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Michael T. Bridwell

Strong Pipkin Bissell & Ledyard, L.L.P.
  • Recognized Since:
    2012
  • Recognized in:
    Commercial Litigation
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants...
  • Website:
    http://www.strongpipkin.com
  • Location:
    595 Orleans, Suite 1400
    Beaumont, TX 77701
"Mike is a very good lawyer. He is personable and easy to work with but not afraid to make new suggestions and disagree when he believes it's necessary to do so. Mike is also readily available and provides efficient, timely advice and work product. I would recommend Mike without hesitation."

-Christopher Ruggiero (Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P.)

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Lawyer Bio

Michael Bridwell has been practicing with Strong Pipkin since graduating from University of Texas School of Law in 1985.  He is an experienced litigator and handles toxic tort, premises liability, products liability, commercial litigation, general litigation, occupational and environmental chemical exposure, asbestos and contract litigation.  He has represented companies in groundwater contamination cases, community chemical exposure cases, and pipeline right of way and eminent domain disputes.  He is also a certified mediator.  Representative clients include oil and chemical companies, product manufacturers, pipeline companies and insurers.
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Education:

  • Michigan State University, BA, graduated 1981

Bar Admissions:

  • Texas, All Texas Courts
  • Oklahoma, All Oklahoma Courts
  • Arkansas, All Arkansas Courts
  • Texas, U.S. District Courts for Eastern, Southern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas
  • Texas, U. S. Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit
  • Texas, U. S. Supreme Court
  • Oklahoma, U. S. District Courts for Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma

Affiliations:

  • A. A. White Dispute Resolution Institute - Certified Member
  • ABOTA - Associate
  • American Inns of Court, Michelle Mehaffy Chapter - President, 2015
  • Arkansas Bar Association - member
  • Defense Research Institute - member
  • Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel - member
  • Jefferson County Bar Association - member
  • Oklahoma Bar Association - member
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel - member
  • Texas Bar Foundation - Life Fellow

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
 

Awards:

  • Board Certified - Personal Injury Trial Law
  • Martindale Hubbel AV rated
  • “Texas Super Lawyer," Texas Monthly Magazine (2006-2010, 2013-2015)
  • Houston’s Top Lawyers, H Texas Magazine (2008-2009, 2013)
  • The Best Lawyers in America© (2012-2017) Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action, Product Liability Litigation
 

Lawyer Client Comments

"Mike is a very good lawyer. He is personable and easy to work with but not afraid to make new suggestions and disagree when he believes it's necessary to do so. Mike is also readily available and provides efficient, timely advice and work product. I would recommend Mike without hesitation."

Christopher Ruggiero, Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P.

Firm Details

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Strong Pipkin Bissell & Ledyard, L.L.P.
http://www.strongpipkin.com
 
Headquarters
4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 1200
Houston, TX 77056
(713) 651.1900
2 Office Locations
in 1 Country

United States

United States

Texas

Texas

Beaumont, TX

595 Orleans, Suite 1400

Beaumont, TX 77701

United States

(409) 981.1000

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Lawyer Case History

Representative Case

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, 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

 
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