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Biography
Mike has a national law practice involving class actions and commercial litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. He has been counsel in cases involving eighteen approved class action settlements, including the Wal-Mart and Fina Oil “dead peasant” insurance cases. He has argued before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Tenth and Fifth Circuits in landmark cases involving life insurance and personal privacy rights. A substantial part of his practice concerns corporate-owned life insurance and his cases have been reported in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT, and internationally in LEMONDE’S March 18, 2003 article Les Mortelles Combines Des Patrons Américains. Mike is frequently used as a media resource on the topics of insurance and annuities. He has appeared in the NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL and on CNN’s Prime News with Erica Hill to discuss life insurance issues and consulted on the documentary film SiCKO.
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Fees and Rates
Cost
Contingency
15%-40%
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Licensed in New York for 17 years
State: New York
Acquired: 2008
No misconduct found
Licensed in Oklahoma for 17 years
State: Oklahoma
Acquired: 2008
No misconduct found
Licensed in Colorado for 17 years
State: Colorado
Acquired: 2008
No misconduct found
Licensed in Texas for 31 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 1994
No misconduct found
Location
McClanahan Myers Espey, LLP
3355 West Alabama, Suite 210, Houston, TX, 77098
McClanahan Myers Espey, LLP
6750 West Loop South, Suite 920, Bellaire, TX, 77401
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Michael D. Myers's Reviews
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Posted by anonymous | July 20, 2009
Recommended
I highly-recommend Mike Myers to anyone who needs a lawyer. He was my lawyer in an administrative action before a state agency in Austin, Texas. His arguments were good and the agency accepted my position. I would use Mike again as my company's lawyer.
Posted by anonymous | July 19, 2009
Michael Myers Review
Very knowledgeable and trustworthy. Excellent communication skills and the ability to understand and master the case details very quickly.
Posted by anonymous | July 15, 2009
Review of MDM
I hired Mike to represent my company in a complex case about damage to the company's property. Mike was the lead trial lawyer in a week-long trial and won a substantial judgment in my company's favor. We also collected every penny of that judgment. I would highly recommend Mike to anyone who is in...
Michael D. Myers's Lawyer Endorsements
"I had the opportunity and joy of working with Mike from when he left law school until two years ago when our firm dissolved. Mike was first an associate at our firm and then Randy McClanahan and I invited him to be our partner. He is a man of excellent character with both an exceptional drive and exceptional abilities. I endorse Mike without reservation."
"Michael is a superior lawyer whom I am proud to highly recommend. We have worked on a variety of matters. In all cases, he has shown himself to be a very gifted, dedicated and tenacious advocate for his clients. I am proud to give him my unqualified recommendation."
"I endorse this lawyer's work. I've known and worked with Mike Myers for several years and he is ethical, diligent and very bright."
Frank Goodrich
Class action lawyer
Cory Fein
Class action lawyer
Experience
Honors
2009
One of Houston's top lawyers for civil litigation, H Texas Magazine
2008
One of Houston's top lawyers for civil litigation, H Texas Magazine
2006
Named a "rising star" lawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine
Work Experience
2002 - 2008
Partner, McClanahan & Clearman, L.L.P.
1994 - 2002
Associate, McClanahan & Clearman, L.L.P.
Associations
2009 - Present
American Bar Association
1996 - Present
Texas Trial Lawyers AssociationMember
Houston Bar Association
Member
State Bar of Texas
Member
2003 - 2006
State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee 4E-10Member
Sample of Legal Cases
Richard v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 559 F.3d 341 (5th Cir. 2009)
Tillman v. Camelot Music, Inc., 408 F.3d 1300 (10th Cir. 2005)
Education
1994
University of Texas School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1991
Texas A&M University
B.B.A.
Speaking Engagements
2002
Prosecuting "dead peasant" insurance cases
Insurance
Publications
2009
contingentfeeblog.com
U.S. appeals court labels STOLI transactions "insurance fraud"
2009
contigentfeeblog.com
STOLI transaction litigation increasing
2009
contingentfeeblog.com
Federal court rules that STOLI policy may be void for lack of insurable interest
Activity
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