Michael Heidler

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Mike Heidler is an accomplished appellate litigator who regularly appears in the Fifth Circuit, Texas appellate courts, and federal and state trial courts in Texas. Mike’s Fifth Circuit work includes arguing and winning a $14 billion, bet-the-company DMCA and Copyright Act appeal for Petrolink Services, Inc. in 2020. In 2017, Mike argued and won a Fifth Circuit appeal under the Endangered Species Act, obtaining reversal of an injunction that had shut down the business of Mike’s client. Mike clerked for Judge Priscilla Owen on the Fifth Circuit from 2007-2008.

Mike has appeared in over 20 Texas Supreme Court cases, including Anadarko’s insurance-coverage appeal from the Deepwater Horizon incident and the case that determined the proper method for calculating royalties in CO2 tertiary recovery operations. In 2021, Mike argued and won an important Texas Supreme Court appeal for Kinder Morgan under the Texas Citizens Participation Act.

Mike has served as appellate counsel in the trial court in many cases. He has experience drafting jury charges, managing error preservation, delivering oral argument, and preparing motions and briefs. Mike regularly gives CLE presentations on error preservation.

Mike has earned recognition by multiple publications, including Chambers USA, where one reviewer said “he’s very impressive, well prepared and professional” (2021).

Career

Admitted to practice - Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; and U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas

Personal

Yale Law School, J.D., 2007 (Editor, The Yale Law Journal; Chair of the Pocket Part Committee; Managing Editor, Yale Law & Policy Review)

The University of Texas, B.B.A., 2000 (First in class)