Education
- University of California, Los Angeles, J.D., 1999 Chief Comments Editor, UCLA Law Review
- University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa,1996
Articles & Publications
- California Makes It Harder for Employers to Get Fees in Wage Suits Michael Newman quoted in regards to a change to California’s Labor Code. (Thomson Reuters, The Knowledge Effect, September 25, 2013)
- The Expanding Ranks of the Disabled Michael Newman comments on new guidelines from the American Medical Association considering obesity to be a disease. (Human Resource Executive, September 10, 2013)
- District Manager Correctly Classified as Independent Contractor … Not an Employee Barger & Wolen Secures Appellate Court Ruling (Barger & Wolen’s Employment Law Observer, July 19, 2013)
- Avoiding liability under the “disparate impact” doctrine (Global Reference Guide 2012: Employment and Human Resources, July 23, 2012)
- Life Insurance Contract California Insurance Law and Practice – Chapter 21 (Revised)
- For the Government, Transparency and Accountability Is a One-Way Mirror Posted with the permission of Daily Journal Corp. (2010). (San Francisco Daily Journal, August 09, 2010)
- Claims Processing and Investigation California Insurance Law and Practice – Chapter 12 (Revised) (LexisNexis Matthew Bender, June 01, 2010)
- New Law Protects Frivolous Actions Posted with the permission of Daily Journal Corp. (2010). (Los Angeles Daily Journal, February 19, 2010)
- The Bizarre Law That Punishes the Kindness of Strangers Posted with the permission of Daily Journal Corp. (2009). (Los Angeles Daily Journal, March 03, 2009)
- Messing With a Time-Tested Method (Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 29, 2008)
- Failing the First Amendment (Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 04, 2008)
- Reforming Class Action (Los Angeles Daily Journal, November 20, 2007)
- Guns, Blood and Gavels Profile of California Chief Justice David S. Terry (1823-1889). (Los Angeles Daily Journal, February 14, 2007)
- Preventing Abuse of Tort Litigation Means Fixing Laws (Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 07, 2006)
- Attorney-Fee Measure Would Corrode Government Integrity (Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 21, 2006)
- For the Sake of Workers, Employers Need Freedom (Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 13, 2006)
- Legislature Needs to Unwrite Jury Waiver Paradox (Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 03, 2006)
- Proposition 79 Will Hamper Development of New Drugs (Los Angeles Daily Journal, August 22, 2005)
- ‘Roe’ Propels Blackmun’s Improbable Journey Review of Linda Greenhouse’s biography of Justice Blackman. (Los Angeles Daily Journal, July 22, 2005)
- Assembly Bill Represents Legislative Bid to Skirt Proposition 64 Critique of AB 528 which puports to create a private right of action for enforcing a broad range of state laws. (Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 20, 2005)
- Bill Misses Mark, Gives Plaintiffs Too Much Ammo Critique of AB 1700 which would act to nullify confidentiality agreements in litigation. (Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 05, 2005)
- 1st DCA Falls Out of Step With Voters, Intent of Prop. 64 Analysis of Court of Appeal cases interpreting Proposition 64. (Los Angeles Daily Journal, March 17, 2005)
- Voice of Legal Scholar Coke, Circa 1600, Applies in 2005 Discussion of the life and legacy of Sir Edward Coke, 1552-1634. (Los Angeles Daily Journal, February 09, 2005)
- Insurers Take Fall for Workers’ Compensation System Flaws (Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 30, 2004)
- Schools Need More-Sensible System Than Zero Tolerance (Los Angeles Daily Journal, November 15, 2004)
- Financial Elder-Abuse Law Harms Victims It Should Protect How California’s Elder Abuse law acts to hinder elder’s investment choices. (Los Angeles Daily Journal, October 20, 2004)
- Initiative Is Sensible Attempt to Rein In a Terribly Problematic State Law Analysis of California’s Proposition 64. (Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 23, 2004)
Professional Memberships
- The State Bar of California
- American Bar Association
- Los Angeles County Bar Association