Michael A. Graham has handled civil litigation in both federal and California courts. His primary focus has concerned complex toxic tort litigation, including asbestos and breast implant litigation, for Fortune 500 corporations. Moreover, he has also represented several international pharmaceutical corporations in general product liability litigation.

Mr. Graham has started several jury trials as first-chair and tried three of those jury trials to verdict. In addition, Mr. Graham has argued numerous appeals before the California First District, Second District, and Third District Appellate Circuits, as well as the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal. 

In addition to his experience with toxic tort and products liability litigation, he has extensive experience in defending employment/labor cases. He has counseled private and public employers in matters involving employment litigation and provided general labor and employment law advice. Additionally, Mr. Graham has tried employment discrimination cases in state court, federal court, and various administrative proceedings. He has also conducted on-site sexual harassment investigations and provided sexual harassment training to supervisors and non-supervisory employees. 

Mr. Graham is proficient in the German language.

Admissions

• State Bar Admissions
  • California
• United States District Courts
  • United States District Court for the Central District of California
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of California
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of California
• United States Courts of Appeals
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Associations

• Board of Directors, The Trevor Project
• Board of Directors, Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles
• Board of Directors, Blue 13 Dance Company

Education

Georgetown University Law Center

Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1995

Georgetown University

B.S.F.S, Foreign Service, 1991