Mike Golden
- Director of Advocacy and Lecturer
Mike Golden ’01, the Director of Texas Law’s Advocacy Program, teaches trial advocacy and civil procedure, and is the faculty sponsor of interscholastic mock trial and moot court programs. He practiced as a trial lawyer for 20 years in Austin while also serving as an adjunct professor at Texas Law. He began his private practice with Vinson & Elkins, then co-founded the law firm of Boulette Golden & Marin. Professor Golden has extensive experience in civil trials, appeals, mediation, arbitration, and administrative litigation.
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Mike Golden is a lecturer and the Director of Advocacy at the University of Texas School of Law. Professor Golden practiced as a trial lawyer for 20 years in Austin before joining the faculty full time in 2022.
He began his time in private practice with Vinson & Elkins, where he worked as an employment litigation associate before founding the law firm of Boulette & Golden, now known as Boulette Golden & Marin. He has extensive experience in civil trial and appeals, mediation, and arbitration, as well as litigating before administrative agencies. Professor Golden also served as an adjunct professor at Texas Law from 2004 to 2022 teaching courses such as Trial Advocacy Survey, ADR, and Advocacy Outside the Courtroom. He heads the John L. Hill Trial Advocacy Center; teaches courses in trial advocacy and Texas Civil Procedure; and serves as the faculty sponsor for Texas Law’s interscholastic mock trial and moot court programs, as well as the Board of Advocates.
Professor Golden received his A.B. from Georgetown University in 1998 and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 2001. While at Texas Law, he was a mock trial national champion, a Chancellor, a member of the Order of Barristers, and a member of the Texas Law Review.
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year-2024
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Book
The First Trial (Where Do I Sit? What Do I Say?) in a Nutshell, 4th Edition
Tracy W. McCormack, Mike Golden. The First Trial (Where Do I Sit? What Do I Say?) in a Nutshell, 4th Edition (West Academic, July 16, 2024). View online.
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Article
Ted Lasso for Trial Lawyers
Mike Golden. “Ted Lasso for Trial Lawyers.” In 74 American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Page 131 (Fall 2023). View online.
year-2023
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Other Activity
Panelist, "Technology to Consider for Your Upcoming Trial"
Mike Golden. “Panelist, "Technology to Consider for Your Upcoming Trial"” at Austin Bar Association Ultimate Trial Notebook (February 3, 2023). View online. -
Book
Texas Courts: A Survey, 10th Edition
Mike Golden. Texas Courts: A Survey, 10th Edition (Spring 2023).
year-2022
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Other Activity
Instructor, Advocacy in Immigration Matters
Mike Golden. “Instructor, Advocacy in Immigration Matters” at National Institute of Trial Advocacy (August 3, 2022). View online. -
Other Activity
Panelist, "COVID and Jury Trials (Live and Virtual)"
Mike Golden. “Panelist, "COVID and Jury Trials (Live and Virtual)"” at Austin Bar Association Bench Bar Conference (June 3, 2022).
spring 2026
- Advanced Advocacy: Jury Selection & Psychology
- Texas Civil Procedure: Survey