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Mike Woodrum

Associate

Dallas

+1 214-453-6530

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Mike focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and he draws from his time clerking on the Fifth Circuit when drafting dispositive motions and appellate briefs. Mike has experience arguing in state court and he has handled matters ranging from contract disputes in the oil and gas industry to discrimination claims in healthcare and education.

Mike has drafted motions and briefs, argued in Texas state court, and participated in mediations and depositions. He has worked on matters involving the Defend Trade Secrets Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Texas Labor Code, the Texas Property Code, and federal and state fraud statutes.

Prior to joining the firm, Mike was a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Jennifer Walker Elrod at the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

During his time at the University of Texas School of Law he worked as a Research Assistant for Professor Susan Klein. Mike also worked as a Law Clerk at the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in the Antitrust Section, and he interned for Honorable Trevor N. McFadden at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Recent Experience

Winston Secures Complete Defense Judgment for Alphatec in Prolonged Litigation Battle
NuVasive's Claims Dismissed: Alphatec Spine Wins Jury Verdict
Secured Headline-Grabbing Win Blocking Enforcement of Texas Governor’s Order Prohibiting Masks in Schools During Pandemic

Mike was recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in the area of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants.

Capabilities

Litigation/Trials
Commercial Litigation & Disputes
Appellate & Critical Motions
Labor & Employment
Trade Secrets, Non Competes & Restrictive Covenants
Public Companies

Recent Experience

Winston Secures Complete Defense Judgment for Alphatec in Prolonged Litigation Battle
NuVasive's Claims Dismissed: Alphatec Spine Wins Jury Verdict
Secured Headline-Grabbing Win Blocking Enforcement of Texas Governor’s Order Prohibiting Masks in Schools During Pandemic

Credentials

Education

Mike received his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 2020, where he was an associate editor on the Texas Law Review and graduated as a Chancellor at Large and a member of the Order of the Coif. He received his B.A., summa cum laude with first honors, in philosophy and economics with a concentration in Latin from the University of Dallas in 2017, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and president of Phi Sigma Tau.

    Admissions
    • Texas
    Clerkships
    • USCA - Fifth Circuit for the Honorable Jennifer Walker Elrod
    • USCA - Fifth Circuit for the Honorable Jennifer Walker Elrod

    Related Insights & News

    Publications:

    • "Pushing Pause on Liquified Natural Gas Exports: Can the Department of Energy Halt LNG Exports to Save the Planet?" Federalist Society Review, Contributor, Mar. 27, 2024 

    • Knowledge and the Nexus Requirement in Obstruction-of-Justice Offenses, 99 Texas L. Rev. 417, 2020

     

    Recognitions

    Winston Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025

    August 15, 2024

    Blog
    Supreme Court Grants Cert To Assess Limits Of NEPA

    June 27, 2024

    Article
    Pushing Pause on Liquified Natural Gas Exports: Can the Department of Energy Halt LNG Exports to Save the Planet?

    April 1, 2024

    Article
    Partner Maria Kostytska Authors the U.S. Chapter on Cross-Border Enforcement of Judgments Against States

    March 15, 2024

    Client Alert
    Supreme Court Grants Overtime to Highly Compensated Day-Rate Workers

    February 23, 2023

    Blog
    No More Non-Competes?

    February 9, 2023

    Blog
    $997 Million to Settle the Surfside Condo Collapse Class Action

    May 25, 2022

    Client Success
    Winston Secures Major Trial Victory Blocking Enforcement of Texas Governor’s Executive Order Prohibiting Masks in Schools During Pandemic

    November 19, 2021

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    Capabilities

    Litigation/Trials
    Commercial Litigation & Disputes
    Appellate & Critical Motions
    Labor & Employment
    Trade Secrets, Non Competes & Restrictive Covenants
    Public Companies
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