Attorneys

Michael W. Brewer 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Shareholder/Director
phone (405) 605-9000
fax (405) 605-9010
email Email Me

Mr. Brewer is a founding member of the law firm of Hiltgen & Brewer practicing in the areas of business litigation, personal injury, product liability, employment law, transportation and insurance defense. He has an AV rating. He is the Author of "Workers' Compensation: Erosion of the Exclusive Remedy Provisions" University of Oklahoma Law Review, 1985. Mr. Brewer is also a frequent contributor and speaker at locally and nationally sponsored seminars

Areas of Practice:
Insurance Law
Personal Injury -- Defense
Employment Law -- Employer
Products Liability Law
Transportation Law
Litigation Percentage:
95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Oklahoma, 1986
U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma, 1986
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1987
U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma, 1986
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1986
Education:
University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Oklahoma, 1986
J.D.
Honors: Dean's List; Regents Scholar; American Jurisprudence Award in Antitrust Law


University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 1982
Bachelor of Science
Honors: Dean's List; Tau Beta Pi
Major:  Mechanical Engineering


Published Works:
Workers' Compensation: Erosion of Exclusive Remedy Provisions, University of Oklahoma Law Review, Fall, Vol. 38, No. 3, 1985


Representative Cases:
Allstate v. Brown, 920 F.2d 664 (C.A. 10th Cir. 1990)
English v. Wal-Mart, 16 P.3d 1136 (OK Civ App 5 2001)
Meadows v. Wal-Mart, 21 P .3d 48 (OK 25 2001 2001)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Proof of Defect Using Circumstantial Evidence, DRI Product Liability Seminar, February 2007, New Orleans, Louisiana


Technology Committee Business Meeting, Update on New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, DRI Annual Meeting, October 2006, San Francisco, California


Unturned Stones Cost Effective Yet Risk Averse Strategies to Prevent Inadvertent Production, DRI E-Discovery Seminar, May 2006, Philadelphia, Pa.


Employment Law from A to Z in Oklahoma: The Interaction Between the ADA and Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Claims, Loman Education Services, 2005


Civil Law with Forms, Oklahoma Bar Association, 2005


Recent Developments in Employment Law, Sterling Education Services, 2003


Damages in Oklahoma Civil Trial Practice, National Business Institute, 2003


E-Discovery, DRI Product Liability Technology SLG, 2003


Conducting An Effective Cross-Examination in Oklahoma, Lorman Education Services, 2003


Successful Deposition and Trial Testimony, Oklahoma Bar Association, 2002


Trying the Soft Tissue Injury Case in Oklahoma, National Business Institute, 2002


Civil Law with Forms, Oklahoma Bar Association, 2001


Discovery of Electronic Evidence, SLG Defense Research Institute, 2001


Oklahoma Auto Insurance Law and Accident Litigation, Lorman Education Services, 1999, 2000


Effective Discovery and Winning Motion Practice in Civil Cases: Written Discovery and Medical Advice, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1999, 2000


Computer Technology For Attorneys, SLG Defense Research Institute, 1998, 1999


Legal Practice in Oklahoma: Taking Your First Deposition, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1991 - 1998


Premises Liability: Preparation and Trial of a Difficult Case in Oklahoma, National Business Institute, 1997


Trying the Wrongful Death Case in Oklahoma: Strategies and Preparation and Valuation, National Business Institute, 1997


Insurance Law: Third Party Coverage in Oklahoma, National Business Institute, 1996


Paralegals and the Litigation Team in Oklahoma, Institute for Paralegal Education, 1995


Honors and Awards:
AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell


Oklahoma Super Lawyer 2007


Outstanding Defense Lawyer of 2007 by the OADC


Oklahoma Super Lawyer 2006


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Oklahoma County Bar Association, 2005 - 2008
Chairman, Fee Grievance and Ethics Committee


Oklahoma State Bar Association
Member


American Bar Association
Litigation,Tort, Employment & Labor Relations, Trial & Insurance


Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel, 2005
President


Defense Research Institute
Employment Law Steering Committee, Insurance Committee State Liaison


Defense Research Institute
Technology, Employment Law, Product Liability, Diversity Committees


Defense Research Institute, 2001 - 2003
Oklahoma State Representative


Defense Research Institute, 2005 - 2006
Technology Committee Chair


Early Neutral Evaluation Panel for the Western District
Member


Transportation Lawyers Association
Member


Federation of Defense and Insurance Counsel
Member


Oklahoma County Bar Association, 1995 - 1998
Director


Young Lawyers Division of the Oklahoma Bar Association, 1988 - 1991
Director


William J. Holloway Jr. American Inns of Court CV, 1993 - 1996
Barrister


National Foundation for Judicial Excellence
Oklahoma State Representative


Ancillary Businesses:
Arbitration Forum, Oklahoma City, Arbitration Panel Member
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Delta Phi
Alpha Tau Omega

Hiltgen & Brewer, P.C.

405-605-9000

The law offices of Hiltgen & Brewer, P.C., represent business clients nationwide. We provide professional litigation defense and legal counsel for businesses throughout the United States.

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One Benham Place, Suite 800 | 9400 No. Broadway Ext. | Oklahoma City, OK 73114 | Phone: 405-605-9000 | Fax: 405-605-9010