Mike Armitage is a partner at Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Admitted to practice in both California and Louisiana, Mike began his career practicing maritime transportation and commercial law, but has focused on personal injury and product liability cases since joining the firm in 2000. Mike’s work on asbestos-related cancer cases has resulted in some of the firm’s most notable verdicts. He serves as a liaison counsel on Bench-Bar Committees for both asbestos and complex litigation issues before the Los Angeles County Superior Court, and he is invited several times each year to serve as a co-chair or speaker at national and international conferences on asbestos and mass tort litigation. Mike earned his bachelor’s degree from Tulane University, where he graduated magna cum laude. He went on to graduate cum laude from Tulane Law School as well, where he was selected to the Order of The Coif, served as a member of the Moot Court Board, and participated as a senior fellow in the university’s legal research and writing program. Born in Surrey, England, Mike is a member of the American Association for Justice, Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles Board of Governors, Consumer Attorneys of California, and he is also a proctor member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States. Mike has been selected by his peers for inclusion on the list of The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 for 2025. He has also been recognized on the Thomson Reuters Southern California Super Lawyers® list in the Los Angeles Times for over 15 consecutive years from 2006 to 2025.
Bar Admissions
Education
Tulane University, J.D., cum laude, 1987
Tulane University, B.A., magna cum laude, with Honors in Political Science, 1984
Pro Bono & Community Service
Board of Trustees, Vistamar School, 2012-present
Professional Associations & Memberships
Honors & Awards
