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Michael R.
Yellin

Member

Office 201.525.6258
Email myellin@coleschotz.com
Debbie Hilcher |Legal Practice Assistant
201.489.3000 ext. 5084
dhilcher@coleschotz.com
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A litigator by trade, Michael Yellin values the role of trusted friend and advisor – someone who can be relied on to assist no matter the issue.

Mike views a strong relationship with his clients as essential to anticipating and addressing their needs, whether legal, business, or otherwise. As a result, Mike’s clients turn to him as a counselor and problem solver both inside and outside of the courtroom.

Oftentimes, complex matters require a range of resources. In such cases, Mike seamlessly assembles the best team by drawing on the firm’s diverse group of attorneys – never stepping away but remaining the client’s point of contact, accessible at any time.

 

Experience

Mike has served as lead counsel in a myriad of matters, from creative transactions to expand a client’s business to emergent “stop the bleeding” situations and critical litigations. His clients appreciate his broad experience and the way in which he applies that experience to guide them in maximizing opportunities while minimizing expense and exposure.

Representative Matters

Examples of Mike’s recent successes include:

  • Obtaining an emergency court order directing a major hospital’s former employee, her spouse, and her new employer to provide the hospital’s forensic expert with immediate access to personal computers, phones, and e-mail accounts for timely sanitizing a potential HIPAA breach.
  • After two years of litigation and several days of trial, securing dismissal of 12 fraud-based claims asserted against a general contractor by a large subcontractor.
  • Assisting a client with the acquisition of a $19 million building in Queens, New York, which is to be converted into a mixed-use medical office facility constituting approximately 98,000 square feet.
  • Representing a New Jersey private equity fund in recovering its entire investment following the Chapter 11 filing by a New York borrower.
  • After a 5-day hearing before a FINRA arbitration panel, obtaining a unanimous ruling in favor of our client as to all issues, including a denial of the adversary’s $21 million claims.

 

An avid Mets fan since childhood, Mike learned the importance of resiliency at an early age. Mike also values supporting the community around him. For example, Mike currently serves as the Vice-President of the Muhlenberg College Alumni Board. Mike also previously served as a member of the Board of Trustees for Habitat for Humanity of Bergen Count, as well as a member of the District VC Ethics Committee.

 

Honors & Awards

Mike is also proud of his recognition by Martindale-Hubbell with an AV Preeminent rating, by New Jersey Super Lawyers as a “Ones to Watch”, and by the New Jersey Law Journal as one of its “New Leaders of the Bar.” No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Mike earned his B.A., cum laude, from Muhlenberg College and his J.D., cum laude, from Seton Hall Law School. During law school, Mike interned for the Hon. Jose L. Linares, U.S. District Judge, and the Hon. Patty Shwartz, then-U.S. Magistrate Judge (now a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit).

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Areas of focus

    Practices
  • Litigation
  • Appeals
  • Corporate Litigation
  • Financial Services Litigation
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Workouts & Foreclosures

Education

Muhlenberg College, B.A.
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D.

Bar & Court Admissions

New York
New Jersey
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Honors & Awards

New Jersey Super Lawyers
Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers
  • Firm News
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Firm News

  1. 01

    Cole Schotz Represents Litigation Trustee in $44.5 Million FinTech Lender Class Action Settlement

    August 22, 2022 | Cole Schotz Press Release
  2. 02

    Trebco Specialty Products Inc. v. The Individuals, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A hereto

    January 25, 2022 | Law360
  3. 03

    Firm Wrongly Trying To Monopolize ‘Metaverse,’ Rival Says

    January 18, 2022 | Law360
  4. 04

    3rd Circ. Nixes Assisted Living Bias Ruling For Developers

    October 8, 2020 | Law360
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Awards + Recognitions

  1. 01

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 18 Cole Schotz Attorneys in ‘Ones to Watch’ List

    August 18, 2022
  2. 02

    23 Cole Schotz Attorneys Named 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyers

    March 17, 2022
  3. 03

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 17 Cole Schotz Attorneys in ‘Ones to Watch’ List

    August 16, 2021
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