Michael J. Rourke
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Columbus, OH
Attorney Michael J. Rourke is an honors graduate of Harvard Law School. Since graduating in 1981 Mike has been practicing in Ohio as well as numerous other states in various areas of complex personal injury litigation. His successes have been numerous and have involved issues relating to medical malpractice, product liability, employer intentional tort, commercial truck accidents and catastrophic injury and death. He has achieved particular success in representing clients with traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries. He has dedicated himself to helping these individuals achieve as much as possible regardless of their impairments.
Besides his successful legal practice, Mike Rourke has served as an adjunct assistant professor at The Ohio State University Law School. He has written and given presentations on a variety of subjects to law students and fellow attorneys. He is admitted to practice in the state of Ohio, the Northern and Southern U.S. District Courts of Ohio, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Most recently, Mike was inducted into The American College of Trial Lawyers.
- 50%Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 40%Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 10%Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
Animal Bites, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury, Trucking Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Birth Injury, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Motor Vehicle Defects, Medical Devices
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2004 - 2023
Top Lists
- Top 100: 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2023 Columbus Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2022 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2022 Columbus Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2021 Columbus Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2020 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2020 Columbus Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2019 Columbus Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2018 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2018 Columbus Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2017 Columbus Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2016 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2016 Columbus Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2015 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2015 Columbus Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2014 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2014 Columbus Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2011 Columbus Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2010 Columbus Super Lawyers
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About Michael J. Rourke
First Admitted: 1981, Ohio
Professional Webpage: http://randbllp.com/our-attorneys/mike-rourke/
Educational Background
- Ohio State University, B.A., Honors: Summa Cum Laude, 1978 Harvard Law School, J.D. Honors: Cum Laude. 1981
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- Personal Injury In Ohio, Ohio Legal Center Institute, 1984
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Ohio State Law School, 1984 - 1987
- Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Trial Practice, Ohio Association of Trial Lawyers
Honors/Awards
- Best Lawyers in America, 2002 - Present
- Lawyer of the Year in Central Ohio in the field of Medical Malpractice 2010 by Best Lawyersin America
- Columbus Top Lawyers, 2000 - Present
- Million Dollar Advocates Club, 1991 - Present
- Cum Laude, Harvard University Law School
- Ohio's Top Lawyers, 2000 - Present
- Top 50 Lawyers in Columbus by Columbus Monthly & Ohio Super Lawyers, 2006-2011
- Phi Kappa Phi
Bar/Professional Activity
- American Board of Trial Advocates, 2020
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1981
- Member, American Bar Association, 1981 - Present
- Ohio, 1981
- American College of Trial Lawyers, 2013
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1988
- Member, American Association for Justice, 1987 - Present
- Member, Ohio Bar Association, 1981 - Present
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2012
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1988
- Member, Ohio Association of Justice, 1987 - Present
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2012
Last Updated: 7/19/2022