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By Natalie Posgate
Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook
(January 3) – Prominent trial lawyer Michael Schmidt passed away early Thursday morning in his luxury Uptown Dallas apartment building after starting a shootout with Dallas police.
It occurred after police were summoned to the Glass House by Windsor building when Schmidt reported a break-in to an apartment employee. When police arrived, Schmidt barricaded himself in a hallway near the lobby and opened fire at the officers, forcing them to return fire and kill him, the Dallas Morning News reported.
The 47-year-old’s life ended after a very successful year in his legal career. In February 2013, Schmidt secured a $10.5 million jury verdict for the family of 23-year-old Kasey McKenzie, who was killed in 2011 by a monster truck driver in front of the Spearmint Rhino Gentleman’s Club.
Schmidt told The Texas Lawbook in a previous interview that the win was the largest jury verdict of his career as lead counsel in a case.
The Dallas Morning News has the full story here.
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