Michael T. Miller
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Michael Miller is a lead trial attorney and shareholder in Smith Haughey’s Ann Arbor office, where he serves as managing partner. He has been in practice for nearly 20 years and has extensively represented and vigorously defended hospitals, doctors, nurses, and numerous other health care providers in medical malpractice claims and litigation.

His clients have included major academic medical centers, regional medical centers, and individual healthcare providers of nearly every specialty and their practices.

Before joining Smith Haughey, Michael represented clients in a variety of litigation matters, especially medical malpractice, for a mid-sized firm in his home state of South Carolina. There he gained substantial experience in all phases of litigation, including facilitations, hearings, and trials, as well as multiple appeals in the state appellate courts.

Michael earned his bachelor’s degree from Clemson University and his Juris Doctor from Vermont Law School.

In his free time, Michael enjoys exploring all that Ann Arbor has to offer as well as spending time with his family, gardening, cooking, and traveling.

Experience

Clerk and Researcher at Wukela Law Firm, 2005

Summer Law Clerk at Southern Environmental Law Center, 2006

Attorney at Wukela Law Firm, 2007 – 2014

Admitted

State Bar of Michigan, 2014

U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2010

U.S. District Court, 2008

State Bar of South Carolina, 2007

Education

Vermont Law School (J.D., with honors cum laude, 2007)

Clemson University (B.A., 2004)

Accolades

2009 Silent Footprinter – South Carolina Sierra Club

2009 Heat Is On Award – Horry Environmental Action Team

Affiliations

American Society of Health Care Risk Management, Member

Michigan Society of Health Care Risk Management, Member & Government Affairs Committee Member

Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, Chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

State Bar of Michigan, Member

State Bar of South Carolina, Member

Washtenaw County Bar Association, Member

Slow Food USA, Former Founding Board Member & Treasurer of the Pee Dee Chapter

Pee Dee Community Supported Agriculture, Former Founding Board Member & Treasurer

Responsible Economic Development, Former Board Member & Treasurer