Michael W. Brewer

Michael W. Brewer

Super Lawyers®

Hiltgen & Brewer, P.C.

Premises Liability Lawyers in Oklahoma City, OK in Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City, OK405-605-9000
Premises LiabilityInsurance LawPersonal Injury -- DefenseEmployment Law -- EmployerProducts Liability LawTransportation Law

About Michael W. Brewer

Mr. Brewer is a founding member of the law firm of Hiltgen & Brewer practicing in the areas of business litigation, personal injury, product liability, employment law, transportation and insurance defense. He is AV Preeminent. Mr. Brewer is also a frequent contributor and speaker at locally and nationally sponsored seminars. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Michael W. Brewer included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors OADC outstanding Defense Lawyer of The Year, 2007 DRI Leadership Award, 2006 DRI Exceptional Performance Award, 2005 - 2006 OADC Leadership Award, 2005 DRI State Leadership Award, 2004 AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, 1996 - 2004 Oklahoma Super Lawyer, 2006 - 2019 Judge Geary L. Walke Briefcase Award from the Oklahoma County Bar, 2017 Other Sources of Feedback About Michael W. Brewer Included on the 2025Oklahoma Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2023 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2022 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2021 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2020 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2019 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2018 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2017 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2016 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2015 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2014 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2013 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2012 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2011 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2010 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2009 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2008 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2007 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list 2006 Oklahoma Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education

  • University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Oklahoma, 1986
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Dean's List; Regents Scholar; American Jurisprudence Award in Antitrust Law

Non Legal Education

  • University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 1982
  • Bachelor of Science
  • Honors: Dean's List; Tau Beta Pi
  • Major: Mechanical Engineering

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Shareholder/Director

Classes and Seminars

  • The Evolution of the Practice of Law; Panelist, OADC Annual Meeting, Four Seasons Las Colinas, June 2016
  • The Ultimate Inner Badger For Countering the Reptile, October 2015, OADC/TADC Red River Shootout CLE, Westin , Stonebriar, Frisco Texas
  • Unleashing Your Inner Badger – Counteracting the Reptile Strategy, June 2015, OADC Summer Meeting, Gaylord Texan, Grapevine TX
  • Ethics in Discovery, OCBA, Las Vegas, Nevada, March, 2012
  • Proof of Defect Using Circumstantial Evidence, DRI Product Liability Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, February, 2007
  • Technology Committee Business Meeting, Update on New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, DRI Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, October, 2006
  • Unturned Stones Cost Effective Yet Risk Averse Strategies to Prevent Inadvertent Production, DRI E-Discovery Seminar, May, Philadelphia, PA, 2006
  • Civil Law with Forms, Oklahoma Bar Association, 2005
  • Recent Developments in Employment Law, Sterling Education Services, 2003
  • Damages in Oklahoma Civil Trial Practice, National Business Institute, 2003
  • E-Discovery, DRI Product Liability Technology SLG, 2003
  • Conducting An Effective Cross-Examination in Oklahoma, Lorman Education Services, 2003
  • Successful Deposition and Trial Testimony, Oklahoma Bar Association, 2002
  • Trying the Soft Tissue Injury Case in Oklahoma, National Business Institute, 2002
  • Civil Law with Forms, Oklahoma Bar Association, 2001
  • Discovery of Electronic Evidence, SLG Defense Research Institute, 2001
  • Oklahoma Auto Insurance Law and Accident Litigation, Lorman Education Services, 1999
  • Effective Discovery and Winning Motion Practice in Civil Cases: Written Discovery and Medical Advice, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1999
  • Computer Technology For Attorneys, SLG Defense Research Institute, 1998
  • Legal Practice in Oklahoma: Taking Your First Deposition, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1991 - 1998
  • Premises Liability: Preparation and Trial of a Difficult Case in Oklahoma, National Business Institute, 1997
  • Trying the Wrongful Death Case in Oklahoma: Strategies and Preparation and Valuation, National Business Institute, 1997
  • Insurance Law: Third Party Coverage in Oklahoma, National Business Institute, 1996
  • Paralegals and the Litigation Team in Oklahoma, Institute for Paralegal Education, 1995
  • Oklahoma Auto Insurance Law and Accident Litigation, Lorman Education Services, 2000
  • Effective Discovery and Winning Motion Practice in Civil Cases: Written Discovery and Medical Advice, Oklahoma Bar Association, 2000
  • Computer Technology For Attorneys, SLG Defense Research Institute, 1999

Representative Cases

  • David Stuart v. Jeannie Beddell, Petsmart, CJ - 2011 - 5849, Tulsa Dist. Ct. July 17, 2011; Order Granting Motion for summary Judgement
  • Allstate v. Brown
  • Citation: 920 F.2d 664
  • Court: C.A. 10th Cir.
  • Year: 1990
  • Serial Number: 1990168895
  • English v. Wal-Mart
  • Citation: 16 P.3d 1136
  • Court: OK Civ App 5
  • Year: 2001
  • Serial Number: 2001093337
  • Meadows v. Wal-Mart
  • Citation: 21 P .3d 48
  • Court: OK 25
  • Serial Number: 2001211906
  • State ex rel. Brown v. City of Warr Acres, et al.,
  • Citation: 946 P. 2d 1140
  • Court: 1997 OK 117
  • Year: 1997
  • Clark v. National Union Fire Ins. Co.
  • Citation: 188 F. 3d 518, 1999 WL 536652
  • Court: C. A. 10
  • Year: 1999
  • Pruitt v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P.,
  • Citation: SD-104824, Vol. 79-No. 6, p. 464 OBJ
  • Court: Okla. Civ. App. Div.1,
  • Year: 2008
  • Porter v. Wal-Mart
  • Citation: SD 105541, Vol. 79-No. 24, p. 2102
  • Court: OBJ (Okla. Civ. App. Div. 2,
  • Ancillary Businesses
  • Arbitration Forum, Oklahoma City, Arbitration Panel Member
  • Mediation Services

Published Works

Articles

  • OBA/CLE Form Book, Chapter on Taking Depositions, 1995, 2001, 2005 & 2010 editions
  • I Want One of Those!: Experts in A Bad Faith Case-Everyone Needs One, Or Do They?, Oklahoma Bar Association Journal, Vol. 79, No. 20, p. 1773, 2008

Bar Admissions

  • Oklahoma, 1986
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma, 1986
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1987
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma, 1986
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1986
  • The Chickasaw Nation Bar Association, 2015
  • Choctaw Tribal Court, 2016
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2017

Other Affiliations

  • President of Oklahoma County Bar Association, 2019 - 2020
  • Oklahoma County Bar Association; Vice President, 2017 - 2018; President Elect, 2018 - 2019
  • Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel, 2005 (President)
  • Oklahoma County Bar Association, 1986 - Present (Member)
  • Defense Research Institute (Chair of The Insurance Roundtable, 2010, Insurance Law Committee)
  • FDCC (Past State Representative & Membership Development Committee)
  • Oklahoma State Bar Association (Member, Insurance Law Committee, Budget Committee)
  • American Bar Association (Litigation, Tort, Employment & Labor Relations, Trial & Insurance)
  • Defense Research Institute (Technology, Employment Law, Product Liability, Diversity Committees)
  • Defense Research Institute, 2005 - 2006 (Technology Committee Chair)
  • Early Neutral Evaluation Panel for the Western District (Member)
  • Transportation Lawyers Association (Member)
  • Federation of Defense and Insurance Counsel (Member)
  • Oklahoma County Bar Association, 1995 - 1998 (Director)
  • Young Lawyers Division of the Oklahoma Bar Association, 1988 - 1991 (Director)
  • William J. Holloway Jr. American Inns of Court CV, 1993 - 1996 (Barrister)
  • National Foundation for Judicial Excellence, 2004 - 2007 (Oklahoma State Representative)
  • Defense Research Institute (Product Liability Steering Committee)
  • Oklahoma County Bar Association, 2005 - 2010 (Chairman, Fee Grievance and Ethics Committee)
  • Defense Research Institute; Oklahoma State Representative 2001-2003
  • National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (NRRDA)
  • Fraternities and Sororities
  • Phi Delta Phi
  • Alpha Tau Omega

Attorney Details

Full NameMichael W. Brewer
FirmHiltgen & Brewer, P.C.
Address9505 North Kelley Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73131
Phone405-605-9000
Phone405-605-9010
Websitewww.hiltgenbrewer.com
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