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:
- Special Master, NYS Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 2nd Department, since 2025
- Member, National Roster of Neutrals, CPR, since 2024
- Member, National Roster of Neutrals, American Arbitration Assn., since 2019
- Member, Mediation Panel for EDNY, since 1993
- Member, Mediation Panel for SDNY, since 2011
- Member, Mediation Panel, NYS Supreme Court, New York, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester County, Commercial Division, since 2018
- Member, Mediation Panel, Supreme Court, New York, Commercial Division, since 2018