About Michael
Michael Horowitz studied philosophy at DePaul University and earned his B.A. in 2001. He went on to law school at the University of Michigan, receiving his J.D. in 2006. Those educational years framed a transition from the arts to the law, and prepared him for work in each trial and appellate settings.
After law school Horowitz started his professional legal career in private practice. In 2007 he joined Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP as a litigation lawyer. He spent that point in a giant-firm surroundings handling legal proceedings matters, gaining publicity to case preparation and court procedure. The following yr he moved to the judicial aspect and clerked at the Alaska Court of Appeals, an experience that deepened his understanding of appellate processes and legal writing.
Horowitz returned to practice on the defense aspect in 2010 when he have become an assistant public defender with the Alaska Public Defender Agency. That role positioned him in trial court frequently and concerned direct client representation in criminal matters. He handled arraignments, motions, plea negotiations and trials. The public defender position stretched his trial abilities and put him in common contact with judges, prosecutors and social service providers.
In 2016 he opened his personal company, the Law Office of Michael Horowitz. Since then he has controlled a personal practice that attracts on his earlier legal proceedings and appellate experience. He is licensed to practice in Alaska, Michigan and New York. He also keeps memberships in expert organizations that consist of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Alaska Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Bar Association, the Grand Traverse Leelanau Antrim Bar Association and the Criminal Defense Lawyers of Michigan.
Clients and colleagues describe Horowitz as an attorney who balances court advocacy with cautious legal studies. His background spans huge-company litigation, appellate work and public defense. That range informs how he takes on cases and how he prepares for proceedings. He continues to symbolize people in felony instances, bringing the views he gained at a countrywide regulation company, on the appellate bench and as a public defender to his private practice. He currently focuses his practice on felony defense.
