D. Michael Wallach

Michael attended law school at the University of Houston where he was a member of the legal honor fraternity Phi Delta Phi. He began work as an associate attorney with the Fort Worth law firm of Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller in 1979 and was a partner with that firm from 1983 until the formation of Wallach, Jones & Moore, P.C., in 1991, now known as Wallach & Andrews, P.C.

Professionally, Michael has focused his career on personal injury and civil trial litigation, including defense of physicians and hospitals in health care liability claims. He first became Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 1984, and a Specialist in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in 1992. He is a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. He has been a member or officer of the Board of Directors of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel from 1990 through the present, serving as President in 2001-02.

From 2003 - 2011, Texas Monthly magazine conducted its poll of Texas lawyers to determine the top attorneys in Texas and Law & Politics magazine reviewed the nominations. In the top 5% of the nominations, Michael Wallach has been honored on the list as a Texas Super Lawyer.

Likewise, from 2007 through 2010, Fort Worth, Texas magazine polled Ft. Worth lawyers and awarded Top Lawyer recognition to Michael Wallach.

These selections and awards were made possible by the firm's continuing efforts to provide the most effective representation to its clients.