About Mike
Mike is a principal in Beasley Allen Law Firm’s Personal Injury and Products Liability Section, mainly handling car and truck litigation, premise liability cases and brain injury cases.
Mike is married to the former Marla Taylor of Hope Hull, Alabama, and they have two children. They attend Church of the Highlands. Mike is an avid cyclist and his wife is a tennis player and runner.
He is an avid waterfowl hunter. He is also active in Retriever Field Trials, where he judges events across the country and campaigns four of his own Labrador retrievers.
Community Involvement
Mike serves as president of the Montgomery Retriever Club.
- Alabama (1987)
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama (1987)
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama (1987)
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama (1987)
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit (1987)
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana
- U.S. Supreme Court (2018)
- Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law (J.D., 1986)
- Auburn University at Montgomery (B.S., 1978, M.S., 1980)
1987 – Current
Career
Representing clients in courtrooms around the U.S. including state and federal courts.
Professional Accomplishments
Mike is a current and past member of the Montgomery County Bar Association grievance committee and has served on the committee for the past 20 years. In 2009, he was appointed to serve on the Alabama State Bar Committee Disciplinary Commission. He is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Interstate Trucking Litigation Group and the Plaintiffs Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America.
Memberships
- Alabama Association for Justice
- Alabama State Bar (Lawyer Referral Service Committee, 1989) (Disciplinary Commission, 2009-Present)
- Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Sustaining Member and Executive Committee 1995-2004)
- American Bar Association
- Montgomery Country Trial Lawyers Association
- Montgomery County Bar Association (Grievance Committee, 1994-present)
- Montgomery Retriever Club – President
- Plaintiffs Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
- The American Association for Justice (Interstate Trucking Litigation Group)
Notable Cases
Mike secured a $700,000 verdict for Marijo Stallings, a mother of five whose vehicle was struck by a distracted driver on I-65 in Autauga County, Alabama. Stallings and her passengers suffered physical and psychological injuries, including a fractured foot, spinal injuries, anxiety, stress and aggravation. The jury agreed that the defendant’s negligence caused the injuries.
Mike has successfully litigated against the “Big Box Stores,” i.e., Wal-Mart, Home Depot, and others, and he has a wealth of knowledge of their practices and procedures.
Mike has handled several cases against school and jail administrators for section 1983 violations. These cases range from young female students being sexually assaulted by a substitute teacher to the local school board failing to implement a Title IX policy and jail detainees failing to receive proper medical care.
Awards & Recognitions
Mike has been regularly selected for inclusion on the Best Lawyers in America list since 2011. He is also regularly included on the prestigious Super Lawyers list. He was selected for the LawDragon in 2024.
Awards and Recognitions
- AV Rated
- Best Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- Law Dragon
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