Executive Summary:
Michael graduated with honors from Hofstra University Law School in 1989, where he was a member of the Hofstra Law Review. Michael has extensive experience in state and federal environmental litigation, having served as Chief of the General Litigation Section of the New York State Attorney General's Office Environmental Protection Bureau and as a Deputy Assistant Chief in the Environmental Law Division of the Office of the New York City Corporation Counsel. He has appeared and argued cases in the New York state trial and appellate courts, United States District Courts and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Aside from litigation, Michael counsels clients on environmental issues in real estate transactions and Brownfields redevelopment, including negotiating and obtaining approval of voluntary cleanup agreements under the state Voluntary Cleanup Program, coordinating environmental investigations and overseeing consultants in hazardous material and oil spill site cleanups. He has represented numerous private sector, municipal and school district clients in complying with the State Environmental Quality Review Act, federal and state wetland laws, and the New York City watershed regulations. Michael is the firm's principal managing attorney.

Areas of Practice:
Environmental Law and Litigation
Development and Land Use

Affiliations/Activities:
New York State Bar Association, Co-Chair, Toxic-Tort Subcommittee, Environmental Law Section (1998-present)
New York County Lawyers Association, Chair, Environmental Law Committee (1999-2000)

Published Works:

• Private Party Hazardous Material Litigation, The Environmental Counselor, May 2001
  
• The New York State Voluntary Cleanup Program, SPRingboard, November 10, 2000 Allocating Orphan Shares And Other Private Party CERCLA Vagaries, ALI/ABA February 1999

Education:

• Hofstra University School of Law, (J.D. with Distinction, May 1989)
• Member of the Hofstra Law Review
• Recipient of the Citation of Excellence for Community Law Service
• University of Rochester (Cum Laude, May 1986)

Professional Highlights:

• Broich v. Nabisco, New York Law Journal Thursday, September 5, 2002 (Supreme Court Suffolk County 2002).
• DiStefano v. Nabisco, Inc., 282 A.D.2d 704, 724 N.Y.S.2d 444 (2d Dep't 2001).
• Recipient New York County Lawyer's Association, Rising Star Award, 2000.
• Delaney v. Town of Carmel, 55 F.Supp.2d 237, 49 ERC 1312 (S.D.N.Y. 1999).
• Toner v. United Broth. of Carpenters, 1999 WL 178784 (S.D.N.Y.,1999).