Michael Fechner - Dallas, TX
Attorney at Lyons & Simmons, LLP
Catastrophic Personal Injury Lawyers in Dallas, TX
2101 Cedar Springs Road Suite 1900 Dallas, TX 75201
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Dallas Catastrophic Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 02/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Catastrophic Personal Injury
- Business Disputes
Attorney Information
Overview
Michael Fechner’s trial practice focuses on representing plaintiffs in complex catastrophic personal injury cases and business disputes. Whether it is a personal injury matter or a complex business dispute, he demonstrates the uncommon complement of human empathy to go with his critical thinking and legal experience.
He has obtained favorable judgments, arbitration awards, and settlements for his clients across a wide spectrum of subject matter and currently handles cases before judges, juries, and arbitrators throughout Texas and the country.
Fechner earned his law degree from Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law, where he served as President of the SMU Law Review and graduated Order of the Coif and Order of the Barristers. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
He is the author of “Lessons on the Way to Heaven: What My Father Taught Me,” a book about his father’s devotion to serving and loving the hopeless and hurting in the face of his own terminal cancer diagnosis. Fechner serves as a board member, mentor, and coach at Bridge Builders, a non-profit organization that his father founded to serve the south Dallas Bonton neighborhood. He also has worked extensively with Legal Aid of Northwest Texas as a member of the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2025-2026)
- Lawdragon Top 500 Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers (2024)
- Lawdragon Top 500X The Next Generation (2024-2025)
- Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters (2023-2024)
Education
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Legal Education
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Southern Methodist University School of Law,
Dallas,
Texas
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: Order of the Barristers
Law Review: SMU Law Review, President
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Southern Methodist University School of Law,
Dallas,
Texas
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Non Legal Education
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University of Texas at Austin, 2010
B.S., Political Communications
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University of Texas at Austin, 2010
Current Employment Position(s)
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Associate
Bar Admissions
- Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas, Member
- Dallas Bar Association, Member
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Member
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
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Contact
2101 Cedar Springs Road
Suite 1900
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214-217-9206
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.lyons-simmons.com/
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