• Yale Law School, J.D.
• University of Michigan, Ph.D., Philosophy
• Binghamton University, B.A., summa cum laude

Michael has 25 years’ experience as court-appointed mediator or early neutral evaluator in the federal and state courts in New York City. He has the following affiliations:

• 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, since 2016
• Member, Mediation Panel, Supreme Court, New York, Commercial Division, since 2018

• Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers 
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation 
• New York State Bar Association, ADR Section

• Marquis Who's Who in American Law, 2005 to date; Worldwide Lifetime Achievement, 2017 
• Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers guide, Labor and Employment, 2005 to date 
• The Best Lawyers in America, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2008 to date; Employment Law - Management, 2016 to date 
• Global Awards - Labor-Management Relations, Corporate LiveWire, 2016 
• Guide to the World's Leading Labour and Employment Lawyers, Legal Media Group's Expert Guides, 2013-2015 
• New York Super Lawyers, 2006 to date 
• Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated 

• “In Mediation, Right is Irrelevant,” New York Law Journal, May 23, 2018
• “Workshopping Mediator Ethics,” Instructor, Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of New York, November 17, 2017
• “Mediation Advocacy: Strategies for Effective & Ethical Lawyering,” Speaker, Practising Law Institute, November 15, 2017
• “FLSA Mediation Training,” Panelist, Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of New York, June 15, 2016