“High-exposure cases require disciplined strategy – not panic. I focus on shrinking risk before it grows. And when early resolution isn’t possible, my trial experience ensures we negotiate – and litigate – from a position of strength.”
Michael Mims represents industrial, healthcare, and commercial clients in high-exposure litigation and regulatory disputes, with a particular focus on environmental, toxic tort, mass tort, and complex business litigation. His practice also includes products liability and medical device litigation. Licensed in Louisiana and Texas, he is trusted by solid waste companies and other industrial operators to defend claims that threaten operations, market position, and reputation.
Michael has defeated class certification in a high-stakes landfill emissions case involving more than 76,000 proposed class members, preventing the expansion of a case that sought to impose sweeping liability across South Louisiana. He has also successfully defended major industrial large-scale mass tort proceedings. His commercial litigation experience includes obtaining injunctions in both Louisiana and Texas in favor of one of North America’s largest waste haulers, leading to a favorable nationwide settlement that ended a competitor’s unfair trade practices.
Michael has also represented the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, advising the agency on its implementation of Executive Order 14300 and its directive to reform the federal nuclear regulatory framework. That experience gives him an agency-side perspective on the regulatory and litigation risks facing energy operators, vendors, and emerging technology companies.
