Attorneys
Fleming, Michael M.

Practices & Industries

Michael M. Fleming

Shareholder | Seattle | 206.223.7149 | flemingm@lanepowell.com

Areas of Practice

Mick Fleming is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Real Estate Litigation Practice Group and is a member of the Corporate Finance and Securities department. He focuses his practice on complex dispute resolution and also handles a number of business mergers and acquisitions. Mick has also worked on a number of complex real estate finance transactions.

Professional Experience

  • King County Stadium Advisory Board Member (1988-1990)
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1983-1985)

Admitted to Practice

  • Washington
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Washinton
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • District of Columbia

Academics

  • University of California, Hastings College of Law (J.D., 1975)
  • University of Washington (B.A., cum laude, 1971)

Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships

  • Corporate Finance and Securities
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Restaurant and Hospitality

Representative Matters and Clients

  • Shoen v. Amerco, Inc., arbitration, Reno, Nevada
    • Represented shareholder in successful enforcement of registration rights agreement taking public the parent company of U-Haul Truck Rental Company
  • Zeta Music Systems Inc. v. Gibson Guitar Co., Arbitration, San Francisco, CA
    • Federal court enforcement action, represented Zeta in an action to recind merger agreement and recover damages in excess of $1 million for breach of fiduciary duty.
  • Gerry Sportswear Co. v. Amerex USA Inc, Arbitration, New York City
    • Represented former owner of sportswear company in an action for breach of the acquisition and employment agreements by Amerex USA Inc, collecting in excess of $2 million in damages and fees.
  • Labor Ready Inc., Initial Public Offering
    • Represented Van Kasper Securities, the lead underwriter in this $34 million initial public offering of Labor Ready stock and the listing on NASDAQ’s National Market System.
  • Amerco, Inc., Follow on offering
    • Represented the selling shareholder in this registration and sale of $10 million of his Amerco stock.

Professional and Community Activities

  • Board of Directors, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Washington
  • Board of Directors, Seattle Children’s Museum
  • Board of Directors, Big Brothers Big Sisters of King and Pierce Counties
  • Labor Ready Inc., Initial Public Offering
  • American Bar Association
  • Washington State Bar Association
  • King County Bar Association
  • District of Columbia Bar
  • Washington State Trial Lawyers Association
  • Senior Congressional Officer