Michael E. Wachtel is an associate attorney who specializes in handling all types of personal injury claims at the firm. Michael graduated from the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business with a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting and with the highest honors distinction. He attended the Rutgers School of Law – Newark, where he graduated Cum Laude. Michael distinguished himself in law school by receiving the Myron Harkavy award for most promising trial litigator and publishing his note Give Me Your Password Because Congress Can Say So in the University of Pittsburgh Law School Technology Journal.
Prior to joining Fredson Statmore Bitterman, Michael worked at a large personal injury law firm for more than five years, where he represented hundreds of individuals injured in various types of accidents. He has argued and briefed before the New Jersey Supreme Court, the New Jersey Appellate Division and the U.S. District Court of New Jersey. Michael completed a Superior Court Clerkship with the Honorable Ann G. McCormick, J.S.C., Ret. in Middlesex County.
Every year since 2022, Michael has been elected to the New Jersey Super Lawyer Rising Stars* list, a listing of the top 2.5 percent of attorneys in New Jersey who are 40 or younger or have been practicing for less than 10 years. Michael is currently admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey, State of New York, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, United States District Court, District of New Jersey. Currently, at Fredson Statmore Bitterman, Michael handles all types of personal injury cases from inception through settlement or trial.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
100% Litigation with focus on Plaintiff’s Personal Injury
- Motor Vehicle Accident
- Car Accidents
- Truck Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Motorcycle and Bicycle Accidents
- Premises Liability
- Slip & Fall
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Head Injury / Brain Damage
- Fires and Burns / Electric Shock Injury
- Defective Products
- Workers Compensation Claims
- Construction Accidents
- Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) and
- Concussions
BAR ADMISSIONS
- State of New Jersey
- State of New York
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
EDUCATION
- Rutgers School of Law – J.D., Cum Laude
- University of Michigan Ross School of Business, B.B.A., Finance, Accounting, and Marketing
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
- New Jersey Association for Justice
- New York Bar Association
- New Jersey Bar Association
AT OUR FIRM, WE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE
Michael E. Wachtel is an associate attorney who specializes in handling all types of personal injury claims at the firm. Michael graduated from the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business with a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting and with the highest honors distinction. He attended the Rutgers School of Law – Newark, where he graduated Cum Laude. Michael distinguished himself in law school by receiving the Myron Harkavy award for most promising trial litigator and publishing his note Give Me Your Password Because Congress Can Say So in the University of Pittsburgh Law School Technology Journal.
Prior to joining Fredson Statmore Bitterman, Michael worked at a large personal injury law firm for more than five years, where he represented hundreds of individuals injured in various types of accidents. He has argued and briefed before the New Jersey Supreme Court, the New Jersey Appellate Division and the U.S. District Court of New Jersey. Michael completed a Superior Court Clerkship with the Honorable Ann G. McCormick, J.S.C., Ret. in Middlesex County.
Every year since 2022, Michael has been elected to the New Jersey Super Lawyer Rising Stars* list, a listing of the top 2.5 percent of attorneys in New Jersey who are 40 or younger or have been practicing for less than 10 years. Michael is currently admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey, State of New York, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, United States District Court, District of New Jersey. Currently, at Fredson Statmore Bitterman, Michael handles all types of personal injury cases from inception through settlement or trial.