Michael Hartmere provides leadership to the team and works to streamline all aspects of litigation. For more than two decades, he has represented clients in all phases of complex litigation, mediation, arbitration, and appeals. Among other distinctions, Michael was recognized for five consecutive years in the New York Super Lawyers publication, and one year in Who’s Who in America.

Michael began his legal career as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Kevin Thomas Duffy, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York. He then became associated with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where, among others, he worked on class actions including:

• In re Enron Corp. Sec. Litig., 310 F. Supp. 2d 819 (S.D. Tex. 2004), and
• In re WorldCom, Inc. Sec. Litig., 346 F. Supp. 2d 628 (S.D.N.Y. 2004).

He later served as Counsel at Venable LLP, where he worked on numerous consumer class action matters, including Gomez-Jimenez v. N.Y. Law Sch., 943 N.Y.S.2d 834 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2012), aff’d, 956 N.Y.S.2d 54 (N.Y. App. Div. 2012), leave to appeal denied, 2013 N.Y. Slip Op. 68698 (N.Y. 2013).

Since joining the firm, Michael has served on or led litigation teams on dozens of TCPA class action matters, including:

• Champion v. Sendwell, Inc., C/A No. 1:24-cv-01143 (JEB) (D.D.C.);
• Paisley v. Direct Funding Now LLC, No. 0:23-cv-61913-WPD (S.D. Fla.);
• Davis v. Capital One, N.A., No. 1:22-cv-00903-AJT-IDD (E.D. Va.);
• Sutherland v. National Republican Congressional Committee, No. 1:22-cv-00302-RH-ZCB (N.D. Fla.); and
• Juchau v. Fluent, No. 2:21-cv-00551RJS-CMR (D. Utah).

Michael is a graduate of Colgate University and Fordham University School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in New York, Connecticut, and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.