Michael W. Brewer

Michael W. Brewer is an Oklahoma City defense lawyer and shareholder/director whose practice centers on complex civil litigation. He handles business litigation, personal injury defense, product liability, employment law, transportation law, insurance defense, premises liability, construction defects, and bad faith matters. Michael represents clients in disputes that require detailed factual analysis, strategic motion practice, and trial preparation across Oklahoma state and federal courts.

Michael earned his J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1986. He was a Dean’s List student, Regents Scholar, and recipient of an American Jurisprudence Award in Antitrust Law. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1982, where he made the Dean’s List and joined Tau Beta Pi. His engineering background supports his work in product, construction, transportation, and technical liability disputes.

Michael has handled significant civil matters involving product defects, insurance coverage, premises liability, employment disputes, and transportation claims. His representative cases include Allstate v. Brown, English v. Wal-Mart, Meadows v. Wal-Mart, and State ex rel. Brown v. City of Warr Acres. He is admitted in Oklahoma, federal district courts across the state, the Tenth Circuit, the US Supreme Court, and tribal courts.

Michael W. Brewer holds an AV Preeminent rating and has maintained extensive leadership involvement in the Oklahoma legal community. He served as president of the Oklahoma County Bar Association and president of the Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel. His professional service has included roles with the Defense Research Institute, Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, and Oklahoma State Bar Association. He frequently writes and speaks on litigation, insurance, product liability, employment law, discovery, and trial practice.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder and Director, Hiltgen & Brewer, P.C.
• Member, Oklahoma Bar Association
• Member, Oklahoma County Bar Association
• Member, Transportation Lawyers Association
• Member, Federation of Defense and Insurance Counsel
• Member, National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (NRRDA)
• Member, Oklahoma State Bar Association, Insurance Law Committee, Budget Committee
• Member, American Bar Association, Litigation, Tort, Employment & Labor Relations, Trial & Insurance
• Member, Defense Research Institute, Technology, Employment Law, Product Liability, Diversity Committees

Licensed State

• Oklahoma

Education

• University of Oklahoma College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Oklahoma
  B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

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