Michael Mims

Biographical Information

Michael Mims is an associate in Bradley Murchison's New Orleans office, where he practices in the areas of health care liability law, casualty litigation, transportation law (railroad), and products liability law. He received his Juris Doctor and Degree in Civil Law from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University in 2011, and his Bachelor of Arts from Louisiana State University in 2008. Upon graduation from LSU Law, Mr. Mims was inducted into the Order of the Coif.

While earning his law degree at LSU, Mr. Mims served as a member of the Louisiana Law Review from 2009–2011, and as Articles Editor of the Louisiana Law Review from 2010–2011. His comment, "A Trap for the Unwary: The Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel After Montejo v. Louisiana," was selected for publication in Volume 71. Mr. Mims also competed in the Moot Court and Trial Advocacy programs at LSU, serving on both the National Moot Court Team and the Trial Advocacy White Collar Criminal Team. In 2009, he was awarded first place in LSU's Trial Advocacy Opening Statement Competition.

In 2011, the International Association of Defense Counsel awarded Mr. Mims an honorable mention in its annual legal writing contest for his article "Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: Applying the Proper Set-Off Rules in FELA and Jones Act Cases After AmClyde, Ayers, and Schadel."