Michael L. "Mike" Baker

Michael L. "Mike" Baker


Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP

Recognized since 2011

Houston, Texas

Practice Areas

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Personal Injury Litigation
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Mike Baker began his practice in 1977 in Strong Pipkin’s Beaumont office. Over those years of practice, he handled or tried to conclusion all types of personal injury litigation: worker's compensation, vehicular collision, industrial, retail or commercial premises liability, railroad crossing accidents, FELA, Jones Act, general maritime and offshore rig accidents, and 42 USCA 1983 actions defending local governmental units involving civil rights violations, and/or work place discrimination/harassment, general products liability involving a host of products, medical malpractice, and toxic tort involving asbestos, silica, benzene and other chemical exposures.

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Location
  • 4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 940
    Houston, TX 77056-1800
Education
  • Southern Methodist University, J.D., graduated 1976
  • Southern Methodist University, BA, graduated 1973
Affiliations
  • American Board of Trial Advocates - Member
  • Maritime Law Association of the United States - Member
  • Texas Bar Foundation - Life Fellow
  • Jefferson County Bar Association - Past President
Court Admissions
  • All Texas Courts
  • U. S. District Court for Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas
  • U. S. Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit
  • U. S. Supreme Court

Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP
Headquarters: Jackson, Mississippi

28 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

14 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Personal Injury Litigation
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Beaumont (2021)
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Beaumont (2020)
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Beaumont (2016)
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Beaumont (2014)
  • Personal Injury Litigation, Beaumont (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Awards:
  • Houston’s Top Lawyers, H Texas Magazine (2013)
  • Martindale Hubbell, AV rated
  • "Texas Super Lawyer," Top 100 Houston Region (2008)
  • “Texas Super Lawyer,” Texas Monthly Magazine (2006-2020)
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Mass Tort Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Product Liability Litigation

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