Michael Steven McCann, Jr. was born and raised in Edinburg, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas-Pan American with B.A. degrees, cum laude, in Political Science and Psychology, followed by a J.D. degree in 2016 from St. Mary’s University School of Law.
During his law school years, Michael served as a staff writer and later as Associate Editor for The Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Race and Social Justice. He had the privilege of having his student comment, No un Jurado De Mis Pares: Juror Exclusion of Limited English Proficient Speakers, published by the Journal in the spring 2016 edition.
Michael started his career working in defense litigation, handling cases involving personal injury, construction defect, products liability and government entities. He is licensed to practice law in all Texas courts and also is licensed in the Western District of Texas.