MICHAEL D. MILLER was born in Dayton, Ohio, and earned his B.A. degree from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, where he graduated with Cum Laude honors in 1976. After graduating from the University of Texas Law School in 1980, he spent three years as a prosecutor at the ultimate trial lawyer's training ground - Henry Wade's Dallas County District Attorney's Office. For the past 20 years, he has been in private practice in Galveston and Houston, Texas, handling and trying cases on both sides of the personal injury trial docket.

He became Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law in 1993, and was recertified in 1998 and 2003. Mike is rated AV by Martindale Hubbell.* He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a prestigious group of U.S. trial lawyers whose membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. As a plaintiff's lawyer, he has tried or settled more than 10 multi-million dollar cases, including a judgment for $9.3 million in a premises liability case, a settlement of $9.1 million in a trucking case, and a settlement of $8.3 million in a construction / work place safety case.

Mike Has Tried Over 150 Cases to a Verdict in 24 Years

In his work at Miller Lewis & Davenport, Mike handles cases involving medical malpractice, nursing home, construction / work place safety, trucking, products liability, Federal Employees Liability Act (FELA), and Jones Act cases.

Mike is best known for his abilities in presenting voir dire, damages, and final argument. From his early training as a prosecutor, he learned that the most effective voir dire encourages participation from the potential jurors (in response to open-ended questions) in order to obtain as many strikes for cause as possible. He excels at making effective damages presentations, whether it involves complex medical issues or the loss of a family member. He believes that final argument, at least in part, is show time and he has the size, presence, and voice to provide that show.

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