Mr Michael Morfey > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Offices
600 TRAVIS, SUITE 4200
HOUSTON, TX 77002
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Mr Michael Morfey
Work Department
Energy Litigation
Position
Partner and co-lead of the firm’s energy litigation practice group
Career
Michael is co-lead of the firm’s energy litigation practice group, and handles high-stakes cases and trials across the spectrum of commercial litigation with an emphasis on energy, real estate, eminent domain, and construction matters.
He has succeeded in cases covering the full range of industries and has particular experience defending clients in high-risk mass plaintiff and class action litigation, including matters involving claims of breach of contract, negligence, fraud, tortious interference, breach of fiduciary duty, trespass, nuisance and other torts. Whether prosecuting or defending claims, Michael brings an aggressive approach designed to achieve maximum results.
Michael’s courtroom experience separates him from his peers and mirrors his broad-based practice. He has tried cases at every court level in Texas where a civil case can be tried—state justice court, county court, and district court, as well as federal district court, and federal bankruptcy court. His skill as a courtroom advocate has caused him to be hired shortly before the start of trial to assume the lead counsel role.
Michael has substantial experience both prosecuting and defending proceedings involving requests for extraordinary relief, such as temporary restraining orders and injunctions.
Memberships
- Admitted to the Oklahoma and Texas State Bars
- Board of Directors, The Joy School Endowment Fund
Education
- JD, University of Houston Law Center, 1998
- BA, University of Illinois, 1994
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represents integrated oil and gas companies, natural gas pipeline companies, natural gas producers and developers of LNG facilities on a broad range of disputes. The energy litigation practice regularly acts for clients before FERC, as well as appellate courts, federal bankruptcy courts and state courts. The team advises on all aspects of environmental issues relating to oil and gas permitting, construction, operation and maintenance, as well as defending against administrative, civil and criminal enforcement matters. Additionally, audits, compliance and enforcement issues are commonly handled by the group, as well as oil pipeline regulatory mandates. Washington DC-based Deidre Duncan, who specialises in natural resources and water law, leads the practice alongside Dallas’ Myles Reynolds, who acts for natural gas utilities and midstream companies, and Houston-based Michael Morfey.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Finance > Fintech
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate