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About Michael Clinton

Michael R. Clinton is a trial lawyer at Zehl & Associates Injury & Accident Lawyers in Houston, where he handles a broad range of personal injury litigation including motor vehicle collisions, workplace injuries, premises liability, sexual assaults, dog attacks, and medical malpractice cases. He also represents clients coast-to-coast in mass tort litigation involving defective medical products. Michael earned his undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University in Financial Consulting, with minors in Economics and Philosophy, and his J.D. from Baylor Law School, where he received the Dean's Scholarship and completed an additional year as a P.C. Associate in Baylor Law's nationally renowned Practice Court program. Before joining Zehl & Associates, he practiced at two other Houston firms. Michael has been named to the Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars list every year since 2018 and to the Up and Coming 100 list in 2023 and 2024, as well as to U.S. News and World Report's Ones to Watch list in 2024.

Practice areas

Education

Baylor Law School
J.D., B.B.A. Financial Consulting
Southern Methodist University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Texas
Houston Trial Lawyers Association CLE Committee
Texas Trial Lawyers Association CLE Committee (past)
Houston Young Lawyers Foundation Board (Immediate Past Chair)
Houston Young Lawyers Association Board (past)

Awards & recognition

Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star (annually since 2018)
Texas Super Lawyers Up and Coming 100 (2023, 2024)
U.S. News and World Report Ones to Watch (2024)
Baylor Law Dean's Scholarship

Other attorneys at Zehl & Associates

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Houston firms

The Buzbee Law Firm
The Buzbee Law Firm
$1.1 billion · $1.1 Billion Verdict for Child Left Brain-Damaged by Oil-Fortune Heir
The Lanier Law Firm
The Lanier Law Firm
$9 billion (reduced to $36.8 million) · $9 Billion Verdict Against Takeda and Eli Lilly in First Actos Bladder Cancer MDL Trial
Arnold & Itkin
Arnold & Itkin
$2.065 billion · Cobb County Jury Awards John Barnes $2.065 Billion in Roundup Cancer Trial
Williams Hart & Boundas
Williams Hart & Boundas
$15.3 billion · Texas Recovers $15.3 Billion From Tobacco Industry in Landmark 1998 Settlement
Abraham Watkins
Abraham Watkins
$32 million · Barn Door Collapse at Midtown Hilton Garden Inn Leads to $32 Million Verdict, Later Reduced to $12 Million