About
Michael is an experienced, nicely-reputable litigator and trial attorney. Clients advantage from his best mix of real-global and criminal enjoy. Prior to returning to school for law, Michael labored for numerous years with troubled teenagers in and round Philadelphia. Helping families at their darkest times stimulated him to go back to school to become an attorney. Following a clerkship with the esteemed President Judge Alex Bonavitacola, Phila Court of Common Pleas, Michael defended organizations, coverage businesses and municipalities. He argued before the Delaware Supreme Court (making new regulation on indemnification), in addition to the Federal Courts below zoning and land use statutes representing local townships/zoning boards. Michael then spent 8 years litigating excessive profile subjects and representing catastrophically injured victims at the same time as hired at the famend Anapol Schwartz in Philadelphia. Lawyers throughout Pennsylvania depend upon a e book that Michael co-authored, Library of Pennsylvania Personal Injury Forms. Michael has litigated several trials round Pennsylvania, in addition to more than one seven discern settlements, (such as 2011 PA Top Jury Verdicts, #11, Legal Intelligencer). In the network, Michael is Chairman of the Abington-Rockledge Democratic Committee and in 2008, the Committee venerated him with the Democrat of the Year Award. He also has volunteered as Youth Aid Panel has membership, football and baseball instruct, and for Town Watch. He become appointed to the Abington Industrial Development Authority (Aug, 2006 to Dec 2008) and also served as a Certified Arbitrator, Phila Common Pleas Court. In 2013, Michael became invited to join Top Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers, and in 2011, he turned into invited to join the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He was named a Pennsylvania Rising Star - Super Lawyer, Dec,2008, Philadelphia magazine, pinnacle 2.five percentage of lawyers 40 years antique or more youthful in Pa. In Jan, 2007, Michael turned into appointed to the Advisory Panel of the American Bar Assoc.. › ›
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Legal Issues
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Municipal Law
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
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Certificates
Languages
Accepted Jurisdictions
Experience
- Solicitor
Montgomery County Controller s Office
2016 - Partner, Litigation Chair
Rudolph Clarke, LLC
2014 - Solicitor
Montgomery County Prothonotary s Office
2013 - Partner
Ostroff Law
2011 - Associate
Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, Feldman, & Smalley, P.C.
2003 - Associate
Deasey, Mahoney, & Bender, Ltd.,
2000 - Judicial Law Clerk
Honorable Alex Bonavitacola, President Judge, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
1998
Educations
Graduation year: 1995
Graduation year: 1996
Graduation year: 1988
