
Attorney Profile: Michael Volk, J.D.
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michael@vpclaw.com
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EDUCATION
Preparatory Education: University of Texas - El
Paso, B.A. with honors 1974.
Legal Education: University of Houston Bates
College of Law, J.D. 1977.
Research & Teaching Assistant in Law and
Medicine, University of Houston, Bates College
of Law, 1976-1977.
Admitted to: Texas Bar, 1977; United States
Supreme Court, 1981; United States District
Court for the Western District of Texas 1978;
5th Circuit of Appeals, 10th Circuit Court of
Appeals;
SPEAKER
1. Proving Damages in
In-Utero Fetal Death Cases. November 7, 2002,
sponsored by Texas Tech University Law School & St.
Mary’s University School of Law.
2. Lessons I’ve Learned in
Medical Malpractices Cases. March 14, 2002,
sponsored by the State Bar of Texas, Texas Bar CLE.
3. Pediatric Malpractice: Issues and Recurring Cases.
November 15, 2001, sponsored by Texas Tech University
Law School & St. Mary’s University School of Law.
4. Obstetric & Neonatal Malpractice Cases. March
2, 2001, sponsored by the University of Texas School of
Law & the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas.
5. Hospital Acquired Infection. November 2, 2000,
sponsored by Texas Tech University Law School & St.
Mary’s University School of Law.
6. Vacuum Extraction Deliveries: How Safe Are They?
April 8, 1999, sponsored by Texas Tech University Law
School & St. Mary’s University School of Law
7. Epidemic of Group B Strep in the Newborn:
Negligent Diagnosis and Treatment. April 2, 1998,
sponsored by Texas Tech University Law School & St.
Mary’s University School of Law.
8. Pediatric Ethics. August 8, 1997, 8th
Annual Pediatric Symposium, sponsored by Providence
Memorial Hospital, El Paso, Texas.
9. Compromised Immune Systems. April 4, 1997,
sponsored by Texas Tech University Law School & St.
Mary’s University School of Law.
10. Placental Pathology. April 11, 1996,
sponsored by Texas Tech University Law School & St.
Mary’s University School of Law.
11. Negligent Interpretation of Mammograms and Life
Expectancy. April 6, 1995, sponsored by Texas Tech
University Law School and St. Mary's University School
of Law.
12. Liability for Shoulder Dystocia. April 15,
1994, sponsored by Texas Tech University Law School and
St. Mary's University School of Law.
13. Initial Care and Resuscitation of the Newborn.
April 15, 1993, sponsored by Texas Tech University
Law School and St. Mary's University School of Law.
14. Intensive Care Nursery Malpractice. April 10,
1992, sponsored by Texas Tech University Law School and
St. Mary's University School of Law.
15. Obstetrical and Neonatal Malpractice with
Emphasis on Fetal Outcome. Medical Malpractice for
Lawyers and Legal Assistants, State Bar of Texas, May
20, 1989.
16. Federal Tort Claims Act. 1988, Belli Seminar,
Kansas City, Missouri.
17. Pitfalls in the Federal Tort Claims Act.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, March 1988.
18. Products Liability: DPT Vaccine. American
College of Legal Medicine Annual Meeting, May 1985.
19. Medical Malpractice Claims Against the United
States. American College of Legal Medicine Annual
Meeting, May 1984.
AUTHOR
TEXTBOOKS
1. John Wiley and
Sons, Inc., Obstetric and Neonatal Malpractice:
Legal and Medical Handbook, 2nd Edition
April 1996.
2.
Shepards/McGraw Hill Textbook Medical Malpractice:
Handling Obstetric and Neonatal Cases, 1st
Edition April 1986.
3. Chapter 9 "Pediatric Emergencies" and Chapter 10
"Obstetrical Emergencies" in Emergency Medicine
Malpractice, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1994.
4. Contributor: Risk Management Techniques in
Perinatal and Neonatal Practice, Futura Publishing
Co., Inc., 1996.
ARTICLES
1. Comment, “Award of Attorneys Fees in Divorce
Litigation in Texas”, 13 Houston Law Review, 1016, 1977.
2. “Cross-examination of the Medical Expert," Trial
Magazine, May 1980.
3. “Avoiding Frivolous Malpractice Suits”, American
Medical News, November 28, 1980.
4. “Processing and Negotiating the Military Medical
Malpractice Claim”, Trial Magazine, June 1982.
5. “What's Wrong With the Feres Doctrine”, Texas Trial
Lawyers Forum, April-June 1983, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp.
15-17.
6. “Computerized Medical Research”, The Trial Practice
Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 3-4, December 1986.
7. “Damages in Texas IUFD Cases”, Texas Lawyer, Vol. 18,
No. 41, p. 27, December 9, 2002.
Associate Editor, El Paso Trial Lawyers Review,
1974-1980.
MEMBER
Associate-In-Law, American
College of Legal Medicine, Convocation Committee,
1984-1985, Education Committee, 1984-1985
Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates
El Paso Bar Association
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Texas Medical Malpractice & Health Law
Committee, 1985
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
ATLA International Law & Treaties Committee, 1980-1982
Grievance Committee, 2004 - 2007, 2008 - 2011
American Board of Trial Advocates
Trustee, Melvin Belli Society
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