Since 1972, Michael Pulaski has been involved in the trial of major products liability lawsuits on behalf of manufacturers.  The majority of this litigation has been in the automotive and recreational equipment fields and he is frequently retained on a statewide and national basis.  He has successfully defended product manufacturers in refinery and oil well explosion cases.  He has served as national trial counsel for Ford Motor Company.  He is also engaged in an environmental practice.  In this capacity, he has been involved in numerous class actions alleging toxic tort exposures and has assisted in promulgating national and state environmental regulations.

Mr. Pulaski formerly served on the faculty of the Hastings College of Law, Center for Trial and Appellate Advocacy, and the Wex S. Malone American Inns of Court.  He was also a CLE Instructor for the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.  Mr. Pulaski is also a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel and was recently elected to the American Board of Trial Attorneys.  In addition to his professional experience, he is an avid boater holding various certificates and licenses.

Education

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, 1968.

J.D., Louisiana State University, 1971.

M.S., Nuclear Engineering, Louisiana State University , 1972

Admitted

Louisiana

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States Supreme Court

Texas

Memberships

Louisiana State Bar Association

State Bar of Texas

District of Columbia Bar Association

Fifth Circuit Bar Association

American Bar Association

Federal Bar Association

New Orleans Bar Association

Charter Fellow of the Louisiana Bar Foundation