Michael L. "Mike" Baker
Recognized since 2011
Houston, Texas
Practice Areas
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Mike Baker began his practice in 1977 in Strong Pipkin’s Beaumont office. Over those years of practice, he handled or tried to conclusion all types of personal injury litigation: worker's compensation, vehicular collision, industrial, retail or commercial premises liability, railroad crossing accidents, FELA, Jones Act, general maritime and offshore rig accidents, and 42 USCA 1983 actions defending local governmental units involving civil rights violations, and/or work place discrimination/harassment, general products liability involving a host of products, medical malpractice, and toxic tort involving asbestos, silica, benzene and other chemical exposures.
Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: https://
Location
- 4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 940
Houston, TX 77056-1800
Education
- Southern Methodist University, J.D., graduated 1976
- Southern Methodist University, BA, graduated 1973
Affiliations
- American Board of Trial Advocates - Member
- Maritime Law Association of the United States - Member
- Texas Bar Foundation - Life Fellow
- Jefferson County Bar Association - Past President
Court Admissions
- All Texas Courts
- U. S. District Court for Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas
- U. S. Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit
- U. S. Supreme Court
Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP
Headquarters:
Jackson, Mississippi
26 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
12 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Beaumont (2021)
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Beaumont (2020)
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Beaumont (2016)
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Beaumont (2014)
- Personal Injury Litigation, Beaumont (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Awards:
- Houston’s Top Lawyers, H Texas Magazine (2013)
- Martindale Hubbell, AV rated
- "Texas Super Lawyer," Top 100 Houston Region (2008)
- “Texas Super Lawyer,” Texas Monthly Magazine (2006-2020)
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Mass Tort Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Product Liability Litigation
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