mwright@russellpllc.com
Office: 972-267-8400
Fax: 972-267-8401
Education
- J.D., Baylor University School of Law, 1989
- B.S., Louisiana State University, 1986
State Bar Admissions
- Texas
Federal Court Admissions
- Northern District of Texas
- Eastern District of Texas
- Southern District of Texas
- Western District of Texas
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Michael Wright is a Dallas transportation lawyer and business litigation lawyer who joined Russell & Wright, PLLC as a name partner in January 2010. He has focused his practice on litigation and the transportation industry since graduation from law school. He assists clients in handling a broad range of litigation from commercial litigation involving contract disputes to personal injury suits, including wrongful death and product liability claims. Mr. Wright frequently assists clients with emergency response actions involving catastrophic injury, fatal accidents, and environmental release incidents arising out of rail or trucking accidents. Mr. Wright has experience in all phases of trials, including jury and nonjury trials, arbitrations, and appeals in both state and federal courts.
In the transportation industry, Mr. Wright represents rail, aviation, trucking, and freight forwarding companies. He assists clients with preparation of contracts, structuring transactions, and litigating disputes. Mr. Wright has experience with Carmack Amendment litigation, COGSA litigation, and DOT and Surface Transportation Board matters. He also has experience in surface freight disputes, freight loss and damage litigation, driver issues, and general regulatory compliance matters.
Mr. Wright is a member of the Texas State Bar, the Dallas Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, and the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. He is a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and a sustaining life fellow of the Dallas Bar Foundation.
Mr. Wright is AV® Preeminent ™ rated by Martindale-Hubbell and was recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2011 by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters service.
Representative cases:
Texas Central Business Lines Corp. v. City of Midlothian, __ F.3d __, 2012 WL 309103 (5th Cir., Feb. 1, 2012).
Overseas Carriers, Inc. v. Team Ocean Services-Dallas, Inc., 2011 WL 3875369 (S.D.Tex., August 31, 2011).
Federal Insurance Co. v. Everest National Insurance Co., 257 S.W.3d 771 (Tex.App.-Dallas 2008, pet. denied).
F.T.C. v. Think All Pub.L.L.C., 564 F.Supp.2d 663 (E.D.Tex. 2008).
Leyva v. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., 2008 WL 4068160 (S.D. Tex. 2008).
Cruise v. Monington, 558 F.Supp.2d 707 (E.D.Tex. 2007).
Harris v. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., 423 F.Supp.2d 595 (E.D. Tex. 2005).
Powell v. Vavro, McDonald, and Associates, L.L.C., 136 S.W.3d 762 (Tex.App.-Dallas 2004, no pet.).
Youngblood v. U.S. Silica Company, 130 S.W.3d 461 (Tex.App.-Texarkana 2004, pet. denied).
Johnson v. Union Pacific R. Co., 2003 WL 25676463 (E.D. Tex. 2003).
Wiggins v. Union Pacific R. Co., 2003 WL 25720982 (E.D. Tex. 2003).
Southern Pacific Transp. Co. v. Voluntary Purchasing Groups, Inc., 252 B.R. 373 (E.D.Tex. 2000).
Cedar Crest Funeral Home, Inc. v. Lashley, 889 S.W.2d 325 (Tex.App.-Dallas 1993, no pet.).