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Michael T. Powell

Michael T. Powell

Partner
 
Haynes and Boone, LLP
1 Houston Center, 1221 McKinney, Suite 2100
Houston, Texas  77010
(Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.)

Telephone: 713.547.2043
Fax: 713.236.5563
http://www.haynesboone.com/michael_powell/



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Practice AreasLitigation; Trial Practice; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Environmental Litigation; Toxic Tort and Property Damage Litigation; Financial Transactions Litigation; International Law; Banking and Financial Services Litigation; Business Litigation; Energy Litigation; Government Contracts Disputes; Securities Litigation; Real Estate and Construction Litigation; Records Management; Internal Corporate Investigations; Financial Crisis Advisory and Litigation
 
EducationSouth Texas College of Law, J.D., 1974, University of Houston, B.B.A., 1970
 
Admitted1974, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court
 
MembershipsHouston and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation Section); Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists; American Arbitration Association.
 
BornHouston, Texas
 
BiographyDelta Theta Phi. Member, Order of Barristers. Listed in: "Best Lawyers in America" - Construction Law (2009-2010); Business Litigation Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly (2003-2009); Texas Super Lawyer, Law and Politics (2003-2008). Frequent Speaker on various aspects of Civil Trial Practice, Arbitration, and Mediation. CLE Presentations: "Cross Examination," Litigation and Trial Tactics CLE, sponsored by University of Houston Law Foundation; "Business and Public Records: When the Documents Really Speak for Themselves," How to Offer and Exclude Evidence CLE, sponsored by University of Houston Law Foundation; "Rule 42 Class Actions: Recent Developments," Advanced Personal Injury Course, sponsored by the State Bar of Texas. Adjunct Professor, Remedies, Civil Procedure, Evidence and Civil Trial Advocacy, South Texas College of Law, 1977+. Chair, Litigation Section, Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Mexico City offices of the firm. Member: Alexis de Tocqueville Society; United Way of Greater Houston.(Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)
 
ISLN904336953
 
TransactionsAppellate experience includes appeals before the Texas Courts of Appeals, Texas Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court; Represented both Plaintiffs and Defendants in litigation involving the following topics, among others: Class Actions; Business Torts; Oil and Gas/Energy; Breach of Contracts; Securities; Corporate Ownership and Control; Products Liability and Personal Injury; Domestic and International Arbitration; Jurisdiction of Texas courts over foreign defendants.
 

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The 2008 Term of the United States Supreme Court: The Decisions Most Important to the Business Community
Ronald W. Breaux, David H. Harper, Michael T. Powell, July 30, 2009
The United States Supreme Court recently issued several significant decisions affecting businesses and the nature of business litigation in federal court. The most important of these decisions are summarized below.


 

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