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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 Pouyan | December 16, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Business
Great attorney
Michael was our attorney in a business/real estate deal. There has been complications which at some point might have break the deal. But Michael helped us in a very professional manner and handled all matters very carefully. I highly recommend him and will always consult him in any legal matter we fa...
Posted by Olivia | July 28, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket
Truly Amazing
Thank you Michael for helping me with my traffic violation ticket. His office was very good at keeping me updated throughout the whole process. I definitely recommend going to his office as he was able to take my case head on and was flexible with his schedule so that I could meet with him when I was...
Posted by MIJUNG | July 08, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Real Estate
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 Ronen | January 24, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket
Smart, effective and dedicated attorney. Helped me numerous times
Michael Baer helped me numerous times with traffic violations (speeding). By the time I got to court, I'd usually find that he'd already negotiated a lesser offense with the prosecutor and got me off the hook. Last time he drove 3 hours to meet me at the courthouse and was able to prove the police ra...
Posted by Bryan | October 23, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Real Estate
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...
"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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