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Michele S. Mirman (born June 1, 1953) is a Brooklyn trial lawyer specializing in accidents, medical malpractice, and construction accidents in the New York State and Federal Courts.^[1][2] She has an active member of the New York State Bar for over 42 years, and is known for winning the then-highest verdict in the U.S. for a female attorney on behalf of a rape victim at $4 million in 1985.^[3][4]

In 2017, Mirman was elected as the president of the Brooklyn Women's Bar Association (BWBA)^[5] by existing board members and is the immediate past president.^[1][6] She is also delegate to the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”).^[3]

In 2019, Mirman was named president of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA).^[3][7][8] She is listed in City & State's "The 2018 Women Power 100", a list of the 100 most powerful women in New York.^[7][9][10]

Education

Mirman graduated from James Madison High School in 1970,^[11][12] and shortly thereafter, earned her bachelor's degree from Sarah Lawrence College in 1973.^[10] She graduated from Antioch School of Law in 1976.^[13]

Career

After law school, Mirman moved to Brooklyn and began working at Spatt & Bauman, P.C. where she tried commercial and personal injury cases.^[14] In 1980, she became an associate at Mirman & Associates, then a partner in Michele S. Mirman, P.C. in 1991 before becoming founder and Senior Partner at Mirman, Markovits & Landau, P.C. in 1992.^[15]

In 2017, she was elected president of the Brooklyn Women's Bar Association.^[3][6] She is also Delegate to the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York, where she serves on the judiciary committee, which rates New York State Judicial candidates.^[3]

On June 20, 2019, Mirman was named president of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association.^[16] Mirman is the sixth woman in the organization's 65-year history to be elected with the title of president.^[17]

Board and community involvement

• Founder and President of Brooklyn Women's Bar Foundation.
• Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy – Trustee^[2][3][12]
• Lower East Side Tenement Museum of New York – Board of Trustees^[2][3][18]
• Allinbklyn – Women's Giving Circle^[2][3][19]
• Brooklyn Kindergarten Society^[2][3][12]
• The Making Headway Foundation^[2][3]

Bibliography

Articles

• Mirman, Michele (September 2, 2019). "New York leads the way in protecting workers' rights". Crains New York. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
• Mirman, Michele (August 9, 2019). "Equifax Data Breach Highlights Corporations’ Troubling Use of Mandatory Arbitration and Need for Reform". Gotham Gazette. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

External links

• Mirman, Markovits & Landau, P.C.

References