Michael Feldman

Michael received his Bachelor of Arts degree from American University in 1971. He received his Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University School of Law in 1974. He was then admitted to the Bars of the District of Columbia and Maryland.

Michael is listed in Who's Who in American Law and was named as one of the Outstanding Young Men of America in 1985. Michael began his legal career as an attorney for the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. While there, he received the Director's Award for his establishment of the judicial procedures necessary for the implementation of the United States Prisoner Exchange Treaty in Mexico. This procedure was used as a model for prisoner exchange treaties that have since been enacted between the United States and numerous other countries throughout the world. Following this job, Michael became a senior partner at Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP until leaving to join Berman, Sobin & Gross, LLP as a partner on December 4, 2004.

For more than 25 years, Michael has focused on medical malpractice, product liability and construction litigation. He was in the forefront of transfusion-associated AIDS litigation, and one of his trials was featured in the book Bad Blood: Crisis in the American Red Cross, by Judith Reitman. He has given numerous presentations and speeches at national conventions of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (most recently at the Summer Convention of ATLA in 2003 in San Francisco) as well as frequently participating as a speaker at seminars locally . He has also written articles for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and other publications both nationally and locally (including "Winning Strategies for Deposing the Adverse Expert" in ATLA's January 2000 publication). In 1998, Michael was elected to the prestigious position of President of the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. and has since successfully completed his term in that office.

Some newspaper and magazine articles where Michael has been mentioned:

• April 21, 2001 - Washington Post article titled, "Patient Wins Case Against Doctor". The article describes a $1.6 million dollar jury verdict Michael won against a gastroenterologist that performed an unnecessary procedure which resulted in eight hospitalizations for his client, a teacher in the Montgomery County school system.
• November 23, 1996 - Washington Post article describing Michael's win in the United States Court of Appeals which found that the Red Cross should have been held to a higher standard for taking precautions against AIDS tainted blood than other blood banks.
• June 21, 1995 - Washington Post Article titled, "Jury Awards $1 Million Judgment". The article describes Michael's case involving a bricklayer who was injured in a construction accident. Michael obtained a $1 Million dollar verdict on behalf of his client.
• January 28, 1988 - Washington Post article titled, "$1 Million Awarded to Foreman". The article describes Michael's case involving a construction foreman who was injured when a piece of concrete fell on him. Michael obtained a $1 Million dollar jury verdict on behalf of his client!
• July 9, 1987 - Washington Post article titled, "D.C. Settles Suit With Man Paralyzed in Football Game". This article describes a settlement reached with the District of Columbia in the amount of $500,000 shortly after the jury trial began. The claim alleged that the city was negligent in failing to halt a pick up tackle football game between two neighborhood groups that were not using proper protective equipment.
• October 20, 1986 - Washington Times article titled, "Settlement Reached in Death Suit". The article describes Michael's case involving the death of a wife and mother due to a failure to timely diagnose her illness. The article provides that the settlement was worth nearly one million dollars (exact amounts may not be provided due to an agreement between the parties).