Michael T. Gallagher, born Houston, Texas, July 23, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Houston; legal education, University of Texas (LL.B., 1965). Board Certified®, Personal Injury Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Governor's Select Committee on Workers' Compensation, 1977-1979. House-Senate Joint Committee on Higher Education, 1981-1982. Select Committee on Selection, Compensation and Tenure of Judges, 1982. Supreme Court Committee on Revision of Disciplinary Procedures, 1982. Committee on Improvement of Disciplinary Process, 1982. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, 1984-. Chairman, Administration of Justice Committee, 1984-1985. Supreme Court Committee on Improvement of Disciplinary Procedures, 1985. Supreme Court Committee on Speedy Trials, 1985. Supreme Court's Grievance Oversight Committee, 1985. Founder, Texas Trial Lawyers Association Sanctions Committee. Author: "Evidence for the Plaintiff in a Product Liability Action," 19 So. Tex. Law Journal, 559 (1978); "The Child Victim: Proving Future Medical Needs for the Child," Trial Magazine (March 1988); "Proof of the Future Medical Care Needs for the Injured Child," Am Jur Proof of Facts, 3rd Ed., Vol. 4, Bancroft Whitney (1989); "Seatbelt Safety," Automotive Engineering and Litigation, Garland Law Publishing Company. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Chairman, Lawyers Involved for Texas, 1975-1976; Board of Directors, 1975; President-Elect, 1977; President, 1978); New York Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice (Chairman: Task Force Committee, 1972-1974; Coordinating Committee, 1974-1975; Board of Governors, 1979-1982; 1985-; Secretary, 1987-). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates; International Society of Barristers. E−Mail: Michael T. Gallagher