Sanders, O'Hanlon, & Motley PLLC

J. Michael Young, JD, MBA

J. Michael Young is a litigation attorney with over 15 years of experience. His current focus is on the representation of small businesses and individuals in commercial, probate, and insurance litigation. Michael also handles appeals in all civil matters.

Prior to joining the firm in 2006, Michael represented the interests of large corporations and insurance companies, primarily in the areas of product liability, toxic tort, employment, construction defect, and insurance coverage litigation. In 2004 and 2005, he was lead counsel for a respirator manufacturer in Federal Multidistrict Litigation consolidating the claims of approximately 10,000 plaintiffs from Texas, Alabama, and Mississippi.

Michael is the author of Texas Probate Litigation, a blog devoted to probate, trust and fiduciary litigation topics and updates in Texas. He handles will contests to secure inheritance rights of heirs and devisees. He also protect the financial interests of family members in life insurance disputes.

He also represents small business owners in North Texas and has taught Business Law and Organizations at Austin College on an adjunct basis.

He and his wife, Leslie, are active in the First United Methodist Church of Sherman.

LinkedIn Profile

“My family was referred to Michael Young by an attorney friend in Austin. My elderly mother was involved in a federal court lawsuit involving over a million dollars of life insurance proceeds. Michael filed a motion to dismiss the case and the other side responded by agreeing to a settlement very favorable to my mother. My family was very pleased with Michael's aggressive representation of my mother's interests and his prompt responses to our questions. I would recommend Michael and the firm of Sanders, O'Hanlon & Motley to anyone involved in a dispute regarding life insurance benefits or the distribution of an estate." Rafael S., Hunt County.

Bar Admissions

Texas, 1993
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1994
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2006

Education

University of Houston Law Center, J.D.
University of Houston, Houston, TX, MBA
University of Texas 1989 - BBA -Finance

Honors:

Houston Law Review - Associate Editor
National Merit Scholar
Peter T. Flawn Presidential Scholarship

Past Employment Positions

Johnson, Ferguson, Pipkin & Phillips, Associate, 2000 - 2006
Boswell & Hallmark, Associate, 1994 - 1998

Fraternity

Delta Sigma Phi