Michael David Weiss
| Michael David Weiss | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 7, 1966 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Died | October 2, 1999 (aged 31–32) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Michael "Mike" David Weiss (7 December 1966 – 2 October 1999) was an American lawyer. Born in Cleveland, he grew up in Houston. He began a class-action lawsuit against hospital syringe distributors in America, in the hope of protecting nurses from accidental syringe sticks; speculation exists that his efforts lead to his untimely, premature death. Chris Evans starred as Weiss in the film Puncture.
Michael Weiss was the son of Leon Weiss, a probate attorney at Reminger, and Marilou Rippner, owner of RC Search. Brother, Daniel Robert Weiss, is Partner and Licensed Texas Manager at McCann Global Investigations.
Weiss graduated from Bellaire High School in 1985, where he got to know Paul Danziger, who graduated the year before. They participated together in school debates, where Weiss was the team's captain. He was a national merit scholarship semi-finalist.
Weiss subsequently attended the University of Texas Law School. During his undergraduate years he also studied philosophy for two years at Harvard University and participated as an editor for the Texas Law Review, a student law journal. He graduated from the University of Texas in 1993, with a special honors in philosophy.
Following his graduation, Weiss clerked for Judge Edith Jones of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He also worked with two different law firms. He subsequently co-founded the firm Lawson, Weiss & Danziger, alongside his schoolfriend Paul Danziger. During that time, Weiss worked on different political causes and with various people such as Bruce Hotze and Councilman Rob Todd. He also represented a number of clients in commercial and employment law cases. Together with his associates, Weiss co-chaired two successful whistleblower cases.
Weiss also taught as an assistant professor at the University of Houston Law School and South Texas College of Law. He was a Senior Fellow of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Distinguished Fellow of the Texas Justice Foundation, and a member of the Houston City Club.
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