Michael H. Bassett Senior Partner mbassett@thebassettfirm.com

"I will be liken to the raindrop which washes away the mountain; the ant who devours a tiger; the star which brightens the earth . . . I will build my castle one brick at a time for I know that small attempts, repeated, will complete any undertaking. I will persist until I succeed." ~ Og Mandino

• Areas of Practice:
  • Mediation
  • Personal Injury
  • Premises Liability
  • Products Liability
  • Transportation Litigation
  • Professional Liability


• Bar Admissions:
  • Texas, 1987
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas


• Education:
  • St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas 1987
  • J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  • Honors: With Distinction
  • Law Review: St. Mary's Law Journal, Articles Editor, 1986-1987
  
  
  • University of Texas, El Paso, Texas 1984
  • B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration
  • Honors: Cum Laude
  • Honors: With Honors; Editor - UTEP Honors Program; Dean's List, 1979-1980
  • Honors: 1981-1982, 1983-1984; Top Ten Senior, 1984
  • Major: Accounting
  • Major: Finance


• Published Works:
  • Casenote, Almanza v. State, 17 St. Mary's Law Journal 2, 1986
  • Article, The Permissible Scope of Automobile Inventory Searches in the Aftermath of Colorado v. Bertine: A Talisman Is Created, (Co-Author: G. Reamey and J. Molchan), 18 The Texas Tech Law Review 4, 1987


• Representative Clients:
  • DART/Fleetline
  • Liberty Mutual
  • SAIA
  • Pilgrim's Pride
  • AIG
  • Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.
  • Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
  • Mission Petroleum Carriers, Inc.
  • Tetco
  • Transport Industries, L.P.
  • Cambridge Integrated Services
  • Lincoln Property Company


• Honors and Awards:
  
  • Texas Super Lawyer, 2006
    Phi Kappa Phi
  • American Jurisprudence Award in Torts, 1985
  • Phi Delta Phi
  • Harlan Society, 1987
  • Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1986
  • Who's Who Among Law Students, 1987
  • Semi-Finalist, State Moot Court Competition, 1987
  • Winner, Norvell Moot Court Competition, 1987
  • Quarter-Finalist, Walker Moot Court, 1986
  • Recipient, College of Business Administration Scholarship
  • Recipient, El Paso Home Mortgages Bankers Association Scholarship
  • Recipient, United Services Automobile Association Scholarship
  • Recipient, UTEP General Fund Scholarship
  • Recipient, The University of Texas at El Paso Military Science
  • Department: Superior Cadet Decoration Award
  • Recipient, The University of Texas at El Paso Military Science
  • Department: Distinguished Military Student
  • Recipient, The University of Texas at El Paso Military Science
  • Department: Distinguished Military Graduate, 1984
  • President, Mortar Board National Honor Society, 1982-1983
  
  
• Professional Associations and Memberships:
  • Dallas Bar Association
  • Member
  
  
  • American Bar Association
  • Member
  
  
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Member
  
  
  • American Inns of Court - San Antonio Chapter, 1986-1987
  
  
  • American Trucking Association
  • Member
  
  
  • American Transportation Lawyers Association
  • Member
  
  
  • DRI Transportation Committee (Trucking Sub-Committee)
  • Member