Attorneys

Michael D. Stacy

Michael D. Stacy
Mr. Stacy, a named partner in the firm, is a trial attorney with over 12 years of trial experience. Mr. Stacy has handled significant cases throughout the United States and as a result he has tried cases in Texas and other states including Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Alabama. Mr. Stacy primarily represents clients in cases involving wrongful death, catastrophic personal injury, general negligence, premises liability, medical malpractice and psychiatric malpractice. He was honored as one of the best lawyers in Texas under 40 years of age in the July 2004 and July 2005 issue of Texas Monthly magazine, a distinction held by only 2.5 percent of attorneys.

Education:

  • Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1997
    • Order of the Coif (top 10% of graduating class)
    • Order of the Barristers (top 10 advocates)
    • Law Review
    • Board of Barristers, Chairman
    • National Negotiations Team (1 st Place – Regionals; 3 rd Place – Nationals)
  • University of Texas, BBA, 1989

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Bar and Professional Associations:

  • State Bar of Texas
  • United States District Courts in and for Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association
  • Dallas County Bar Association

Mr. Stacy has authored several articles, including the following:

  1. “Avoiding the Malpractice Snare: Documenting Suicide Risk Assessment”, (co-author), Journal of Psychiatric Practice, Vol. 10, No. 3, May 2004.
  2. “Mental Treatment Issues and Suicide”, ATLA Professional Negligence Section, Vol. 11, No. 3, Spring 2004.
  3. “From Standard of Care to Causation in Psychiatric Cases” (co-author), presented by co-author at Harvard Medical School, November 5, 2003.
  4. “Avoiding Two Clinician Land Mines” (co-author), Mental Health & The Law in Texas, Dallas, Texas, September 24, 2003.

Due to his national reputation and a highly successful track record of representing mental health patients and their families, Mr. Stacy was featured in a recent book entitled, “The Suicide Lawyers, Exposing Lethal Secrets”, authored by C.C. Risenhoover. Mr. Stacy was also featured in an article in Texas Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Edition in 2005 entitled, “The Suicide Lawyer”.

Prior Experience:

  • Simpson & Stacy, Dallas, TX, 2002-2006
  • Strasburger & Price, L.L.P., Dallas, TX 1997-2002

Community:

Mr. Stacy is active in his church and in his community and has served on various non-profit Boards of Directors. Mr. Stacy also volunteers as a youth football and baseball coach.

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