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Michael is a&nbsp;senior managing associate in the firm’s Product Liability Litigation group. His practice focuses on matters involving product liability claims, toxic torts, and commercial disputes. He has appeared in matters pending before state and federal courts throughout the country.

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Michael is also an active member of the Atlanta Bar Association’s Litigation Section, serving as a member of the Litigation Section’s Board of Directors.

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Michael graduated from Duke University of School of Law, where he was a staff editor for the <em>Duke Law and Technology Review,</em> as well as a member of the executive board of the Black Law Students Association. While in law school, he also worked as a clinical student for the Duke Children’s Law Clinic and the Duke Civil Justice Clinic.

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Duke University School of Law, J.D., 2016

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.S., 2013

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Michael Steele

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<li>Moderator, “Succeeding in Voir Dire,” Atlanta Bar Association Litigation Section CLE: Building the Litigation and Trial Skills Set, February 23, 2023</li>
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<li>Selected to the Georgia Rising Stars list, 2024</li>
<li>Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), Pathfinder, 2022</li>
<li>Georgia Pro-Bono All-Star, 2016</li>
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<li>Atlanta Bar Association Litigation Section, Board of Directors, member, 2023-present</li>
<li>Atlanta Bar Association Litigation Section, Activities Committee, member, 2022-2023</li>
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