Michael E. Starr
- Mike is a native East Texan who began his trial practice in Northeast Texas in 1990. He joined Coghlan Crowson, LLP as a partner in 2008.
- Active litigation practice representing businesses and individuals in
trials and on appeal in business litigation involving oil, gas and mineral
law, real property, probate, trusts, construction defects, breach of
contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, eminent domain, professional
liability and premises liability
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Law in 1999 and Civil Appellate Law in
1996
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, cum laude,
Baylor University, 1986
- Phi Beta Kappa, 1986
- Juris Doctor, Baylor University School of
Law, 1989
- Baylor Law Review, Order of Barristers,
Interscholastic Mock Trial Team
- Master of Laws, University of Nottingham,
England, U.K., 1990
Representative Experience
- Tried over 150 civil cases to jury
verdict—an unusual accomplishment for a trial lawyer whose practice began in
1990
- Admitted to practice before the United
States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth
Circuit, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas,
all of the state courts of Texas
- AV rated by Martindale-Hubble for
achieving the highest standards in legal ability and ethics
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
- Gregg County and Smith County Bar
Associations
- Charter Fellow, Smith County Bar
Foundation
- Member, American Board of Trial
Advocates—national organization recognizing an elite group of trial lawyers
working to increase public awareness of the benefits of the constitutional
right to trial by jury
Community Involvement
- Active member at Marvin United Methodist
Church in Tyler, Texas with his wife, Sarah, and their three children
- Board member and officer of the Literacy
Council of Tyler
- Board member and officer of the Texas
Shakespeare Festival Foundation
- Board member of the Helen Lee Foundation.

Michael E. Starr
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