About Michael A.
Michael A. Markowitz’s career traces a continuous path thru litigation rooms and binding dispute resolution panels. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Washington University School of Law in 1986 and a Juris Doctor from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in 1989. Those degrees set the stage for immediate access into personal practice and institutional legal proceedings.
Fresh out of law program he joined Salamon Gruber & Blaymore, PC as an affiliate in 1989. That early duration gave him the front-line knowledge in company practice. By 1991 he had moved into an in-residence position as an assistant trial lawyer at European American Bank. The bank post uncovered him to the commercial and regulatory pressures that often underlie commercial disputes.
Also in 1991 he started operating as a solo practitioner under the name Michael A. Markowitz PC. Over the years he balanced personal practice with public-dealing with roles. In 1998 he accepted an appointment as an arbitrator for the State of New York, a position that further a neutral decision-making point of view to his practice. The aggregate of recommend and arbitrator roles has formed a tradition fashion grounded in each dispute resolution and courtroom advocacy.
Markowitz is admitted to practice in New York and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He has maintained ties to the nearby bar. Since 2013 he has served at the Board of Directors of the Nassau County Bar Association. He is likewise a member of the Jewish Lawyers Association, a membership he has held since 2010. Those affiliations mirror an ongoing engagement with the professional network instead of ceremonial membership alone.
Clients and colleagues describe a practitioner who brings practical courtroom experience and binding dispute resolution familiarity to everyday legal problems. His background encompasses firm work, in-house litigation, solo practice and public arbitration duties. That breadth allows him to evaluate cases from multiple vantage factors — as counsel, as a representative for monetary establishments and as an impartial arbitrator.
He continues to practice thru Michael A. Markowitz PC, serving matters that draw on litigation and arbitration knowledge. He maintains bar admission in New York and the Second Circuit and remains active in local bar organizations, focusing his recent practice on litigation and binding dispute resolution things.
