Grayson County Bar AssociationPresident
1994 - 1996
College of the State Bar of Texas
1966 - 1997
Houston Young Lawyers AssociationPast Co-chair
The case was settled for a confidential amount
The case was settled
Settled
Settled prior to trial
Settled
Federal court awarded client entirety of the disputed benefits.
Court awarded client entirety of proceeds.
The case was settled, with Sanchez receiving 95% of the procceds.
1993
law
1993
MBA - Master of Business Administration
2019
2019
False Claims Act
2017
2012
2012
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English
Legal Answers
Do we need to give our dad's wife a portion of life insurance if she was named in the will but not on the policy?
15 Oct 2019
Life estate deed filed day before home owner died, how long do you have to contest it.
28 Jul 2018
Can my mother contest my brother & I as beneficiaries on his life insurance?
11 Aug 2017