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John A. Micheaels


Beale, Micheaels, Slack & Shughart, P.C.

Recognized since 2001

Phoenix, Arizona

Practice Areas

Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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John Micheaels began practicing law in 1979. His practice focuses on medical malpractice and catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases.

John has taken over 75 trials to a jury in the state and federal courts in Arizona. He has a Martindale-Hubbell “AV” attorney rating and is a State Bar Certified Specialist in Injury, and Wrongful Death Litigation. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America and has been for over 15 years, as well as a Fellow in two of the most prestigious societies of trial lawyers in the country, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (with membership limited to the top 500 trial lawyers in the U.S.) and the American College of Trial Lawyers (with membership limited to only 1% of trial lawyers in the U.S.). He has been named by Phoenix Magazine as one of the top lawyers in the Valley specializing in personal injury, medical malpractice, and civil litigation. He has been chosen as Lawyer of the Year for the Phoenix area by Best Lawyers in the Areas of Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Law for 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2021. John was named the 2017 and 2021 Arizona Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers. He was named Lawyer of the Year for 2017-2018 by the Phoenix Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. John was named 2019 Lawyer of the Year by the Arizona Association for Justice.

Location
  • 7012 North 18th Street
    Phoenix, AZ 85020-5502
Education
  • University of California Davis, J.D., graduated 1979
Court Admissions
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
  • United States District Court, Arizona
  • Arizona Supreme Court

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2011 - Personal Injury Litigation
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Phoenix (2025)
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Phoenix (2024)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Phoenix (2021)
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Phoenix (2017)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Phoenix (2016)
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Phoenix (2014)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Phoenix (2012)
  • Personal Injury Litigation, Phoenix (2011)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Special Focus:
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Professional Malpractice
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Medical Malpractice Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Professional Malpractice Law

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