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Texas
Intellectual Property (Band 1)Texas
Litigation: General Commercial (Band 1)Profile
Practice Areas: Complex commercial litigation and intellectual property litigation.
Professional Memberships: American Board of Trial Advocates; Advisory Board for the Patent Case Management Judicial Guide; International Network of Boutique Law Firms, National Vice President; University of Texas Law School Alumni Association, Executive Committee.
Career: As Chairman and founder of McKool Smith, Mike McKool has served as trial counsel for some of the word’s leading corporations. During his legal career of more than 30 years, he has built a reputation for superlative trial skills that have helped the firm earn verdicts and settlements worth billions of dollars for clients. He has been consistently recognized as a top lawyer in his field by leading legal directories, including Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, Benchmark Litigation and Lawdragon.
Personal: University of Texas School of Law (JD, with honors, order of the coif, 1974); University of Notre Dame (BA, magna cum laude, 1971).