About Michael Bock

Michael Bock is a Knoxville native. He earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Tennessee and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Tennessee College of Law. Michael passed the Tennessee bar and was admitted to practice in 2014. He has a broad range of experience having represented hundreds of individuals before the Social Security Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and both state and federal courts throughout East Tennessee.

His primary services at Garza Law include helping claimants in their pursuit of social security disability benefits. Michael’s favorite thing about Social Security Disability is it affords him the opportunity to serve the people of East Tennessee on a daily basis. When not working, Michael enjoys biking, climbing, and camping with his wife and four children.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Garza Law Firm, PLLC

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$6 millionVerdictTop 20 in Tennessee · #7

Nathan Ling was handcuffed in the intake room of the Campbell County jail when officers beat him, breaking bones in his face and an arm, collapsing a lung and causing permanent brain damage. He was left on a concrete floor for about seven hours without treatment. A federal jury found the county liable for failing to train its jailers to intervene.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee (Knoxville) · 2024Civil RightsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Education

University of Tennessee College of Law
J.D., 2013
University of Tennessee
Undergraduate, 2009

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Tennessee

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