Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Mitchell C. Chaney
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
As a seasoned litigator, Mitchell Chaney's practice focuses on civil and commercial litigation. His career, spanning over 30 years, includes trying cases on both the federal and state level for leading manufacturers of automotive products, ATVs, firearms and other product liability cases in South Texas. Additionally, Mitchell has tried railroad crossing cases as well as legal malpractice cases on the defense side. Before joining McGinnis Lochridge he was a partner in his own firm in Brownsville, Texas and was the managing partner of his firm from 2009-2015.
Mitchell is also a lecturer at his alma mater, the University of Kansas School of Law. He has been selected as a Texas Super Lawyer, a Thomson Reuters service, since 2004 and has been listed in Best Lawyers© since 2009.
Overview
- English
- University of Kansas, J.D., graduated 1981
- University of Kansas, BA, graduated 1978
- Kansas, Kansas Bar Association
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
- Missouri, The Missouri Bar
- American Bar Association - Member
- American Bar Foundation - Fellow
- Bar Association of Fifth Federal Circuit - Member
- Cameron County Bar Association - Member
- Defense Research Institute - Member
- Hidalgo County Bar Association - Member
- International Association of Defense Counsel - Member
- Kansas Bar Association - Member
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel - Member
- Products Liability Advisory Counsel - Sustaining Member
- State Bar of Texas - Member
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel - Member
- Texas Bar Foundation - Life Fellow
- U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society - Member
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court District of Kansas
- English
- Kansas, Kansas Bar Association
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
- Missouri, The Missouri Bar
- American Bar Association - Member
- American Bar Foundation - Fellow
- Bar Association of Fifth Federal Circuit - Member
- Cameron County Bar Association - Member
- Defense Research Institute - Member
- Hidalgo County Bar Association - Member
- International Association of Defense Counsel - Member
- Kansas Bar Association - Member
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel - Member
- Products Liability Advisory Counsel - Sustaining Member
- State Bar of Texas - Member
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel - Member
- Texas Bar Foundation - Life Fellow
- U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society - Member
- University of Kansas, J.D., graduated 1981
- University of Kansas, BA, graduated 1978
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court District of Kansas
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Personal Injury Litigation
Special Focus:
- Product Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Toxic Tort
- Wrongful Death
Awards:
- AV© Rated Martindale-Hubbell since 1986
- Texas Super Lawyers List, a Thomson Reuters service, Civil Litigation (2004 - Present)
- Listed in Best Lawyers©, (2009 - Present)
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