Michael I. Ramirez

Born in McAllen, Texas in 1968, Michael grew up in South Texas and graduated from High School and College in San Antonio, after having lived in many different parts of the State. Michael served in the United States Marine Corps and his tours of duty took him to California, Hawaii, Egypt, Japan, and the Middle East.

Michael was a partner at another South Texas insurance defense firm, where he practiced for almost 20 years. He joined McCoy Leavitt Laskey, LLC in June of 2018 as a Partner. Michael has a wealth of experience handling both first party and third party cases and is particularly skilled in catastrophic fire and explosion, trucking, oil and gas personal injury and property damage litigation, premises liability, products liability, construction defect, personal lines property damage, and elevator/escalator cases. He has tried multiple cases with exposure well in excess of $20 million dollars, obtaining outright zero verdicts each time. His trial and litigation experience includes trials on behalf of some of the most well recognized entities in the world such as The State of Texas, AMWAY Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Six Flags of America, and ThyssenKrupp Elevator to name a few.

He has been recognized by his peers as being one of the best personal injury defense attorneys in San Antonio and has handled cases throughout South Texas, including complex and catastrophic cases all along the Mexican-American border.

Michael has been married to Kellie for 25 years. Kellie is an Underwriting Manager at USAA where she has been employed for 29 years. Michael has a son who is in his Orthopedic Residency at Dartmouth Hitchcock in New Hampshire. He has a daughter who is a 2^nd Grade School Teacher after having graduated from The University of Texas at Austin. Michael enjoys competing in athletics. He played 3 seasons of semi-professional football for the San Antonio Talons and the San Antonio Thunder. He also played 3rd base in the MSBL for the San Antonio Brewers. He has completed over 40 Triathlons and is a multiple Ironman Triathlon finisher.

Michael is fluent in Spanish, both written and spoken.

Education

• The University of Texas at San Antonio – B.A
• St. Mary’s University School of Law – J.D.

Bar Admissions

• Supreme Court of the United States of America
• State Bar of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel
• San Antonio Bar Association
• Defense Counsel of San Antonio
• Mexican-American Bar Association

Awards and Honors

• Best Lawyers in San Antonio
• Texas Bar Foundation – Life Fellow