Michael W. Brewer Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
| Shareholder/Director | |
| phone | (405) 605-9000 |
| fax | (405) 605-9010 |
| 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
- 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:
- OBA/CLE Form Book, Chapter on Taking Depositions, 1995, 2001, 2005 & 2010 editions
- I Want One of Those!: Experts in A Bad Faith Case-Everyone Needs One, Or Do They?, Oklahoma Bar Association Journal, Vol. 79, No. 20, p. 1773, 2008
- 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)
- State ex rel. Brown v. City of Warr Acres, et al.,, 946 P. 2d 1140 (1997 OK 117 1997)
- Clark v. National Union Fire Ins. Co., 188 F. 3d 518, 1999 WL 536652 (C. A. 10 1999)
- Pruitt v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P.,, SD-104824, Vol. 79-No. 6, p. 464 OBJ (Okla. Civ. App. Div.1, 2008)
- Porter v. Wal-Mart, SD 105541, Vol. 79-No. 24, p. 2102 (OBJ (Okla. Civ. App. Div. 2, 2008)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Proof of Defect Using Circumstantial Evidence, DRI Product Liability Seminar, February, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2007
- Technology Committee Business Meeting, Update on New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, DRI Annual Meeting, October, San Francisco, California, 2006
- Unturned Stones Cost Effective Yet Risk Averse Strategies to Prevent Inadvertent Production, DRI E-Discovery Seminar, May, Philadelphia, PA, 2006
- 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
- Effective Discovery and Winning Motion Practice in Civil Cases: Written Discovery and Medical Advice, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1999
- Computer Technology For Attorneys, SLG Defense Research Institute, 1998
- 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
- Oklahoma Auto Insurance Law and Accident Litigation, Lorman Education Services, 2000
- Effective Discovery and Winning Motion Practice in Civil Cases: Written Discovery and Medical Advice, Oklahoma Bar Association, 2000
- Computer Technology For Attorneys, SLG Defense Research Institute, 1999
- Honors and Awards:
- Oklahoma Super Lawyer 2009
- Oklahoma Super Lawyer 2008
- 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 - Present
- Chairman, Fee Grievance and Ethics Committee
- Defense Research Institute
- Chair of The Insurance Roundtable, Insurance Law Committee, 2010
- FDCC
- State Representative & Membership Development 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
- 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
- Defense Research Institute
- Product Liability Steering Committee
- Ancillary Businesses:
- Arbitration Forum, Oklahoma City, Arbitration Panel Member
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Phi Delta Phi
- Alpha Tau Omega
