Biography

Michael is in the Litigation and Employment groups, and handles the majority of employment litigation at Metz Lewis. He is one of the two original litigators at the firm, and spends much of his time in the courtroom.

Participating in debate in high school and college naturally flowed into a pursuit of law. Michael was attracted to Metz Lewis because of the emphasis he saw on doing quality work. He has three children who are all heavily involved in sports ("I travel the world for soccer games," he says). He and his wife were high school sweethearts at North Catholic, where he currently sits on the Finance Committee and the board for the North Catholic Foundation.

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Representative Matters

• Represented multiple employers in actions to enforce restrictive covenants both 
as to former employees and to competitors who have hired or retained the former 
employees in violation of their restrictive covenants.
• Successfully defended a community college in federal court discrimination action asserting
 claims of discrimination based on race and sex, as well as claims for violation 
of FMLA and the former employee's First Amendment Rights.
• Represented a manufacturer in federal court against competitors for antitrust 
and business torts claims.
• Represented multiple employers in both Pennsylvania and Ohio against 
employment discrimination claims.
• Assisted high technology laser company in claim to recover funds from a 
business partner that had misappropriated money and corporate opportunities.
• Represented adoption agency in proceedings to terminate parental rights of natural 
parents that had abandoned their children.
• Represented bank in action to recover funds misappropriated by borrower.
• Represented local manufacturing company in action by former employee 
claiming ownership rights based upon alleged oral representations.

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Finance Committee, North Catholic High School
• Board Member, North Catholic Foundation
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Allegheny County Bar Association
• Ohio Bar Association
• Arbitration panel member in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Background

• 1998  Metz Lewis Brodman Must O'Keefe LLC
• 1996  Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C.
• 1994  Shimko & Associates