Mike Ayers focuses his practice primarily in complex liability defense, including insurance coverage, construction defect, Carmack Amendment and large property loss subrogation. He also handles products liability, contract claims and personal injury matters.
Mr. Ayers is involved in all phases of litigation, including pre-trial work, conducting depositions, discovery and dispositive motions, and attending hearings, mediations, arbitration and settlement negotiations.
Clients he has represented have included The Viking Corporation; Wendy's International, Inc.; FDIC; Archicon L.C.; Hartford Insurance Company; Nationwide Insurance Company; AIG; Safeco Insurance Company; Chubb Insurance Company; USAA; Scottsdale Insurance Company; State Farm Insurance; Dallas National Insurance Company; and Capital Insurance Company. Representative Cases Mr. Ayers has actively handled cases in more than 24 states, involving products liability, construction defect, fire investigation, contract disputes and the Carmack Amendment. He has engaged in site inspections, expert testing, hearings, mediations, arbitrations and depositions of both fact and expert witnesses.
Most notably, Mr. Ayers exceeded the anticipated result in cases handled in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Maine, Nevada and Utah.
Professional Background
Mr. Ayers joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in November 2008. Previously he was a senior associate at Bauman Loewe Witt & Maxwell, PLLC, in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was for three years an associate at Butler Pappas Weihmuller Katz Craig, LLP, in Tampa, Florida.
During law school, Mr. Ayers was the Special Events Coordinator for the Civil Comparative Law Society and a member of the Phi Alpha Delta Law fraternity.
He spent a summer studying at the University of College London.
Professional Affiliations
· Maricopa County Bar Association
Honors & Awards
· Recipient of an American Indian Graduate Center Scholarship (2000-2003)
Representative Matters
Winning a motion for summary judgment in Nevada, successfully recovering his client's full contract damages, attorneys' fees, costs and late fee; the court included prejudgment interest on the contract damages, attorneys' fees and costs.
A successful jury and bench trial, where he assisted in reaching a defense verdict and recovering the full amount on a mechanic's lien claim.
