Michael A. Caddell
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Class Action & Mass Torts Attorney in Houston, TX
Michael A. Caddell is a senior partner at Caddell & Chapman in Houston, Texas. With more than 40 years of experience in legal practice, Mr. Caddell represents clients in Houston and on a nationwide basis in class actions and mass tort litigation, business litigation and intellectual property litigation.
Over the decades of his distinguished career, Mr. Caddell has represented clients including major corporations in matters involving franchises, insurance, product liability, toxic torts, trade secrets and commercial disputes, recovering major amounts through settlements and verdicts. He is certified in civil trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
In honor of his professional accomplishments, H Texas magazine has included Mr. Caddell on its list of top attorneys during many different years. In 1999, Texas Lawyer Magazine named him “Texas Lawyer of the Year,” and in 2007, Lawdragon magazine included him on its “500 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers.” Additionally, The National Trial Lawyers has included him on its “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” list every year since 2011. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Mr. Caddell is active in many professional organizations. He belongs to the Houston Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas, The State Bar of California, the American Bar Association and the American Association for Justice. He is also a fellow in the American Bar Foundation and the author of articles for various legal publications.
After graduating with distinction from the University of Virginia, Mr. Caddell earned his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. He holds a license to practice law before all Texas and California state courts, several federal and appellate courts, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
- 40%Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff
- 40%Business Litigation
- 20%Intellectual Property Litigation
Class Actions, Toxic Torts, Trade Secret
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- Super Lawyers: 2003 - 2022
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About Michael A. Caddell
First Admitted: 1979, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.caddellchapman.com/attorneys/michael-caddell/
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- Tort Causes of Action Against Lenders, State Bar of Texas Business Torts Seminar, 2009
- Federal Preemption of Local Noise Control, 18 Virginia Journal of International Law 569, Spring, 1978
- Unfair Competition, Trade Secrets and Commercial Disparagement, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 1983
- The Hearsay Rule and Its Exceptions, HBA, Serialized Evidence Institute, 1981
- Effective Approaches to Class Action Settlements, 14th Annual Consumer Financial Services Litigation Institute, 443-456, 2009
- Issues Particular to Consumer Finance Class-Action Settlements, The Review of Banking & Financial Services 25(9), 2009
Educational Background
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, B.A., Honors: With Distinction, Major: English and Government – 1976
Bar/Professional Activity
- California
- The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, Fellow
- National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2011 – Present
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
- Texas
- Bar Admission, U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- State Bar of Texas, Member
- Bar Admission, U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- Houston Bar Association, Member
- Bar Admission, U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
- Bar Admission, U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- American Bar Association, Member
- Bar Admission, U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin
- Bar Admission, U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
- Bar Admission, U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- Bar Admission, U.S. District Court Central District of California
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation, Director; 1991-1998
- Bar Admission, U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member
- Bar Admission, U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- Bar Admission, U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Bar Admission, U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- University of Virginia School of Law, Board of Trustees, 1998-2008
- Bar Admission, U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- Bar Admission, U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- Bar Admission, U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- State Bar of California, Member
- Bar Admission, U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- Bar Admission, U.S. District Court District of Colorado
- Bar Admission, U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- Bar Admission, U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Bar Admission, U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- Bar Admission, U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Issues Particular to Consumer Finance Class-Action Settlements, The Review of Banking & Financial Services 25(9), 2009
- Unfair Competition, Trade Secrets and Commercial Disparagement, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 1983
- Tort Causes of Action Against Lenders, State Bar of Texas Business Torts Seminar, 2009
- The Hearsay Rule and Its Exceptions, HBA, Serialized Evidence Institute, 1981
- Effective Approaches to Class Action Settlements, 14th Annual Consumer Financial Services Litigation Institute, 443-456, 2009
- Federal Preemption of Local Noise Control, 18 Virginia Journal of International Law 569, Spring, 1978
Special Licenses/Certifications
- Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Honors/Awards
- Texas Lawyer's 1999 Texas Lawyer of the Year
- Texas Lawyers magazine 1999 Texas Lawyer of Year
- Named one of Houston’s Top Lawyers by H Texas magazine, 2006 – 2007
- Named one of Houston’s Top Lawyers for the People by H Texas magazine, 2005 – 2007
- Named among Houston’s 200 Best Lawyers by H Texas magazine, 2005
- , “Super Lawyer” by Texas Monthly magazine, part of Thomson Reuters, 2003 – 2012
- , Named among the Top 100 Attorneys in Texas by Super Lawyers, a Texas Monthly magazine, part of Thomson Reuters, 2010 – 2011
- Featured in Texas Justice, The Legacy of Historic Courthouses, for recognizable and striking accomplishments in Texas
- Named among "Top Lawyers" and "Best Lawyers" by H Texas, 2005-2008
- Appeared as counsel of record in cases throughout Texas and in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, and has tried more than 40 cases to verdict, judgment, or arbitration award, Appearances
- Guest on American Airlines' prestigious "Special Tribute to America's Best Lawyers," which highlights the most powerful lawyers who are responsible for successful victories in all practice areas of the law
- Named among the 500 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America by Lawdragon, 2007
- Recipient of the TLPJ Foundation's Public Interest Achievement Award for work as lead counsel in Cox et al. v. Shell, et al., 1997
- Named among Houston's Top Lawyers by H Texas magazine, 2010
Last Updated: 5/15/2022