Atty. Brittany Mitchell Michael
Brittany Michael, resident in the firm’s New York office and licensed in Minnesota, concentrates her practice on representing tort creditors and official committees in mass-tort and child sexual-abuse bankruptcies. Among her many engagements, Brittany was instrumental in representing the official creditors’ committees in dozens of Catholic Church chapter 11 cases such as the Diocese of Rockville Centre, the Archdiocese of San Francisco, and the Archdiocese of St.
Attorney · Serving New York, NY · 11+ Years Experience
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Brittany Mitchell Michael is an Associate based in New York, New York, practicing at Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP. They have 11+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2015. Admitted to practice in Minnesota New York (2015). Educated at University of Minnesota Law School J.D. (—) and Wesleyan University B.A. (—). Active member of Professional Affiliations •Member, Northeast Investors Cooperative •Treasurer, International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Conference, Minneapolis chapter. Serves clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About Brittany Mitchell Michael
- Brittany Michael, resident in the firm’s New York office and licensed in Minnesota, concentrates her practice on representing tort creditors and official committees in mass-tort and child sexual-abuse bankruptcies
- Among her many engagements, Brittany was instrumental in representing the official creditors’ committees in dozens of Catholic Church chapter 11 cases such as the Diocese of Rockville Centre, the Archdiocese of San Francisco, and the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
- Brittany frequently speaks and writes on bankruptcy topics for tort attorneys and tort victims, was one of the American Bankruptcy Institute’s “40 Under 40” among bankruptcy attorneys, and was named an “Attorney of the Year” by Minnesota Lawyer for her work in representing the creditors’ committee in the chapter 11 case of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
- Brittany holds a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University (2007) and a J.D. from University of Minnesota Law School (2015)
- Publications •Expanding the Integration Mandate to Employment: The Push to Apply the Principles of the Olmstead Decision to Disability Employment Services, 30 ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law 155 (2014) •Co-author, The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention: Procedures and Summary of Jurisprudence, 38 Human Rights Quarterly 655 (2016) News PSZJ’s Representation of the Creditors’ Committee in Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco Case Covered by NBC Bay Area April 16, 2025 Judge Authorizes Unprecedented Disclosure of Independent Review Board Minutes and Aggregated Claims Data in Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco Case March 28, 2025 Brittany Michael Is a Guest of the IBA Insolvency Podcast November 14, 2024 Nine PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2024 New York Metro 'Super Lawyers' List
- Three Recognized as 'Rising Stars' October 24, 2024 Brittany Mitchell Michael and Benjamin Wallen to Participate in the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges’ 2024 Next Generation Program June 24, 2024 Brittany Michael Named to American Bankruptcy Institute’s 2023 Class of 40 Under 40 October 13, 2023 Events Accountability & Protection: Child Sexual Abuse Claims in Chapter 11 Child USA Los Angeles, CA October 27, 2023
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