Awards & Affiliations

Best Lawyers list

Best Lawyers list

Michael Shickich has been selected to the Best Lawyers® list. Best Lawyers are awarded by objective peer nominations and peer reviews, and a selection process validated by courts and bar associations. Best Lawyers must demonstrate a continuing excellence in performance and ethics. Lawyers are not allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."

Mountain States Super Lawyers List

Michael Shickich has been selected to the most recent Mountain States Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers selects attorneys annually using a rigorous multiphase process that includes peer nomination and evaluations, and independent research. The Super Lawyers list is exclusive - it recognizes no more than five percent of each state's attorneys. An attorney cannot buy his/her way onto the Super Lawyers list.

Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Michael Shickich is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Membership is limited to attorneys who have acted as principal counsel in at least one case which resulted in a trial verdict (and final judgement), award or settlement in the amount of one million dollars or more.

Multi- Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Multi- Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Michael Shickich is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Membership is limited to attorneys who have acted as principal counsel in at least one case which resulted in trial verdict (and final judgement), award or settlement in the amount of two million dollars or more.

Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (WTLA)

Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (WTLA)

Michael Shickich was President of the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association (WTLA) in 2003 and 2004, and currently serves as a member of the board. The WTLA is a statewide legal organization dedicated to the protection of health and safety of Wyoming families, enhancement of consumer protections and improvement of the quality of legal representation. The WTLA also provides education for citizens through its "People's Law School" programs. Michael has conducted the People's Law School program at Casper College on a yearly basis since 2002. Additionally, has directed essential continuing legal education (CLE) for members of the WTLA. He was instrumental as co-chairman of the WTLA's Ski CLE in 2007 and chairman of the Ski CLE in 2008-2009.

American Association for Justice (AAJ) Affliate

American Association for Justice (AAJ) Affliate

Michael Shickich has been an active member and participant in the American Association for Justice (AAJ) since 1992. The AAJ provides services exclusive to Plaintiff's trial lawyers. These services include enhancement of trial techniques and strategies designed to make a cutting edge difference at trial or in the presentation of client's cases.

Martindale-Hubble® Peer Review Ratings™

Martindale-Hubble® Peer Review Ratings™

The Martindale-Hubble® Peer Review Ratings™ cannot be purchased. The ratings are generated by the lawyer's peers - other members of the bar and judiciary - throughout the United States. The rating helps buyers of legal services identify, evaluate and select the most appropriate lawyer for a specific task at hand.

Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College

Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College

College: Michael Shickich is a 2009 graduate of Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College. The Trial Lawyers College is a three week intensive course designed to enhance an attorney's trial skills. The Trial Lawyers College was founded by preeminent attorney, Gerry Spence, to assist trial lawyers. Acceptance into the program is entirely selective and lawyers are chosen strictly by their litigation skills.

Faculty: The Trial Lawyers College faculty consists of top trial lawyers from across the nation. Based on his outstanding performance and participation in the Trial Lawyers College program, Michael Shickich was invited and has been a faculty member.