Attorney Overview
Michael Terry has been a personal injury trial lawyer for more than 30 years, Michael has tried virtually every type of personal injury case, including a personal injury class action. Based out of the firm’s Corpus Christi office, he has represented corporations, insurance companies, and individuals, both as a defense attorney and as a plaintiff’s attorney. Michael’s accomplishments as a trial lawyer have been recognized by his peers on many occasions, distinguishing him with numerous professional honors.
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1974
- St. Louis University, A.B., 1968
Bar + Court Admissions
- Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- Chemical & Environmental
- Consumer Products & Retail
- Manufacturing
Litigation Experience
- Personal Injury/Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Warranty & Deceptive Trade Practice
- Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year Honoree (2020)
- Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® by Woodward/White, Inc. (1993-2022)
- Texas Super Lawyers® by Thompson Reuters (2003-2021)
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- Invited to be Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
- Top 100: Houston Region, Texas Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters (2009)
- Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law (1987)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- State Bar of Texas
- The Mississippi Bar
- American Bar Association
- Corpus Christi Bar Association
- Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- American College of Trail Lawyers, Fellow
- American Bar Foundation, Fellow
