Michelle Domingue is a member of the firm’s Insurance Recovery & Advisory team.

Michelle advises corporate policyholders on complex insurance recovery and coverage disputes, including environmental liabilities, product-related claims and mass tort exposures.

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He previously served as a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, litigating environmental tort matters in federal court. Before joining Pillsbury, he practiced at an Am Law 100 firm in Houston, representing clients in products liability, mass tort and fiduciary litigation, as well as complex commercial disputes arising from catastrophic injuries and industrial incidents.

Representative Experience

  • Litigated Federal Tort Claims Act suits arising from water contamination and toxic substance exposure (including PFAS), with damages claims totaling billions of dollars.
  • Advised federal agencies on administrative claims related to personal injuries and property damage attributed to hazardous materials exposure following a train derailment.
  • Represented multinational energy clients in long-tail liability matters in California, Pennsylvania and Texas.

Professional Highlights

  • Member, The Order of Barristers
  • D.C. Bar Delegate (Under 36), American Bar Association House of Delegates
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Oil & Gas Law

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  • Dean Donald R. Moore Tulane Crest Award for Servant Leadership and Exceptional Character
  • Dartmouth Lawyers Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • LGBT+ Bar Association
  • Washington Bar Association

Education

  • J.D., Tulane University Law School, 2022

    M.A., Tulane University, 2019

    B.A., Dartmouth College, 2012

Admissions

  • District of Columbia

    Texas

Courts

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk, Judge Dee D. Drell, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

    Judicial Extern, Judge James L. Dennis, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Languages

  • French

    Portuguese