Michael Hawash
Michael Hawash
Houston
Texas (TX)
Business Litigation
Construction Litigation
Professional Liability: Plaintiff
Profile
Michael A. Hawash was born and raised in England.
In 1981, Mr. Hawash immigrated to the United States with his family. Mr. Hawash attended The University of Texas at Austin, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Government and a Bachelor of Arts in History.
In 1994, Mr. Hawash obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Houston Law Center, where he also received numerous honors and awards for trial and oral advocacy.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Hawash has worked for a number of the nation’s most prominent law firms, including: the Washington D.C. based lobbying firm of Verner, Lipfert, Bernhard, McPherson, Hand, Chartered, once recognized by many as the nation’s most powerful law firm; the New Orleans based firm of Adams and Reese, LLP, one of the most well-recognized and influential law firms along the Gulf Coast; and, the Chicago based powerhouse of Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, one of the nation’s largest and most prestigious law firms. While with the aforementioned firms, Mr. Hawash successfully represented many of the world’s largest corporations and insurance companies in hundreds of lawsuits.
Today, Mr. Hawash uses his vast experience to represent both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of commercial disputes. Mr. Hawash has and continues to accept a broad spectrum of cases, including those arising out of: professional malpractice; insurance bad faith; insurance coverage; fraud; breach of contract; deceptive trade practices; construction litigation; Uniform Commercial Code violations; breach of fiduciary duty; intellectual property misappropriation; oil and gas litigation; commercial arbitration; and other general business disputes.
Licensed to practice law in all courts throughout Texas, Mr. Hawash has frequently been admitted pro hac vice by the bar associations of many other states. In addition to traditional court cases, Mr. Hawash also handles arbitrations brought under the American Arbitration Association (AAA), Judicial Arbitration & Mediation Services (JAMS) and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) rules.
When not practicing law, Mr. Hawash indulges his passion for military history by visiting and exploring great battlefields all over the world.
Mr. Hawash resides in Houston, Texas with his wife, Tori, and sons, Luke and Gray.
Selected To
Texas Super Lawyers 2011
Texas Rising Stars 2005
About Michael Hawash
Admitted: 1994, Texas
Professional Webpage: www.bhmglaw.com/Attorneys/Michael-A-Hawash.shtml
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Co-Author with Peter A. McLauchlan, Recent Developments in Admiralty Jurisdiction, 18 Tul. Mar. L. J. 262 (1994).
- Michael Hawash, What Every Game Developer needs to Know About Intellectual Property Rights, Computer Gaming World (January 1999).
- Michael Hawash, How to Start and Grow Your Own Computer Game Development Company, www.gamespot.com/features/startup/ (1999).
- Michael Hawash, The Ultimate Online Lawsuit, Computer Gaming World (November 1998).
- Michael Hawash, Foreword, Turning Point: Recollections of Russian Participants and Witnesses of the Stalingrad Battle (Leaping Horseman Books, 2008).
Verdicts and Settlements:
- Obtained a seven figure settlement against a title company that failed to properly close a multimillion dollar commercial transaction.
- Obtained settlement from a manufacturer accused of distributing defective products worldwide.
- Obtained settlement from a national insurance carrier who failed to provide appropriate property insurance coverage to a major retail business destroyed by fire.
- Obtained a dismissal in favor of a seller of real estate accused of making improper disclosures regarding the condition of the property.
- Obtained an arbitration award in favor of a mid-rise apartment community against a plumbing contractor whose negligence led to a ruinous water leak.
- Obtained settlement from a software company accused of misappropriating the trade secrets of a rival.
- Obtained judgment in favor of a trust beneficiary whose funds had been seized by the title company.
- Obtained a seven figure settlement from a drilling contractor whose wrongful actions caused the loss of a multimillion dollar gas lease.
- Obtained judgment against a national insurance carrier who refused to provide insurance coverage to an insured faced with multimillion dollar liability claims.
- Obtained judgment against a creditor who was attempting to kill a several hundred million dollar business deal by forcing a debtor into an unjustified bankruptcy.
- Obtained a multimillion dollar settlement in a professional malpractice case against an engineer who failed to provide proper design engineering drawings on a large construction project.
- Obtained a jury verdict against a national transportation company for allowing unrepaired conditions to pose a danger to passengers aboard one of its vehicles.
- Obtained a jury verdict in favor of an offshore exploration company accused of negligence aboard one of its vessels.
- Obtained a jury verdict in favor of an offshore services company accused of maintaining unseaworthy conditions aboard one of its vessels.
- Obtained a jury verdict in favor of a major oil company accused of allowing hazardous working conditions to pose a risk to offshore workers.
- Obtained a jury verdict in favor of a major oil and gas company accused of maintaining dangerous and hazardous conditions aboard one of its deep water drilling rigs.
- Obtained an international arbitration award in favor of a European distributor of medical devices.
- Obtained a settlement from a national insurance carrier who failed to provide proper indemnity coverage to a major oil and gas company involved in a multimillion dollar lawsuit.
- Obtained a multimillion dollar settlement on behalf of a commercial property owner whose insurance company refused to pay for damages arising out of a catastrophic flood.
- Obtained a multimillion dollar settlement in a professional malpractice case against attorneys who failed to give proper advice relating to a multimillion dollar business deal.
Educational Background:
- The University of Texas at Austin, B.A. in Government, 1991
- The University of Texas at Austin, B.A. in History, 1991
- The University of Houston, Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1994
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