Michael Pearson | Phoenix Wrongful Death Lawyer

Mr. Pearson has extensive civil litigation experience focusing his practice on trial law. Mike handles complex civil litigation as well FAA enforcement action cases and aircraft and helicopter accident cases. Martindale Hubbell rates Mike, and the firm, "AV" which is the highest rating possible and he has achieved the highest rating possible by "AVVO." In addition, Michael is listed in the Bar Register as a Preeminent Lawyer. He is a multi-million dollar advocate and was elected one of Arizona's Finest Lawyers. He has also been honored by the National Trial Lawyers Association and named as one of the Top 100 Trial Attorneys throughout the entire state of Arizona, one of Americas Top 100 Attorneys, the Nations Top One Percent, and selected as a "SuperLawyer" by his peers.  While his office is in Arizona Michael litigates cases nationwide.


As a Phoenix Personal Injury Lawyer, Michael often handles severe personal injury matters. His practice varies from representing the families of the Arizona "Hotshots" who tragically lost their lives during an out-of-control inferno in a brush-choked canyon in the worst loss of life for U.S. wildland firefighters in eight decades to aviation clients including family members who have lost loved ones in accidents, airplane and helicopter accidents, and those injured on domestic and international flights.

Michael also represents airlines and entities and airmen accused by the FAA of violating the Federal Aviation Regulations.  He has handled litigation cases for international airlines such as Air France and Zest Airways. His Part 135 clients include TALON Air, Keystone Aviation, FUGA, GlobalJet and many others. The FAA has been ordered to pay fees to his client at the conclusion of an enforcement case that was dismissed in his client's favor. Michael has been interviewed by ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News, Fox Business News, PBS as well as a multitude of print media sources on various issues due to his expertise regarding aviation and aviation law.

Michael also handles business and complex litigation matters. His clients range from home builders to bankers and everyday individuals who have lost property or have been unfairly treated. He has represented federal employees who were unfairly terminated due to whistle blowing activities before the MSPB as well as firefighters unfairly terminated due to union activities. Most recently he has represented several thousand college graduates with specialized training in air traffic control, through a proposed class action, who were illegally and improperly "purged" from a employment referral list by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Managing Partner	Curry, Pearson & Wooten, PLC		1995 - Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University	J.D.	Law School	1994
Arizona State University	MBA	Business	1994
University of Houston	BBA		1987

State / Court	Date
Colorado	1997
District of Columbia	2010
Arizona	1995

• District of Columbia Bar | Member | 2010 - Present
  Maricopa County Bar Association | Member | 2009 - Present
  Arizona Call A Teen (ACYR) | Board of Directors | 2007 - Present
  Colorado Bar Association | Member | 1997 - Present
  National Transportation Bar Association | Member | 1996 - Present
  Arizona Trial Lawyers Association | 1996 - Present
  University Aviation Association | Member | 1994 - Present
  State Bar of Arizona | Member | 1994 - Present
  American Association for Justice | 1994 - Present

• Super Lawyer | 2017- Present
  NADC Nations Top One Percent | 2016- Present
  America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators | 2014- Present
  America's Top 100 Attorneys- Lifetime Achievement Recipient | 2014- Present
  America's Top 100 Attorneys | 2013- Present
  Top 100 Trial Lawyers | National Trial Lawyers Association | 2012- Present
  Arizona's Finest Lawyers | Arizona's Finest Lawyers | 2010- Present
  Multi- Million Dollar and Million Dollar Advocates Forum | 2006- Present
  Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers | 2006- Present
  AV Preeminent 5.0 Peer Review Rated | 2006- Present
  Pedrick Scholar | Arizona State University | 1994
  Honors- Legal Writing and Research | Arizona State University | 1994
  Cum Laude Graduate | Arizona State University | 1994
  Summa Cum Laude Graduate- 4.0 | University of Houston | 1987

• Sample Reported Cases: Larue v. Brown, 693 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 18 (App. Div. I, August 19, 2014); Gilding v. Carr, 608 F.Supp.2d 1147 (D.Ariz., 2009); Mitchell v. City of Flagstaff, 2011 WL 5826014 (D.Ariz. 2011)

• Textbook | Foundations of Aviation Law | 2014
  CPW Legal Guides | Aviation Law: What You Really Need to Know | 2011
  International Symposium on Aviation Psychology | Air Traffic Control | 2011
  CPW Legal | Guides | When The FAA Investigates You | 2010
  Journal of Air Transportation Worldwide        Reviewer | 2010
  International Symposium on Aviation Psychology | Human Factors in Air Traffic Control | 2009
  Arizona Aviation Conference | Aviation Accidents | 2004
  Arizona Aviation Conference | Aviation Enforcment Actions | 2004
  The CRM Insight: The Aircrew Journal for Cockpit/Crew Resource Management. | Editorial Board | 1999

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