THOMAS MATTHEW MICHEL
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
- Appellate Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation
- Family Law
ADMISSIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
United States Supreme Court
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas
Supreme Court of Texas
Board Certified Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1997
EDUCATION
University of Texas Law School (J.D.), 1989
University of Texas (B.A. cum laude), 1986
EMPLOYMENT :
Griffith, Jay & Michel, LLP – Fort Worth, Texas – Attorney/Partner 2006 to present. General Civil Litigation Practice including Family Law, Guardianships, Wills and Estates and Personal Injury, Real Estate Property Tax.
Bourland, Kirkman, Jay & Michel- Partner; January 1997 to December 2006
Second Court of Appeals- Briefing attorney, 1990-1991
OFFICES AND AFFILIATIONS:
Tarrant Country Bar Association - Appellate Section- Chair; 1998-1999
Tarrant County Bench Bar Conference- Co-Chair; 1998 and 1999
Tarrant County State Bar Appellate Pro Bono Committee- Chair,
Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association in Fort Worth- Director, 1994
West Texas Legal Services Member Advisory Board
Texas Bar Foundation - Life Fellow
Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism-Member
PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
Evans and Michel, The Ethics and Economics of Appellate Practice, Appellate Seminar, Tarrant County Bar Association (March 28, 1996).
Michel, Motions in the Court of Appeals, Appellate Seminar, Tarrant County Bar Association (1998).
Evans and Michel, Tools of The Trade: A Family Trial Lawyer's Checklist For Appeal of a Family Law Case, State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law 2000 (August 21-24, 2000).
Michel, The Appellate Roadshow or Everything Trial Lawyers Need to Know About Appellate Law (But Were Afraid to Ask), Appellate Seminar, State Bar of Texas Appellate Section and Appellate Section of the Tarrant County Bar Association (May 27, 2004).