Michael has successfully tried cases in every county in the San Francisco Bay Area and the United States District Court, including seven-figure results for plaintiffs and defense verdicts for defendants.

Michael’s experience includes well over 250 litigated employment cases across a wide spectrum of individual and class claims, including wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, disability, wage and hour, leaves of absence, executive contract claims, trade secrets, and unfair competition.

Michael has also litigated a broad spectrum of personal injury, professional liability, business torts, and contract-related matters, including cases involving accountants, lawyers, store detectives, home inspectors, real estate professionals, software and web developers, and insurance brokers.

Michael’s experience gives him a broader perspective on how to effectively and efficiently obtain fair and cost-effective results. He also uses his experience to counsel clients regarding proper risk and crisis management strategies regularly.

Michael has been recognized by his peers for his expertise and ethics as follows:

• Martindale Hubbell peer rating: AV (Very High to Preeminent)
• Northern California SuperLawyer (Top 5% of Lawyers)
• Best Lawyers in America
• Avvo 10.0 (Superb)

Michael is active with the San Mateo County Bar Association Labor & Employment Section and previously served as its chair. He also served for five years as an adjunct professor in Employment Law in the professional studies program at Menlo College.

Adding to his sense of the theatrical, Michael spent much of his youth on the stage, where he met his wife, Candy Cotton (real name). In recent years, Michael has served in leadership roles with Young Life Mid-Peninsula Young Life, and New North Church.