Michael Massengale Email & Phone Number

Michael Massengale joined JAMS in 2020 after serving as an appellate justice on the First Court of Appeals in Houston. His ADR practice is focused on arbitration, and he has been appointed to serve as arbitrator in over 75 disputes. During his judicial service, Justice Massengale participated in the resolution of thousands of appeals and wrote more than 600 signed opinions in a wide range of legal disputes. He was known on the bench for his strong work ethic, well-reasoned opinions, and careful approach to interpreting statutes and contracts. His legal opinions had an excellent record of success on review in the Supreme Court of Texas. He wrote opinions covering a wide range of complex matters involving commercial and contractual disputes in various industries, including construction, employment, financial services, government, health care, oil and gas, and professional liability. Since he left full-time judicial service, appellate practitioners have sought out Justice Massengale’s assistance for appellate moot arguments and consultation on numerous appellate matters in federal courts of appeals, the Supreme Court of Texas and intermediate Texas appellate courts, including mandamus and interlocutory appellate relief.Before his appointment to the appellate court, Justice Massengale practiced law as a trial partner at Baker Botts. He focused primarily on complex commercial disputes in the areas of securities, bankruptcy, antitrust, tax and tort litigation, predominantly representing clients in energy-related industries.Justice Massengale serves by appointment of the Supreme Court of Texas as a commissioner on the Texas Access to Justice Commission, which develops and implements initiatives designed to expand access to, and enhance the quality of, justice in civil legal matters for low-income Texans. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute.

Listed skills include Appeals, Civil Litigation, and Commercial Litigation.