Michael B. Hewes
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Practice Areas
Michael is an experienced litigator who practices in the firm’s Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare Group. He has spent the majority of his career defending clients in the pharmaceutical, medical device and biologics industry. Michael also served as a JAG Officer in the Army National Guard where he presided as a judicial advisor.
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- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Civic Involvement
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 2000
- U.S. District Courts
- Mississippi: Northern, Southern
- New York: Eastern (pro hac vice)
- District of New Jersey: - (pro hac vice)
- California: Central (pro hac vice)
- Illinois: Northern (pro hac vice)
- Florida: Middle (pro hac vice)
- Texas: Northern (pro hac vice)
- West Virginia: Southern (pro hac vice)
- Pennsylvania: Eastern (pro hac vice)
- District of Minnesota: - (pro hac vice)
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- State Court Pro Hac Vice Admissions:
- California
- Florida
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Texas
Civic Involvement
- Trinity United Methodist Church, Gulfport
- Staff Parish Council
- Gulf Coast Writer's Association
- University of Southern Mississippi Foundation Board
- Gulfport Century Club
- Gulfport Youth Sports Association
- Baseball Coach
- Gulfport Yacht Club
Distinctions
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- AV®– Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, 2014-2017
- Super Lawyers®
- Mid-South Super Lawyers, Personal Injury – Products: Defense, 2012-2017
- Mid-South Rising Stars, 2008-2009
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, 2016-2019
- Mississippi Army National Guard
- Lieutenant Colonel (MS), Retired
- Judge Advocate General
- Graduate, Leadership Mississippi
- Graduate, Leadership Pine Belt
Education & Honors
- University of Mississippi, J.D., cum laude, 2000
- Mississippi Cases Editor, Mississippi Law Journal
- Appellate Competition Chair, Moot Court Board
- University of Southern Mississippi, B.S., Business Administration, 1992
Experience
- Mr. Hewes has tried, or assisted in the trial of, numerous jury trials. His recent experience includes:
- In Re Tylenol (Acetaminophen) Marketing, Sales Practices, and Product Liability Litigation (E.D. P.A) (2016).
- Regina Jackson v. Johnson & Johnson et al., New Jersey trial involving Tylenol and liver injury (2015).
- Hutto v. McNeil, et al., Louisiana trial involving acetaminophen overdose (2010).
- Thomas Gaines v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., California trial involving Children’s Motrin and Stevens-Johnson syndrome (2010).
- Karen Robinson v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., Illinois trial involving Children’s Motrin and Stevens-Johnson syndrome (2009).
- Stephanie Zundel v Johnson & Johnson, et al., New Jersey trial involving Children’s Motrin and Stevens-Johnson syndrome (2009).
- Sabrina Brierton Johnson v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., California trial involving first product liability case in connection with Children’s Motrin and Stevens-Johnson syndrome (2008).
- Cona v. Merck & Co., Inc.; New Jersey trial involving Vioxx (2006). More...
- John McDarby v. Merck & Co., Inc.; New Jersey trial involving Vioxx (2006).
- Albright v. Merck & Co., Inc.; Alabama trial involving Vioxx (2006).
- Humeston v. Merck & Co., Inc.; New Jersey trial involving Vioxx (2005).
In the News
- 106 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- 147 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers®, 18 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- CVN Top 10 Defense Verdicts of 2015 - CVN.com
- 102 Butler Snow Attorneys List in 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- J&J Jury Finds No Tylenol Design Defect, Spokesman Says - Bloomberg Business
- Butler Snow Attorney Michael B. Hewes to Speak at Knowledge Congress' Live Webcast
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Author, Watermark (novel), Samntoff Press, 2016.
- Presenter, Successfully Defending the Corporate Deposition; Concrete Examples of How to Prepare Witnesses for Reptile Questions, ACI Drug and Device Conference, 2015.
- Presenter, FDA Strategic Priorities 2014-2018, Knowledge Congress webcast, 2015.
- Author, "Cutting the Head Off the Snake: Blunting the Effect of the Reptile Approach During Corporate Depositions", Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 8 No. 1, 5-17, March 2015.
- Author, "Medicare Secondary Payer Act Private Cause of Action: Legitimate Threat, Plaintiffs’ Bluff, or Somewhere in Between?," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 6 No. 2, 9-13, May 2013.
- Author, "Update: Implementation of the Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement ACT of 2007," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 4 No. 4, pg. 15, November 2011.
- Author, "Not Just for Adults Anymore," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 3 No. 3, 8-11, August 2010.
- Co-Author, "Preparing Your Sales Force: Keeping Legal Issues in Mind from Training to Trial Part II," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 2 No. 3, 8-12, July 2009.
- Author, "Preparing Your Sales Force: Keeping Legal Issues in Mind from Training to Trial Part I," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 2 No. 2, 14-19, April 2009. More...
- Author, "Medicare Second Payer Act," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 1 No. 1, 12-17, January 2008.