Attorney Profile

Michael Sloan
McKinney, Texas

Phone: (888) 500-1979 / (972) 439-1031
Fax: (972) 548-063
Email: Email Me

Year Joined Organization:

• 1991

Areas of Practice:

• Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Claims and Appeals
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Claims and Appeals
• Long-Term Disability Claims
• Family Law and Divorce
• Adoption
• Modification of Divorce Decrees and Family Court Orders
• Car, Truck and Motorcycle Accidents and Other Personal Injury Claims
• Wills, Trusts and Probate

Litigation Percentage:

• 45% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1980
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1983
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1997
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1984
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

• University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1980
  J.D.
• Law Review: Nebraska Law Review, Assistant Editor, 1978 - 1979
• Law Review: Nebraska Law Review, Associate Editor, 1979 - 1980
  
  
• University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1976
  B.A.
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
  Major: Political Science

Representative Cases:

• Jeffery v. Walden, 899 S.W.2d 207 (Tex.App.-Dallas 1993)
• Waddell v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Texas, 877 S.W.2d 341 (Tex.App.-Dallas 1994)
• Vest v. Gulf Ins. Co., 809 S.W.2d 531 (Tex.App.-Dallas 1991)

References:

• Joe Booth, Capital One, McKinney, TX

Honors and Awards:

• Martindale-Hubbell AV-Rating

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Richardson Bar Association, 1983 - 1984
  President
• Collin County Bar Association
  Member
• College of the State Bar of Texas
  Member
• National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives
  Member

Past Employment Positions:

• Hardin & Sloan, Partner, 1985 - 1991
• Texas Legal Research, Owner, 1981 - 1989
• Hardin, Wheless, Walker & Sloan, Partner, 1984 - 1985

Pro Bono Activities:

• Training for Mock Trial Students, 1983 - Present
• Volunteer for Legal Services of North Texas