Michael T. Bridwell

Michael T. Bridwell: Attorney with Germer PLLC
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Michael Bridwell has been practicing litigation work in a variety of matters since graduating from the University of Texas School of Law in 1985. He represents a number of clients and companies in Texas and beyond in products liability, premises liability, personal injury defense, toxic tort and trucking matters .

Recognitions and Honors

•Martindale-Hubbell AV rated
•Texas Super Lawyers (a Thomson Reuters service), 2006-2010, 2013-2023, 2025
•Houston’s Top Lawyers, H Texas Magazine (2008-2009, 2013)
•The Best Lawyers in America - 2022 Product Liability Litigation - Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” in Beaumont
•The Best Lawyers in America - 2020 Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” in Beaumont
•Best Lawyers (by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners)
•The Best Lawyers in America
•Commercial Litigation (2013-2022)
•Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action (2013-2022)
•Product Liability Litigation (2013-2022)
•Personal Injury Litigation (2022)

Representative Experience

•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, and 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
•Condemnation Update and Easement Maintenance Issues (author and presenter), May 2013
•Easement Rights Pertaining to Multiple-Pipeline Grants and Update on Texas Easement Issues (author and presenter), November 2010
•Sun Tzu and the Art of Mediation (author and presenter), Texas Association of Defense Counsel Winter Seminar, January, 2009
•Mediation Tips for Litigants: Don’t Meet Me In The Middle (author and presenter), Texas Association of Defense Counsel Summer Seminar, July, 2004
•Creating and Managing a Case Budget (author), The Advocate, June, 2006
•Taking The Plaintiff’s Deposition (author and presenter) Jefferson County Bar Association, April, 2006

Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow).

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Areas of Practice (8)

  • Civil Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Defense
  • Premises Liability
  • Products Liability
  • Torts
  • Toxic Torts / Chemical Exposure
  • Transportation and Trucking Litigation

Education & Credentials

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 4915, Beaumont, TX 77701
University Attended:
Michigan State University, BA, Honors, 1981
Law School Attended:
University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1985
Year of First Admission:
1985
Admission:
1985, Texas; 1986, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; 1994, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; 2001, United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas; 2008, United States District Court for the Western District of Texas; 2009, Arkansas; 2009, Oklahoma; United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma; United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma; United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; United States Supreme Court
Memberships:

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

•Texas Board of Legal Specialization Personal Injury Trial Law - 1990
•Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
•Certified Mediator, A.A. White Dispute Resolution Institute
•All Texas Courts
•U.S. District Courts for Eastern, Southern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas
•U.S. Court of Appeals-Fifth Circuit
•U.S. Supreme Court
•Texas Association of Defense Counsel (TADC)
•American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
•Texas Bar Foundation-Life fellow
•American Inns of Court, Michelle Mehaffy Chapter (President 2014, 2015)
•Jefferson County Bar Association
•Arkansas Bar Association
•All Arkansas Courts
•Oklahoma Bar Association
•All Oklahoma Courts
•U.S. District Courts for Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of Oklahoma

Birth Information:
Tokyo, Japan, August 20, 1958
Reported Cases:
Representative Experience: 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, and 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
Certifications:
Texas Board of Legal Specialization Personal Injury Trial Law; Certified Mediator, A.A. White Dispute Resolution Institute
ISLN:
908801860

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Peer Reviews

5.0/5.0 (4 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    5.0/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.9/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.9/5.0

  • Communication

    5.0/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    5.0/5.0
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