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ReadMichael Merritt
Of Counsel
- Location:
- Spokane
- Phone:
- 509.755.2071
- Fax:
- 509.213.8867
- Email:
- mmerritt@hawleytroxell.com
Biography
Michael Merritt works primarily in Hawley Troxell’s Litigation practice group. Michael has developed an active litigation practice over the past 25+ years with extensive expertise in all phases of complex litigation in construction law, business/commercial law, real estate, injury litigation, insurance coverage, professional liability, and general litigation. He has tried more than 20 cases to a jury verdict since he began his practice.
Michael has also served commercial developers as litigation and transactional counsel for construction and business law matters, has served as general counsel to a Las Vegas-based energy company, and has been named a member of the Federal CJA Criminal Defense Panel.
BAR ADMISSIONS
Washington
Nevada
United States District Court, District of Nevada
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
United States District Court, Eastern District of Washington
PROFESSIONAL/COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS
Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
EDUCATION
Law School:
Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D. cum laude, 1994
Undergraduates:
University of Nevada Las Vegas, B.A. Criminal Justice, 1990
ACHIEVEMENTS
AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell
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