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Michael D. Baer was born and raised in Bergen County, New Jersey. He graduated from Clark University in Worcester, Mass with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. He then returned to the NYC area and graduated from Pace University School of Law in White Plains with a Doctorate of Law. He currently maintains a law office in New York and Teaneck, New Jersey.
Michael is a seasoned general practitioner, with significant experience in insurance defense litigation, products liability, corporate law, labor law and risk management, on behalf of national clients in the insurance, manufacturing, food processing, and auto industry sectors.
For the past 2 decades, Michael has represented the interests of national clients, creating value in many ways. He serves as litigation counsel, defending law suits from the filing of a claim through trial, and leverages that expertise to develop risk management materials and training programs to counsel his clients on prevention and mitigation. In addition, Michael acts as supervisory counsel in the monitoring of litigation being handled by outside firms, which includes the review and revision of billing guidelines and procedures, conducting meetings with general counsel and outside counsel, attending trials and making settlement/reserve recommendations.
In addition to his law practice, Michael keeps himself busy actively participating as the president elect of the Fair Lawn Jewish Center and being on the board of Breaking the Chain Through Education and Areyvut. He is also a volunteer at Pony Powers, a therapeutic riding academy in Mahwah, NJ.
He is a member of Fair Lawn Rotary, Fair Lawn Chamber of Commerce, Teaneck Chamber of Commerce.
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State: New York
Acquired: 1993
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State: New Jersey
Acquired: 1992
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Posted by Laura | November 08, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Residential
Closing on house
Michael Baer was very professional and helpful in the closing on our longtime home. He was through, easy to communicate with, and made this emotional process very easy and straightforward. I would absolutely recommend Michael and use him again!
Posted by MIJUNG | July 08, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Residential
Professional, very kind and optimistic
I met him to sell my house. He was excellent, patient and very optimistic in guiding me through stressful process. I was so lucky to have him as my real estate attorney. I won't be able to sell my house without his hard work.
Posted by Ina | December 03, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Residential
Ina Raghunandan
I put my house up for sale and hired Michael as my attorney. He was very helpful in keeping down my stress level during this process. I had four different offers on my property that did not make it through to fruition but Michael was there encouraging me to be patient (which he is) that the right b...
Posted by Bryan | October 23, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Residential
Excellent Real Estate Attorney - Simultaneous Buy and Sell
Michael Baer handled the simultaneous sale of our old house and the purchase of our new house. I can tell you that selling and buying at the same time is one of the most stressful times of your life as both transactions have to be seamless otherwise both fall through. You need an attorney who can man...
Posted by Larry and Sarah | August 10, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Residential
Excellent and patient Real Estate Attorney
This was our first home purchase. Michael was excellent in guiding us through the process. He worked so hard in getting the deal done. Though we had many hickups due to circumstances beyond our control, Michael remained professional, calm and patient. He works so hard to make sure that the deal i...
"I endorse this lawyer. Michael is an outstanding attorney and will work hard to obtain the best results possible for his clients."
"Michael and I have worked together on a great many cases. He is diligent, creative, responsive and ultra reliable. I not only work together with Michael, I also refer clients to him. This to me is the highest praise that I can show towards another professional. That is to refer to him a relative, friend or client to have Micheal work on a matter for them. He really knows how important it is to keep his clients fully informed at all key phases of each case. Further, Michael knows how to and does obtain great results for his clients. I highly recommend and endorse this Michael Baer."
Family lawyer
2016
Top Lawyer, (201) Magazine
1984
Civic Award, Lions Club
2008 - Present
Managing Attorney, Law Offices of Michael D. Baer, LLC
1997 - 2008
Managing Attorney, Stueben & Baer
1991 - 1997
Litigation Attorney, Langan & Levy, Esq.
1991 - 1992
Clerk, Judge Peter Boggia
1990 - 1991
Clerk, Judge Radley Herrold
2013 - Present
Teaneck Chamber of CommerceMember
2012 - Present
Rotary InternationalPresident Elect 2016
2011 - Present
Fair Lawn Chamber of CommerceBoard of Directors
2010 - Present
AreyvutBoard of Directors
2009 - Present
Breaking The Chain Through EducationV.P. of Legal
2010 - 2013
Meadowlands Chamber of CommerceMember
1992
JD - Juris Doctor
1988
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2016
Tax Appeals
2016
Real Estate Transactions
2015
Living a Life that Matters
1997
The Role of The Expert in Litigation
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