Doctoral Candidate in Jurisprudence and Social Policy (ABD)
Michael is a doctoral candidate in Jurisprudence and Social Policy, writing a corporate history of American universities. A 2019 graduate of Harvard Law School, Michael previously served as the law clerk to the Chief Justice of Vermont and the administrative law clerk to the Chief Justice of Hawai'i.
Michael welcomes inquiries from prospective students.
M.A., UC Berkeley Law, 2022; J.D., Harvard Law School, 2019; B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 2016
Teaching Interests:
Primary: Constitutional Law; Local Government Law; Property Law; Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure
Secondary: American Legal History; State Constitutional Law; Professional Responsibility; Education Law; Family Law
Publications
- Using Citizens United, Boston University Law Review (forthcoming 2026) (Symposium: The University and Democracy)
- Land-Grant Universities, Washington University Law Review Online (January 2026)
- University Legal History, Cultural Critique Online (November 2025)
- What Harvard's Lawsuit Should Have Said, California Law Review Online (August 2025)
- Universities Need to Go Corporate, Inside Higher Ed (July 2025)