Mike McConnell is a civil trial and appellate lawyer with more than twenty years of courtroom experience. He is a founding shareholder of McConnell Siderius Fleischner Houghtaling & Craigmile, LLC. In October 2000 Mr. McConnell was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers, the most selective organization of trial lawyers in North America. He has been selected for ten years by his peers as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" a preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the United States.

Mr. McConnell handles a broad spectrum of complex civil cases at both the trial and appellate levels. He has defended some of Colorado's top lawyers and law firms in legal malpractice cases and has represented hospitals and physicians throughout the State of Colorado in medical malpractice cases. From 1980 until 2001 Mr. McConnell practiced with Long & Jaudon, PC.

In the early 1980's Mr. McConnell successfully defended John Hinckley's psychiatrist in the lawsuit arising from the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. He was instrumental in a landmark oil and gas case representing the Southern Ute Tribe and he has argued numerous appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, the Colorado Supreme Court and the Colorado Court of Appeals.

A graduate of the University of Denver School of Law and a member of numerous professional organizations, Mr. McConnell lectures frequently to lawyers, health care professionals and insurance professionals. In his role as a teacher he shares understanding and expertise in legal ethics, trial tactics and motion practice, legal malpractice prevention, and various health care law issues. Mr. McConnell is the author of the January 2002 Colorado Lawyer article, "Proximate Causation in Colorado Legal Malpractice Litigation."

Mr. McConnell performs pro bono services for Sungate, which helps child abuse victims through the aftermath of abuse.