D. Michael Wallach

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Michael attended law school at the University of Houston where he was a member of the legal honor fraternity Phi Delta Phi. He began work as an associate attorney with the Fort Worth law firm of Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller in 1979 and was a partner from 1983 until the formation of Wallach, Jones & Moore, P.C., in 1991, now known as Wallach & Andrews, P.C.

Professionally, Michael has focused his career on personal injury litigation, primarily defense of physicians and hospitals in health care liability claims. He became Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 1984, and a Specialist in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in 1992. He is a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. He has been a member or officer of the Board of Directors of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel from 1990 through the present, serving as President in 2001-02.

In 2007 and 2008, Texas Monthly magazine again conducted its poll (of more than 60,000 Texas lawyers) to determine the top attorneys in Texas and Law & Politics magazine again reviewed the nominations. In the top 5% of the nominations, D. Michael Wallach was again listed and J. Wade
Birdwell joined the list as Texas Super Lawyers.

In 2007 and 2008, Fort Worth, Texas magazine awarded Top Lawyer recognition to D. Michael Wallach and J. Wade Birdwell. Additionally, in 2008, Jennifer M. Andrews was also awarded Top Lawyer recognition by Fort Worth, Texas magazine. Three of the firm's seven attorneys having now been so recognized.

These selections and awards were made possible by the firm's continuing efforts to provide the most effective representation to its clients.

Practice Areas:

Physician Professional Liability; Hospital Liability Defense; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Litigation.

Admitted:

1979; Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court

Law School:

University of Houston, J.D., cum laude, 1979

College:

Texas Christian University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1975

Member:

Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel (President, 2001-2002); Defense Research Institute, Inc.; Tarrant County Civil Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1988-1989); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel; College of the State Bar of Texas; Litigation Counsel of America. North Texas Society for Health Care Risk Management; the Health

Biography:

Phi Alpha Theta; Phi Delta Phi. Received Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating for Legal Ability and Ethics.

ISLN:

902986730

Born:

Fort Worth, Texas, November 13, 1954

Awards and Recognitions:

D. Michael Wallach has been an active member of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel since 1990 and served as its President in 2001-2002.

Texas Super Lawyers 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Attorney of Excellence, Medical Malpractice Law-Defense, Fort Worth Business Press, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
President's Award, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 1992 Boss of the Year, Fort Worth Legal Secretaries Association, 1990

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