PRACTICE DESCRIPTION
Michael Klein's practice involves general commercial litigation,
environmental litigation, class action litigation, trade secret litigation, construction litigation, governmental investigations and civil investigative demands, premises and employer liability matters, consumer protection litigation, personal injury litigation, general tort, insurance coverage issues, insurance bad faith and professional malpractice matters. Mr. Klein has tried over thirty matters to final award or judgment in his career, including numerous premises liability matters involving construction site accidents, physical assaults and sexual assaults. Mr. Klein has represented numerous high-tech companies in matters ranging from trade secret litigation to premises liability matters. Mr. Klein has also represented large healthcare and insurance clients in governmental investigations, declaratory judgment actions and injunctive matters involving the State of Texas, the Texas Department of Insurance and the Texas Department of Health. In 2004, 2005 and 2006 Texas Monthly named him a Super Lawyer. Before joining Smith|Robertson in
2001, Mr. Klein was a partner with Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.,
where he practiced law for almost 19 years.
EDUCATION
 University of Houston
 J.D., 1981
University of Texas
B.B.A., 1978, Business Honors Program
JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS
Briefing Attorney for the Honorable Judge
Bob Shannon of the Court of Appeals for the
Third Supreme Judicial District in Austin,
Texas for the 1981-1982 term.
RECOGNITIONS
Texas Monthly: Super Lawyer, 2004, 2005, 2006
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND ASSOCIATIONS
Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
Member, American Bar Association
Member, State Bar of Texas
Member, Houston Bar Association
Member, Austin Bar Association
Admitted to practice in the United States District Court, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Mr. Klein spoke at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the
Texas Association of Life & Health Insurers, which
was held in Seattle, Washington. His topic was
"The History and Constitutionality of the Insurance
Commissioner's Power of Restitution.
 For more information about this presentation,
contact Michael Klein.
For a summary of the presentation content,
click here.
Mr. Klein spoke at the 2002 Annual
Meeting of the Texas Association of Life & Health
Insurers, which was held in Monterry, California.
His topic was "To Sue or Not to Sue. Is
that the Question? Do We Have Dual Regulation
of Insurance in Texas?"
For more information about this presentation,
contact Michael Klein.
For a summary of the presentation content,
click here.
Mr. Klein spoke at the 2002 Prompt
Pay Legal Summit, sponsored by the Health
Insurance Association of America. His
topic was "The Constitutionality of Texas
Prompt Pay Act and Vulnerability to Challenge."
For more information about this presentation,
contact Michael
Klein.
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