LAWYER PROFILE
Michael Oldham

Michael Oldham

USA 2026

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About

Provided by Reynolds Frizzell LLP

Practice Areas

-Litigation

-General Commercial Litigation

-Oil & Gas Litigation

Career

Plaintiffs and defendants rely on Mike Oldham’s exceptional ability to explain complicated issues and persuasively tell his clients’ stories to a jury. An industry generalist by choice, Mike has an impressive track record of successfully handling high stakes and contingency fee cases for companies, private equity groups, and entrepreneurs. His clients have included Conoco Phillips, DCP Midstream, ExxonMobil, Texas Children’s Hospital, Magellan, Bessemer Trust, NewQuest Properties, and Avera Companies. Mike’s private equity clients have included The Sterling Group, The Stephens Group, Luxor Capital, and portfolio companies of Quantum Energy Partners, One Stone Energy Partners, Clearlake Capital Group, Riverstone, First Reserve and Cerberus.

Mike is known for his relentless determination and ability to get up to speed quickly. In one particularly noteworthy case, he was hired by a major energy company to try an oil and gas accounting case that had been pending for years. After trying the case to a jury, Mike won all the claims in the client’s favor and so impressed both sides of the dispute that both the plaintiff and the defendant hired Mike to represent them in other major disputes the following year.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: General Commercial - Texas: Houston & Surrounds

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial
Michael Oldham is recognized for his expert representation of businesses in a wide array of disputes.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Michael is an outstanding attorney. He is a great litigator and a trusted counselor. Our firm would trust him to manage any issues in any context.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • Michael is very well respected by judges and other lawyers. He is very talented but also very personable. He is experienced, displays good judgment and writes really well. Michael does a great job in the courtroom and is able to understand all different types of industries.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • Michael is an outstanding lawyer and strategist. He has a great demeanor and knows how to get results.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • Michael is amazing and I cannot recommend him highly enough. He is kind, caring and smart. He knows the law cold, but also knows what facts are important and relevant.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA

Ranked Individuals at Reynolds Frizzell LLP (5)

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Texas: Houston & Surrounds

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