Michael James Crist
Florida Bar #731978
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Bar record
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- Admitted
- 20 May 200422 years in practice
- County / circuit
- Broward · 17 Circuit12,607 attorneys in this county
- City
- Fort Lauderdale, Broward County
- Position
- Partner/Shareholder
- Business phone
- (954) 416-2468
- Website
- —
- Law school
- Vanderbilt University Law School (1989)
Street addressFort Lauderdale, Broward County — full address available to signed-in users
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Discipline history
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Around the web
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Biography
Michael J. Crist is a partner in Victor, Shaw & McCue’s Fort Lauderdale office. His practice has included products-liability and mass-tort matters, representation of manufacturers and distributors, and complex commercial and insurance-defense lawsuits. The firm bio states that he graduated from Emory University in 1986 and Vanderbilt University Law School in 1989, and that he has served as national trial counsel and national discovery coordinating counsel for manufacturers and distributors.victorshawlaw.com
Practice focus, as described on the web
- Products liability and mass tortsvictorshawlaw.com
- Representation of manufacturers and distributorsvictorshawlaw.com
- Complex commercial litigationvictorshawlaw.com
- Insurance defensevictorshawlaw.com
- Defense of insurers and businessesvictorshawlaw.com
Education
- Emory University, Undergraduate degree; field not stated (1986)victorshawlaw.com
- Vanderbilt University Law School, Juris Doctor (1989)victorshawlaw.com
Also on record elsewhere
- Admitted: Licensed to practice law in Georgia and Florida.victorshawlaw.com
In the news
- Crane Owner Cleared to Shift Blame in Fatal Fort Lauderdale Collapse · 2025-06-12
Coverage of litigation arising from the 2024 Fort Lauderdale crane collapse identifies Michael Crist of Victor Shaw & McCue as counsel for Phoenix Rigging and Erecting and summarizes his argument concerning control of the crane.
Profiles elsewhere
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