S. Michael Graham

S. Michael Graham is a Texas workers’ compensation attorney and solo practitioner in Dallas who represents injured employees in disputes involving workplace injuries and workers’ compensation benefits. Since 1997, he has devoted his practice to representing injured workers before the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation. His work includes administrative hearings, appeals, and litigation in county and district courts. He has represented hundreds of injured workers and personally handles the cases that come into his office rather than transferring clients to an associate attorney.

Michael earned a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Texas at Austin and a J.D. from the University of Arkansas. He received his Texas law license in 1993 and spent the early years of his legal career working with several small law firms before opening his own practice. His legal education and years of workers’ compensation experience provide a foundation for handling administrative proceedings, evidentiary disputes, appeals, and courtroom litigation involving injured employees and their benefit claims.

Michael has a practice that centers on workers’ compensation claims and disputes involving employers, insurance carriers, self-insured entities, governmental organizations, and school districts. He represents injured workers at administrative hearings and continues to advocate for them when a dispute moves into an appeal or civil court proceeding. His experience includes claims involving a wide range of insurance organizations and self-insured employers, including Texas Mutual, Liberty Mutual, Hartford, Travelers, Zurich American, the City of Fort Worth, and other entities identified on his official website. His work focuses on protecting the rights of employees seeking benefits after job-related injuries.

S. Michael Graham is Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. His official biography also lists membership in the State Bar of Texas and Dallas Bar Association. Through decades of practice, he has developed substantial experience with the procedural and practical issues that arise in Texas workers’ compensation matters. He combines administrative hearing experience with appellate and jury-trial work, allowing him to represent injured workers through multiple stages of a disputed claim. From his Dallas office, he continues to focus his practice on direct, personal representation for employees seeking workers’ compensation benefits and legal remedies after workplace injuries.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Michael Graham
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Member, Dallas Bar Association
• Member, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Licensed State

• Texas

Education

• University of Arkansas
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Texas
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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