Michael Caruso

Michael Caruso, an Associate at John K. Zaid & Associates, brings something to injury cases that most lawyers cannot: a professional-grade command of numbers. Before law school he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Tyler with a double major in Accounting and Finance, a foundation that matters enormously when an injury claim turns on lost earnings, medical billing, and the true economic cost of an accident, and one that lets him pick apart the figures insurers put forward.

His legal credentials are just as substantial. Caruso began law school at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, finishing his first year in the top 25% of his class, then continued at the University of Houston Law Center, where he earned his Juris Doctor with Dean’s List recognition. At UH Law he served as Executive Editor of the Houston Law Review, one of the most demanding student positions in Texas legal education, alongside roles as Treasurer of the Corporate & Taxation Law Society, Student Representative on the Honor Board, and mentor in the Transfer Student Mentorship Program.

His practical training is equally grounded. Caruso interned with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas under the Honorable Eduardo V. Rodriguez, working through complex bankruptcy questions, and previously practiced as an Associate Attorney at a mid-size firm, running his own docket of personal injury matters from first consultation through settlement. At John K. Zaid & Associates he now devotes his practice entirely to injury cases.

Born in Galveston and raised in Tyler, Caruso played baseball at UT Tyler and was a member of the Financial Management Association. Off the clock he spends time with family, friends, and his two German Shepherds, follows the Texas Rangers and Formula 1, and plays pickleball.

Injury victims whose claims carry significant economic damages, whether lost income, mounting medical debt, or complicated financial records, will get particular value from Caruso’s accounting and finance background. He offers the standard Zaid firm terms: a free consultation and contingency representation, with no fee unless the case is won.