Michael has 25 years of experience as a court-appointed mediator and early neutral evaluator in the federal and state courts in New York City. He has the following affiliations:
- Member, National Roster of Neutrals, American Arbitration Assn., since 2019
- Member, Mediation Panel for EDNY, since 1993
- Member, Mediation Panel for SDNY, since 2011
- Faculty in NYU Lawyering Program, Mediation, 2013-14
- Member, ADR Advisory Panel, EDNY, 2016-2019
- Member, Mediation Panel, Supreme Court, New York, Commercial Division, since 2018
- Member, Mediation Panel for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the SDNY, since 2019