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Michael Black

Burns & Black, PLLC

San Antonio

 

Member profile details

First Name
Michael
Initial
J.
Last Name
Black
Organization
Burns & Black, PLLC
Phone
(210) 829-2020, (210) 823-6814
Office Fax
(210) 829-2021
Address (Street-Suite)
750 Rittiman Road
City
San Antonio
State
TX
Zip Code
78209-5500
Alternate Email Address
eescobedo@burnsandblack.com
 

Member Info

Secondary Email Address
eescobedo@burnsandblack.com
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Practice Region(s)
  • TX
  • BEX – Bexar Co/San Antonio
  • CTX – Central Texas
  • STX – South Texas
Practice County
Bexar
Judge
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Law School
St. Mary's University School of Law
Degree
J.D., 1980
Bar State
TX
Year Admitted To Bar
May 15, 1981
First Year To Mediate
2008
Mediation Total Range
26-50
Mediation Trainings - Indicate the 40-Hr Basic Mediation Training Facility Attended, Date and Others
University of Houston Law Center - A. A. White Dispute Resolution Center - Fall 2023 Basic Mediation Training -- September 15-17, 2023, and September 22-24, 2023
Mediation Practice Areas
  • Appellate
  • Bankruptcy
  • Business Torts
  • Business/Commercial/Contracts
  • Civil Rights
  • Construction
  • Consumer/DTPA
  • Creditor/Debtor
  • Elder
  • Employment/Labor
  • Family Business Disputes
  • General
  • Insurance
  • Landlord/Tenant
  • Personal Injury
  • Probate
  • Professional Liability – Other
  • Professional Liability-Legal
  • Real Estate
  • Regulatory/Governmental
  • Trusts and Estates
Languages Other Than English
(available) Spanish
Additional Qualifications
Professional Experience:
Managing Member - Burns & Black, PLLC (and member / partner of predecessor law firms) (civil litigation practice) (1986-present) (including serving as a mediator / arbitrator since 2008)
Associate Attorney, Law Offices of Joe Meador, Inc. (insurance defense practice) (1983-1986)
Assistant District Attorney, Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, Civil Section (1983)
Briefing Attorney, United States Magistrate Judge Jamie C. Boyd (W.D. Tex. 1981-1982)

Professional Memberships / Activities / Honors:
• Director, State Bar of Texas, District 10, Place 1 (2003-2006)
• Recipient, State Bar of Texas Presidential Citations for outstanding service (1999; 1995)
• President, San Antonio Bar Association (2000-2001), and Recipient, SABA President’s Award for outstanding service (1996)
• Chair, San Antonio Bar Foundation (1999-2000); Life Fellow, SABF
• Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
• Co-Chair, State Bar of Texas -- 1995 State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting
• Member, Administrative and Public Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Business Litigation, Appellate Section, Business Law, Computer and Technology, Construction Law, Consumer and Commercial Law, Insurance Law, James C. Watson Inn of Former Officers and Directors, Labor and Employment Law, (Sustaining Member) Litigation Section, REPTL and other Sections, State Bar of Texas
• Member – William S. Sessions American Inn of Court
• Member – Federal Bar Association – San Antonio Chapter
• Member, State Bar of Texas--District 10B / 10C Grievance Committees (1993-1999; Chair [10-C], 1996-1998), and Former Member, SBOT Unauthorized Practice of Law and Public Affairs Committees
• Member, Supreme Court of Texas task force concerning civil procedure rules in Texas justice courts (2011-2013)
• Member, Texas Bar College
• Author and Speaker for State Bar of Texas, and other professional organizations and local bar associations, regarding continuing legal education and professional development in several practice fields
• Recipient, State Bar of Texas “Gavel Awards” -- (1) Best Radio Talk Show statewide (Legal Line on News/Talk Radio AM 550 KTSA, San Antonio) and (2) Best Television Legal Commentary (on “Eyewitness News,” KENS-TV, San Antonio)
• Prior Professional Broadcasting Career (radio / television)
• Member – San Antonio Radio Hall of Fame

CONTACT US

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Toll-free:  800-280-1368 
 Fax:  972-669-8180
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