Michael’s experience spans a variety of issues, including appellate, securities, administrative law, and complex commercial litigation. He is deeply involved in pro bono work, particularly cases impacting LGBTQ+ rights and asylum seekers.

Since joining BSF, Michael has taken substantial responsibility in complex, fast-moving litigation matters nationwide in federal and state courts. He has managed discovery, drafted countless trial and appellate briefs, helped lead Supreme Court amicus briefing, and prepared senior attorneys for high-profile jury trials, oral arguments, and contested hearings. His work includes constitutional litigation, complex commercial disputes, high-stakes trial matters, and bankruptcy and receivership-related proceedings. Michael also serves as an adjunct professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he teaches lawyering and legal writing.

In 2026, Michael served on the New York County Democratic Committee’s Independent Judicial Screening Panel for Supreme Court, which evaluated the qualifications of candidates seeking nomination and incumbent justices seeking re-election to the New York State Supreme Court.

Michael joined the firm after serving as a law clerk to the Hon. Justin R. Walker of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Prior to joining Boies Schiller Flexner, Michael worked as an associate at a prominent international law firm. 

Before practicing law, Michael worked on numerous political campaigns, was the press secretary and speechwriter for a successful high-profile congressional campaign, and was twice elected as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. 

Panelist, The Supreme Court and Trans Sports, The Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law (January 2026)

  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Georgetown Law Journal
  • New Mexico State University, B.A., highest distinction, Interdisciplinary Studies

Bars

  • New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals: D.C. Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals: Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals: Federal Circuit
  • U.S. District Court: Southern District of New York

Independent Judicial Screening Panel for Supreme Court, New York County Democratic Committee (2026)

Board of Directors, LGBT Bar Association of New York

Extern, Hon. Patricia Millett, U.S. Court of Appeals: D.C. Circuit

Extern, Hon. Amit Mehta, U.S. District Court: D.C.

Extern, Hon. Madeline Cox Arleo, U.S. District Court: New Jersey

  • Hon. Justin Walker, U.S. Court of Appeals: D.C. Circuit