Michael T. Mihm
Michael Mihm
Denver
Colorado (CO)
Professional Liability: Plaintiff
Business Litigation
Personal Injury Plaintiff: General
Profile
Michael Mihm’s trial practice focuses on representing plaintiffs in professional negligence lawsuits against their former lawyers or law firms. His legal malpractice cases often involve underlying business or real estate transactions, but can also involve claims arising from breaches of fiduciary duty, conflicts of interest, self-dealing, tax advice, estate planning, land use, mishandling of lawsuits, and many other legal matters. Michael’s trial team also routinely represents clients in business, real estate and corporate control disputes, and, occasionally, in select catastrophic personal injury or wrongful death cases.
Michael was selected by his peers for inclusion in 2011 and 2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America ® in the field of Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiff. He is rated AV® Preeminent™ and 5.0 out of 5.0 by Martindale-Hubbell, and is rated “10.0 out of 10 Superb” by Avvo.com.
Michael serves as the managing editor of Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado, Second Ed. (Michael T. Mihm ed., CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2005, Supp. 2011). This two-volume, 42-chapter book focuses on legal ethics and lawyers' professional liability issues, and is updated annually. Michael recruited some of Colorado’s most knowledgeable lawyers in their respective fields to write chapters for the book. Michael wrote or co-wrote 6 chapters in the book.
Michael serves as an elected officer of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA), the primary organization for plaintiff and consumer lawyers in Colorado. As an officer of CTLA, he works with CTLA's staff on legislation and other matters of interest to Colorado consumers.
Michael is admitted to practice in California and Colorado; he and his trial team routinely represent clients in state and federal courts throughout the southwestern United States.
Selected To
Colorado Super Lawyers 2011
Colorado Super Lawyers 2010
Colorado Super Lawyers 2009
Colorado Super Lawyers 2008
Colorado Super Lawyers 2007
Colorado Super Lawyers 2006
About Michael Mihm
Admitted: 1985, Colorado
Professional Webpage: www.starrslaw.com/lawyers-mihm.html
Honors and Awards:
- In August 2010, Michael was elected an officer of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA), the principal organization for plaintiff lawyers in Colorado. He currently serves as Secretary for CTLA, as well as on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee.
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 2010-2011; Secretary, 2011-2012; Board of Directors, 2008 - present; Executive Committee, 2009 - present); Board of Directors, CLE in Colorado, Inc. (2008 - present); International Society of Primerus Law Firms (Education Committee, 2011-present); American Bar Association, including Section of Litigation, Business Torts Litigation Committee, Corporate Counsel Committee and Professional Liability Litigation Committee; American Association for Justice (AAJ Leaders Forum), including Business Torts Litigation Committee and Professional Liability Litigation Committee; Colorado Bar Association, including Lawyers' Professional Liability Committee (Chair, 1997-1999); California Bar Association; Los Angeles County Bar Association
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Co-Chair and Moderator, 2006 Preventing Legal Malpractice Seminars, Colorado Bar Association and CLE in Colorado, Inc., January & February, 2006
- Speaker, "Common Law and Statutory Legal Malpractice Claims," 2007 Preventing Legal Malpractice Seminars, Colorado Bar Association and CLE in Colorado, Inc., January & February, 2007
- Speaker and Author, "Top Ten Ways for Lawyers in Small Law Offices to Get Sued (or Grieved)," pesented at the Utah Bar Association's annual Fall Forum, November, 2008
- Speaker and Author, “Let’s Chat About Conflicts of Interest,” presented at the Utah State Bar's annual Fall Forum, November, 2008
- Moderator and Program Planner, “Hardball Tactics and Stupid Lawyer Tricks: Maintaining Civility in Litigation,” ABA Section of Litigation and ABA Center for Continuing Education (telephone and webcast seminar), February, 2010
- Moderator and Program Co-Chair, "Beating Goliath: How CTLA's David's Took on One of the World's Largest Corporations and Won," Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, Vail, Colorado, August, 2010
- Speaker, “Legal Malpractice from a Plaintiff’s Perspective,” Legal Malpractice Prevention Seminars, Colorado Bar Association and CLE in Colorado, Inc., Colorado Springs, Colorado, January, 2011
- Speaker, “How to Avoid Legal Malpractice in Interstate Trucking Cases,” 2011 APITLA Super Summit, Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, St. Louis, Missouri, September, 2011
- Moderator and Program Chair, International Webinar, “Malpractice Prevention for Boutique Law Firms,” International Society of Primerus Law Firms, November, 2011
- Speaker, “Ten Things You Don’t Want Me to Find in Your File,” 2011 CTLA Blockbuster Auto Seminar, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Denver, Colorado, January, 2011
- Managing Editor and Author, Lawyer's Professional Liability in Colorado, Second Ed. (CLE in Colorado, Inc., Michael T. Mihm ed., 2005, Supp. 2011), including annual updates from 2006 to present, 2011
- Author, Chapter 5, "Conflicts of Interest," in Lawyer's Professional Liability in Colorado, Second Ed. (CLE in Colorado, Inc. 2005, Supp. 2011), updated annually, 2011
- Co-Author, with Pulkrabek, R., and Martinez, A., Chapter 28, "Common Law Legal Malpractice Claims by Clients," in Lawyer's Professional Liability in Colorado, Second Ed. (CLE in Colorado, Inc. 2005, Supp. 2011), updated annually, 2011
- Co-Author, with Hyatt, E., Chapter 29, "Statutory Legal Malpractice Claims by Clients," in Lawyer's Professional Liability in Colorado, Second Ed. (CLE in Colorado, Inc. 2005, Supp. 2011), updated annually, 2011
- Co-Author, with Pulkrabek, R., and Martinez, A., Chapter 30, “Liability to Third Parties,” in Lawyer's Professional Liability in Colorado, Second Ed. (CLE in Colorado, Inc. 2005, Supp. 2011), updated annually, 2011
- Co-Author, with Wartell, D., and Martinez, A., Chapter 32, "Defenses to Legal Malpractice Claims," in Lawyer's Professional Liability Handbook, Second Ed. (CLE in Colorado, Inc. 2005, Supp. 2011), updated annually, 2011
- Co-Author, with Hyatt, E., Chapter 31, "Damages for Injuries or Losses Caused by Legal Malpractice," in Lawyer's Professional Liability in Colorado, Second Ed. (CLE in Colorado, Inc. 2005, Supp. 2011), updated annually, 2011
Educational Background:
- Walla Walla College, B.A., Cum Laude, 1980
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