Bio
“Instead of possibilities, I have realities in my past, not only the reality of work done and of love loved, but of sufferings bravely suffered. These sufferings are even the things of which I am most proud, though these are things which cannot inspire envy.” ~ Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning.
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2024
Professional Associations
- State Bar of Texas, Member
- Dallas Bar Association, Member
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Member
- DRI, Member
- American Constitution Society, Next Generation Leader
Education
- University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence – 2004
- Honors: Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society
- University of California at Berkeley, Berkley, California
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts – 2007
- Major: Political Science
- Activities: Semper Fi Society
- United States Naval War College, Newport, VA
- Major/Focus: Joint Military Operations
Published Works
Mike H. Bassett, et al., I Plead the Fifth: Encountering the 5th Amendment in Civil Litigation, State Bar of Texas: Advanced Evidence and Discovery (2024).
Mike H. Bassett, et al., In the Shadows of Loss: Evaluating Non-Economic Damages After Gregory, State Bar of Texas: Damages in Civil Litigation (2024).
Mike H. Bassett, et al., Protecting Your Client’s Fifth Amendment Privilege, State Bar of Texas:
Advanced Evidence and Discovery (2023).
Mike H. Bassett, et al., Begin with the End in Mind: The Jury Charge from a Civil Defense Lawyer’s Perspective, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Winter Conference (2023).
Mike H. Bassett, et al., The Trial Lawyer’s Toolkit: Effective Use of Biomechanical and Human Factors Experts, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Fall Conference (2023).
Mike H. Bassett, et al., A View from the Trenches: The Latest Plaintiff Tactics in Trucking Litigation, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Summer Conference (2023).
Jarryd Willis, Melissa Daniels, et al., Reliability and Validity of the Intergroup Compromise Inventory in Two Bipartisan Samples, Sage Open (2017).