Michael Mueller

Background

About Michael Mueller

I have over 36 years of experience with class actions, multi-district (MDL) and other complex cases, including wage-hour class actions, consumer products class actions, racketeering (RICO), and labor disputes with unions and employee groups. I have been lead counsel in over 80 class actions in a variety of industries and covering a wide range of legal issues. I have tried more class actions and representative actions to verdict than perhaps any other attorney in the country, including the defense of nine private class actions, a Secretary of Labor enforcement action against the largest lead-acid battery manufacturer in the U.S.(which the district court said was probably the largest FLSA trial in history), and a Secretary of Labor enforcement action against a Fortune 100 food manufacturer. The majority of these cases resulted in zero recoveries for the plaintiffs. I focus on clients that create and sell goods and services. I help my clients to avoid litigation and, if they are sued, to successfully navigate pretrial proceedings, trials and appeals. I have spent 215 trial days in court. In many other cases, my litigation teams have successfully avoided trial by defeating class treatment or winning dismissal on the pleadings or on summary judgment. I have earned multiple awards for my aggressive, innovative and successful track record, including The American Lawyer’s August 2015 “Litigator of the Week,” The National Law Journal’s 2016 “Litigation Trailblazer” and Law 360’s 2016 “Class Action MVP.” I have a Martindale-Hubbell preeminent A.V. rating (5.0 out of 5.0), and an AVVO rating of 10.0 out of 10.0 In every matter, I develop a strategy that is tailored to the client’s business needs, offering various AFAs (alternative fee arrangements) to suit the overall matter or project. My long-term knowledge of a client’s business and litigation leads to proactive strategies, efficiency, and client satisfaction; for example, I represented one Fortune 100 company on its class actions for 19 years. More details on my web site: