Arturo G. Michel joined the firm of Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P. in 1986, and became a partner in 1994. He specialized in representation of government entities with an emphasis on educational institutions. The son of Mexican immigrants, and a native of Kankakee, Illinois, near Chicago, he graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University in 1981, and with a Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Michigan in 1986. In 1981 and 1982, Arturo worked in San Antonio for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund in the voting rights area.
Arturo and his wife, Renee, have three children, and have resided in the Woodland Heights for 11 years. Arturo currently serves on the Board of Directors of Family Services of Greater Houston, a social service organization that is celebrating its 100th year anniversary, and also serves on the Board of Directors of the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, Inc. Arturo is a past President of the Hispanic Bar Association.
