Attorney Profiles

Michael has worked as a trial lawyer for more than thirty years and has tried more than 50 cases in court or through arbitration. Since 1980, he has specialized in employment law and civil rights litigation on behalf of employees.

He has handled complex employment litigation including nationwide class actions, group actions and multiple party cases on behalf of employees from the lowest to highest levels of many of the largest companies in the United States.

He also serves as a court appointed mediator of employment disputes and has been frequently selected as an arbitrator.
Michael has received recognition from his peers in several ways:

• In 2004 and 2005, he was elected President of the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association;
• In 2003, he was inducted as a Fellow into the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers;
• He has presented more than 80 papers at seminars around the country sponsored by ATLA, NELA, MTLA, ICLE of Michigan and other organizations;
• Since 1989, he has been listed as one of the Best Lawyers in America; and,
• In 2004, he was nominated by the Michigan Democratic Party as a presidential elector.

Michael and his wife, Peggy Goldberg Pitt, are avid bicycle riders and travelers. They are most proud of their son Jared, a certified public accountant, and their daughter Meagan, who is an attorney in Colorado.