Few firms have the structure or resources to effectively handle such a broad range of personal injury litigation and business cases as we do. Our firm includes specialists in personal injury, and mass tort and pharmaceutical cases, as well as specialists in business cases.
Our structure gives us the ability to work independently of one another, or, when necessary, going beyond teamwork to that higher level of dedication only family spirit can generate. This ability may be our major advantage.
C. L. Mike Schmidt, recognized for 25 years as one of Dallas' top defense attorneys, is known today as the founder of the Schmidt Firm, LLP - one of Dallas' top personal injury plaintiff's firms. Schmidt holds three Board Certifications: 1) Civil Trial Law Specialist and 2) Personal Injury Trial Law Specialist by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and 3) Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
He is a Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers. Schmidt is a former National Membership Chairman and a Diplomate of the American Board of Trials Advocates. He co-authored The Texas Practice Guide on Personal Injury Law , and has been listed for several years in The Best Lawyers in America, One of the Best Lawyers in Dallas , by D Magazine and Who's Who in Law by the Dallas Business Journal. Mike is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and was featured on the Learning Channel with a documentary about a wrongful death case in Texas entitled The Magic Bullet. His long interest in the arts led to his serving as Board President of the Millicent M. Rogers Museum in Taos, New Mexico.
He is married to internationally acclaimed sculptor, Glenna Goodacre, who sculpted the Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Michael E. Schmidt joined The Schmidt Firm, LLP in 1992 after earning a B.A. from Southern Methodist University in 1989, a J.D. from Oklahoma City University School of Law, and (simultaneously) an M.B.A. from Oklahoma City University School of Business in 1992. Michael compliments the firm's broad range of practice by focusing on the representation of plaintiffs in medical negligence litigation - from nursing home liability to injurious drugs and devices - as well as other types of litigation that involve construction, trucking, auto, aviation, wrongful death or product liability.
Certified as a Personal Injury Trial Law Specialist the by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Michael is a member of the Dallas Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas, and several United States District Courts - Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas, and Eastern District of Arkansas. He is also a current member of the Board of Directors for the Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA). In 1997 he served as TTLA's Chairman of "The Advocates," and was a member of the fundraising and membership services committees. He is a current member of the Board of Directors for the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association (DTLA). From 1997 to 1998, he served as DTLA Newsletter Chairman, as well as Technology Chairman. In 2000, he served as a DTLA web page committee member. As a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, he is a member of the President's Club.
James Holmes came to The Schmidt Firm, LLP in 2002 after practicing commercial litigation for many years in Dallas. He has enjoyed a diverse commercial practice of complex contract disputes, real estate litigation, Deceptive Trade Practices Act claims, intellectual property litigation, software disputes and litigation, and antitrust and securities litigation. He worked on the appellate team that successfully represented the plaintiffs before the Texas Supreme Court in the precedent-setting toxic tort case Mobil Oil Corp. v. Ellender, 968 S.W.2d 917 (Tex. 1998). James has significant trial and appellate experience.
James was born, raised, and educated in Texas. Before practicing law in Dallas, he earned his Bachelor of Science from Trinity University in San Antonio and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin. He worked as an Editor on the Texas Law Review and graduated in the top ten percent of his class. Following law school, James worked as a judicial clerk for the Texas Supreme Court.
James contributes substantial time each year representing lower-income individuals by way of volunteering his time for pro bono organizations. James and his wife of 14 years live in Dallas with their young children. They actively serve the Dallas community through church activities, school activities, and various charitable organizations.
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