Michael W. Cramer - Sugar Land, TX

Overview

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, May, 1983
    Juris Doctorate

• Non Legal Education

  • Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, June, 1979
    B.A., Bachelor of Arts
    Major: English

Languages

• French

• English

Representative Cases

• Secured defense verdict for trucking company involving the collision of a motorcycle and an eighteen-wheeler when the truck was ticketed for making an improper right turn.
• Represented defendant trucking company and its driver in auto-truck collision wrongful death case. In a “swearing match” as to which vehicle caused the accident: gained a defense verdict.
• Represented defendant in a nightclub negligent security case where a patron was stabbed by six assailants, causing a ruptured spleen, a collapsed lung and multiple other injuries, resulting in a lengthy hospitalization: gained a defense verdict.
• Represented electrical subcontractor in a breach of contract case against general contractor involving numerous affirmative defenses, including faulty electrical work: verdict for client, including all attorney’s fees. Post verdict litigation included the discovery of an out of state fraudulent transfer of funds and piercing the corporate veil, resulting in a substantial recovery for the client in unlikely circumstances.
• Represented defendant emergency response company in negligence and breach of warranty case resulting in lawsuit for $14,000,000 in loss of business. Extensive pre-trial discovery revealed numerous prior violations of pollution laws. Presented former Director of Harris County Pollution Control at trial, resulting in a defense verdict.

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1984
• United States Supreme Court, 1991
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1986
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1984
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas

Other Affiliations

• State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section, 1984 - Present (Member)
• Houston Bar Association, Litigation Section, 2020 - Present (Member)
• Katy Bar Association, 2016 - Present (Former Vice President)