Michael Hanna

Meet Michael Hanna

Trial lawyer. Class action litigator. A familiar name in courtrooms and headlines across the country.

When the best plaintiff lawyers gather at the Midwest Trial Lawyers Summit, they bring decades of hard-won courtroom experience with them. Michael Hanna is exactly that kind of advocate: a trial lawyer at Morgan & Morgan and Managing Partner of the firm's Michigan office, with a practice built on results for thousands of clients nationwide.

A Practice Built on Trial Work

Michael is a personal injury and class action employment attorney whose work spans both state and federal court. His practice focuses on the prosecution of:

• Personal injury and wrongful death claims
• Truck accident litigation
• Wage and hour collective actions
• Wrongful termination claims

It's the kind of high-stakes, courtroom-forward work that defines the conversations happening among our 2026 speaker lineup, where strategy, preparation, and trial execution take center stage.

A Track Record in the National Spotlight

Michael has served as lead counsel on numerous high-profile cases, many of which have drawn national media attention. His matters have been covered by The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, MSNBC, ABC Action News, Fox News, Bloomberg Law, Law360, CBS News, AOL News, The Huffington Post, The Washington Times, The Detroit Free Press, The Detroit News, The Miami New Times, The Orlando Sentinel, The Associated Press, and many other national and local outlets.

Notably, his prior representations include serving as lead counsel for world-renowned trial lawyer Geoffrey Fieger. It's a lineage shared by other voices at the Summit, including co-host Jonathan R. Marko, who also began his career within the Fieger firm before founding Marko Law.

Recognition From the Profession

Michael's peers and the legal industry have consistently recognized his work:

• 2025 ALM National Law Journal Elite Trial Lawyer Award recipient
• Selected for The Best Lawyers in America (2021, 2022, and 2023 editions)
• Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star (2017 to 2018)
• Michigan Super Lawyers Rising Star (2019 to 2024)
• Michigan Super Lawyers (2025), an honor reserved for less than 2.5% of lawyers in the state
• 2015 ADC Pro Bono Attorney of the Year

Published Decisions

Michael's litigation has produced a substantial body of published opinions across multiple jurisdictions:

• Zarza v. Bd. of Regents of U. of Michigan, 2023 WL 3270899 (6th Cir. May 5, 2023)
• Guy v. Absopure Water Co., LLC, 2024 WL 1342626 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 29, 2024)
• Khan v. U.S., 2024 WL 4248875, at *1 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 20, 2024)
• Alzid v. BCBS, 671 F. Supp. 3d 786 (E.D. Mich. 2023)
• Dozier v. DBI Servs., LLC, 2021 WL 6061742 (M.D. Fla. Dec. 22, 2021)
• Gales v. California Dep't of Corr. & Rehab. Ventura Youth Corr. Facility, 2021 WL 342571 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 28, 2021)
• Walter v. Oakland Community College, 2020 WL 6499833 (E.D. Mich. Nov. 5, 2020)
• Bruce v. Sana Health, Inc., 504 F. Supp. 3d 653 (E.D. Mich. 2020)
• Mingo v. Fed Cmty., 2020 WL 5258481 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 3, 2020)
• Daoust v. Maru Rest., LLC, 2019 WL 2866490 (E.D. Mich. July 3, 2019)
• Leverett v. Primestar Painting, Inc. et al., 2018 WL 3013660 (E.D. Mich. June 14, 2018)
• Kutzback v. LMS Intellibound, LLC, 301 F. Supp. 3d 807 (W.D. Tenn. 2018)
• Adams v. Gilead Group, LLC, 280 F. Supp. 3d 1358 (M.D. Fla. 2017)
• Simmons v. Mathis Tire & Auto Service, Inc., 2015 WL 5008220 (W.D. Tenn. Aug. 20, 2015)
• Burdette v. Panola County, 83 F. Supp. 3d 705 (N.D. Miss. 2015)
• Shadeh v. Glenn Buick-GMC Trucks, LLC, 2014 WL 6909049 (E.D. Ky. Dec. 9, 2014)
• Kidd v. Mathis Tire & Auto Service, Inc., 2014 WL 4923004 (W.D. Tenn. Sept. 18, 2014)
• Benhassine v. Star Taxi, Inc., 2013 WL 3070871 (M.D. Fla. 2013)

Join Us in Detroit

Michael Hanna's career is a reminder of what this event is all about: sharpening the craft, learning from those at the very top, and building the relationships that win cases. Connect with attorneys like him at The Westin Book Cadillac this June.

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