About Michael J.
Michael J. Hassen constructed a legal career throughout state and federal courts. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with an A.B. in 1983 and returned to Berkeley for his J.D., awarded in 1986. Those credentials set the stage for a tradition that spans trial courts, federal districts and more than one courts of appeals.
He joined Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal as an associate in 1988. Three years later he moved into partnership at Miller Starr & Regalia, taking over greater responsibility and frequently lead roles in cases that required familiarity with each state and federal procedures. In 2005 he became a companion at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP, and in 2018 he started serving as president of Reallaw, APC. That chronology reflects steady motion into positions of management and practice control.
Hassen has maintained an active bar presence since finishing law school. He has been a member of the California State Bar since 1986. His admissions extend nicely past the state level. They include the U.S. Supreme Court, more than one federal circuits — the 2nd, third, 4th, fifth, 7th and 9th — and district courts throughout New York and California, in addition to the District of Columbia and D.C. Circuit. Those credentials permit him to take instances in diverse jurisdictions and to press appeals when things pass past trial courts.
He has been a part of the Intensive Advocacy Program faculty on the University of San Francisco School of Law since 1998, a position that has stored him engaged with more recent generations of litigators. Teaching in a medical setting has complemented his court work and provided ongoing contact with evolving advocacy techniques.
Colleagues and clients see him as a lawyer relaxed in both trial settings and appellate briefing. He has handled work in federal district courts and argued things in numerous circuit courts. His practice involves legal proceedings management, court appearances and appellate filings; he works on matters that require coordination across jurisdictions and an understanding of procedural as well as substantive law.
Today he leads Reallaw, APC and continues to appear in state and federal courts, which includes the U.S. Supreme Court and more than one circuit and district courts. His recent practice concentrates on legal proceedings and appeals across federal and state forums.
