Lawyer Michael J. Truncale, graduated from Lamar University, B.B.A., high honors, 1978; University of North Texas, M.B.A., 1980 Southern Methodist University, J.D., 1985, is now employed by Orgain Bell & Tucker, L.L.P. at 470 Orleans Building 470 Orleans, Fourth Floor P.O. Box 1751 Beaumont, TX 77704.

While being a member of Eastern District of Texas Bar Association (President-Elect 2013-2014); Jefferson County (President, 2005-2006; President-Elect, 2004-2005; Director, 1992-1993, 1993-1994, 2002-2007); State Bar of Texas (Chair, 2007—2010, and Member, 2005-2008, Local Bar Services Committee; Member, Hurricane Rita/Katrina Task Force, 2005-2006); Michelle F. Mehaffy Chapter of the American Inns of Court (President, 2008-2010); Jefferson County Pro Bono Board (President 2005-2006); Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association (President 1993-1994); Montgomery County, and American Bar Associations; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; College of the State Bar of Texas., Michael J. Truncale is one of the more than one million lawyers in United States. Before choosing Michael J. Truncale as your lawyer, you should consider whether Michael J. Truncale offers free consultation, (if not) how much the initial interview costs, if there is any hidden attorney fees, what's the fee schedule, whether he or she has good community reputation and is able to provide a list of good references. You can also contact the Board of Professional Responsibility of the state bar, to find out if Michael J. Truncale has ever been placed under any disciplinary actions. Please be aware that, though Michael J. Truncale's office is located at Beaumont, TX, he or she might belong to the bar association of other states.

You should also ask how long the lawyer has been in practice, how much experience he or she has in cases like yours, and more importantly, the outcomes of those cases! Focus of the lawyer's practice and years of experience are also very important factors in your evaluation process. The more focused the lawyer's practice areas, the better service he or she could provide. So do not make decisions solely on one or two factors. Only hire lawyers you feel comfortable with as they will represent you and your interests, and you will be sharing private details about your life with them.

Michael J. Truncale has been admitted in 1985, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern, and Northern Districts of Texas, U.S. Courts of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. His or her practice areas include Arbitration; International Arbitration; Negligence; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Patent Litigation; Mediation; Toxic Torts.

Michael J. Truncale's college and law school education includes Lamar University, B.B.A., high honors, 1978; University of North Texas, M.B.A., 1980, Southern Methodist University, J.D., 1985. Other biographical background includes Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity. President, SMU Student Bar Association, 1984-1985. Certified Mediator, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Member: Negligence, Products Liability, and Malpractice, Texas Pattern Jury Charge Committee, 2004—; Board of Regents, Texas State University System, 2007-2013; Cornyn-Cruz Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee, 2012-current; Hutchison-Cornyn Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee, 2009—2012; Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Chair 2011; State Republican Executive Committee for the Republican Party of Texas, 2006—2014; Alumni Advisory Board, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1991-1996; Speaker on American court system and litigation procedures and participant in mock patent jury trial at China-U.S. Judicial Cooperation Summit in Beijing sponsored by the China Collaborative Innovation Center of Judicial Civilization and China University of Political Science & Law, 2014. Speaker on environmental law at the U.S.—China Food Safety and Environmental Protection Judicial Symposium sponsored by the Jiangsu Provincial Higher People’s Court and the Changzhou Intermediate People’s Court, 2014. Frequent CLE speaker on trial strategies, case investigation and development, mediation techniques, and case evaluation and settlement strategies. Speaker, Nationalization Ceremony, United States Courts. You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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