Michael’s practice is focused on civil litigation, including disputes involving employment and labor law, workers’ compensation, personal injury, medical malpractice, housing, civil rights, First Amendment, and municipal law. 

Prior to joining Lesser, Newman & Nasser, Michael practiced at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights in Boston, Massachusetts, where he represented victims of race and national origin discrimination. Before practicing at the Lawyers’ Committee, Michael practiced employment law in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco, California.

In 2012, Michael was selected as a “rising star under 40” in the annual list published by the Thompson Reuters rating service in Boston Magazine.

In addition to practicing law, Michael has taught legal writing and research at American University Washington College of Law, Golden Gate University School of Law, and New England Law Boston, and he has taught an undergraduate course on public policy at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.