Michelle Whitman - Revision history

MesotheliomaSupport: Fix Waters & Kraus name in schema-jsonld (remove LLP suffix for deploy spec match)

2026-05-20T21:47:32Z

Fix Waters & Kraus name in schema-jsonld (remove LLP suffix for deploy spec match)

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	{		{
	"@type": "Organization",		"@type": "Organization",
	"name": "Waters & Kraus ~~LLP~~",		"name": "Waters & Kraus",
	"url": "https://www.waterskraus.com/",		"url": "https://www.waterskraus.com/",
	"description": "Former employer — made partner before joining Danziger & De Llano LLP"		"description": "Former employer — made partner before joining Danziger & De Llano LLP"

MesotheliomaSupport: Add Waters & Kraus LLP to alumniOf in schema-jsonld

2026-05-20T21:46:57Z

Add Waters & Kraus LLP to alumniOf in schema-jsonld

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	"@type": "CollegeOrUniversity",		"@type": "CollegeOrUniversity",
	"name": "University of Miami School of Law"		"name": "University of Miami School of Law"
			},
			{
			"@type": "Organization",
			"name": "Waters & Kraus LLP",
			"url": "https://www.waterskraus.com/",
			"description": "Former employer — made partner before joining Danziger & De Llano LLP"
	}		}
	],		],

MesotheliomaSupport: Add State Bar of Texas identifier (24032914) to schema-jsonld

2026-05-20T21:46:02Z

Add State Bar of Texas identifier (24032914) to schema-jsonld

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	},		},
	"alumniOf": [		"alumniOf": [
	{"@type": "CollegeOrUniversity", "name": "Emory University"},		{
	{"@type": "CollegeOrUniversity", "name": "University of Miami School of Law"}		"@type": "CollegeOrUniversity",
			"name": "Emory University"
			},
			{
			"@type": "CollegeOrUniversity",
			"name": "University of Miami School of Law"
			}
	],		],
	"memberOf": [		"memberOf": [
	{"@type": "Organization", "name": "State Bar of Texas"},		{
	{"@type": "Organization", "name": "American Bar Association"},		"@type": "Organization",
	{"@type": "Organization", "name": "American Association for Justice"},		"name": "State Bar of Texas"
	{"@type": "Organization", "name": "Texas Trial Lawyers Association"}		},
			{
			"@type": "Organization",
			"name": "American Bar Association"
			},
			{
			"@type": "Organization",
			"name": "American Association for Justice"
			},
			{
			"@type": "Organization",
			"name": "Texas Trial Lawyers Association"
			}
	],		],
	"knowsAbout": [		"knowsAbout": [
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	"Personal injury trial procedure"		"Personal injury trial procedure"
	],		],
	"knowsLanguage": ["en", "es"],		"knowsLanguage": [
			"en",
			"es"
			],
	"award": [		"award": [
	"Super Lawyers Rising Stars — Texas (2007, 2008, 2010)"		"Super Lawyers Rising Stars — Texas (2007, 2008, 2010)"
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	"https://profiles.superlawyers.com/texas/houston/lawyer/michelle-whitman/5f83c17b-9b59-447b-a052-44f86b8a5823.html",		"https://profiles.superlawyers.com/texas/houston/lawyer/michelle-whitman/5f83c17b-9b59-447b-a052-44f86b8a5823.html",
	"https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-whitman-75729469/"		"https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-whitman-75729469/"
	]		],
			"identifier": {
			"@type": "PropertyValue",
			"name": "State Bar of Texas",
			"value": "24032914"
			}
	}		}
	}		}
	</schema-jsonld>		</schema-jsonld>

MesotheliomaSupport: Convert red wikilinks to external authoritative sources (Super Lawyers, Avvo, BBB, AAJ, TTLA, IMDb for Puncture, etc.)

2026-05-20T20:28:40Z

Convert red wikilinks to external authoritative sources (Super Lawyers, Avvo, BBB, AAJ, TTLA, IMDb for Puncture, etc.)

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	}}		}}

	'''Michelle Whitman''' is a Texas-licensed attorney with [[Danziger & De Llano LLP]], a Houston-based plaintiff law firm focused exclusively on [[mesothelioma]] and [[asbestos]]-related personal injury litigation. She has practiced in Texas since 2001 and joined Danziger & De Llano in 2012 after making partner at [[Waters & Kraus LLP]], one of the largest national plaintiff asbestos firms.		'''Michelle Whitman''' is a Texas-licensed attorney with [https://www.dandell.com/ Danziger & De Llano LLP], a Houston-based plaintiff law firm focused exclusively on [[mesothelioma]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos asbestos]-related personal injury litigation. She has practiced in Texas since 2001 and joined Danziger & De Llano in 2012 after making partner at [https://www.waterskraus.com/ Waters & Kraus LLP], one of the largest national plaintiff asbestos firms.

	Whitman serves as one of three named legal reviewers for WikiMesothelioma's legal-topic pages, alongside [[Rod De Llano]] and [[Paul Danziger]].		Whitman serves as one of three named legal reviewers for WikiMesothelioma's legal-topic pages, alongside [[Rod De Llano]] and [[Paul Danziger]].
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	== Practice Background ==		== Practice Background ==

	Whitman began her career at [[Waters & Kraus LLP]] in Dallas — one of the leading national plaintiff asbestos litigation firms — where she was named partner in 2008. She joined Danziger & De Llano LLP in Houston in 2012 and continues to focus her practice exclusively on asbestos-related personal injury and wrongful death cases.		Whitman began her career at [https://www.waterskraus.com/ Waters & Kraus LLP] in Dallas — one of the leading national plaintiff asbestos litigation firms — where she was named partner in 2008. She joined Danziger & De Llano LLP in Houston in 2012 and continues to focus her practice exclusively on asbestos-related personal injury and wrongful death cases.

	Her practice covers all phases of asbestos litigation, from pre-suit investigation and discovery through depositions, mediation, and trial. She has represented mesothelioma patients exposed in construction, shipbuilding, and power-plant industries.		Her practice covers all phases of asbestos litigation, from pre-suit investigation and discovery through depositions, mediation, and trial. She has represented mesothelioma patients exposed in construction, shipbuilding, and power-plant industries.
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	== Recognition ==		== Recognition ==

	* [[Super Lawyers]] — Texas Rising Stars (2007, 2008, 2010) — Products Liability		* [https://www.superlawyers.com/ Super Lawyers] — Texas Rising Stars (2007, 2008, 2010) — Products Liability

	== Memberships ==		== Memberships ==

	* [[American Bar Association]]		* [https://www.americanbar.org/ American Bar Association]
	* [[American Association for Justice]]		* [https://www.justice.org/ American Association for Justice]
	* [[Texas Trial Lawyers Association]]		* [https://ttla.com/ Texas Trial Lawyers Association]

	== External profiles ==		== External profiles ==

MesotheliomaSupport: Activate schema-jsonld parser tag — ProfilePage > Person schema active

2026-05-20T20:17:34Z

Activate schema-jsonld parser tag — ProfilePage > Person schema active

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	[[Category:Texas Attorneys]]		[[Category:Texas Attorneys]]

	<!-~~-SCHEMA_JSONLD~~		<schema-jsonld>
	{		{
	"@context": "https://schema.org",		"@context": "https://schema.org",
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	}		}
	}		}
	-->		</schema-jsonld>

MesotheliomaSupport: Initial deployment: Michelle Whitman legal reviewer bio with E-E-A-T schema (Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Waters & Kraus partnership history, sameAs)

2026-05-20T18:52:18Z

Initial deployment: Michelle Whitman legal reviewer bio with E-E-A-T schema (Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Waters & Kraus partnership history, sameAs)

New page

{{LegalReviewer
| name = Michelle Whitman
| credentials = JD
| role = Attorney
| firm = Danziger & De Llano LLP
| bar = State Bar of Texas
| bar_number = 24032914
| admitted = November 2, 2001
| last_reviewed = 2026-05-20
}}

'''Michelle Whitman''' is a Texas-licensed attorney with [[Danziger & De Llano LLP]], a Houston-based plaintiff law firm focused exclusively on [[mesothelioma]] and [[asbestos]]-related personal injury litigation. She has practiced in Texas since 2001 and joined Danziger & De Llano in 2012 after making partner at [[Waters & Kraus LLP]], one of the largest national plaintiff asbestos firms.

Whitman serves as one of three named legal reviewers for WikiMesothelioma's legal-topic pages, alongside [[Rod De Llano]] and [[Paul Danziger]].

== Education ==

* '''Emory University''' — B.A. (1998)
* '''University of Miami School of Law''' — J.D. (2001)

== Bar Admission ==

* State Bar of Texas, admitted November 2, 2001 — Bar No. 24032914 ([https://www.texasbar.com/attorneys/member.cfm verify])

== Practice Background ==

Whitman began her career at [[Waters & Kraus LLP]] in Dallas — one of the leading national plaintiff asbestos litigation firms — where she was named partner in 2008. She joined Danziger & De Llano LLP in Houston in 2012 and continues to focus her practice exclusively on asbestos-related personal injury and wrongful death cases.

Her practice covers all phases of asbestos litigation, from pre-suit investigation and discovery through depositions, mediation, and trial. She has represented mesothelioma patients exposed in construction, shipbuilding, and power-plant industries.

Whitman is bilingual in English and Spanish.

== Recognition ==

* [[Super Lawyers]] — Texas Rising Stars (2007, 2008, 2010) — Products Liability

== Memberships ==

* [[American Bar Association]]
* [[American Association for Justice]]
* [[Texas Trial Lawyers Association]]

== External profiles ==

Independent professional directories:

* [https://profiles.superlawyers.com/texas/houston/lawyer/michelle-whitman/5f83c17b-9b59-447b-a052-44f86b8a5823.html Super Lawyers profile]
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-whitman-75729469/ LinkedIn]

Firm publications:

* [https://dandell.com/lawyers/michelle-whitman/ Danziger & De Llano firm bio]

== Office ==

Danziger & De Llano LLP<br/>
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 1212<br/>
Houston, TX 77002<br/>
[tel:8554195113 (855) 419-5113]

== Disclosures ==

''Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any future matter. Michelle Whitman is a licensed attorney in the State of Texas only. Content on this site is for general informational purposes and is not legal advice. Communication through this site does not create an attorney-client relationship.''

[[Category:Legal Reviewers]]
[[Category:Danziger & De Llano]]
[[Category:Texas Attorneys]]