Michael H. Fienman is a Pennsylvania and New Jersey attorney with more than 15 years of experience handling complex civil, administrative, regulatory, investigative, and criminal matters. He represents businesses, regulated entities, licensed professionals, and individuals facing significant litigation, government scrutiny, licensing issues, regulatory exposure, and other high-stakes legal problems.Michael has substantial experience in complex civil and commercial litigation involving significant financial exposure, sensitive factual issues, and competing business interests. His work has included multimillion-dollar partnership disputes, commercial litigation, negligence matters, and third-party defense. He represents clients through discovery, depositions, motion practice, negotiation, and trial preparation, and also handles discrete matters involving subpoenas, depositions, independent counsel, and strategic guidance in ongoing litigation.A significant part of Michael's practice involves administrative and regulatory matters affecting businesses and professionals. His work includes professional licensing defense, health care and facility licensing and compliance, SNAP and WIC matters, government investigations, administrative enforcement, hearings, and appeals.Michael also brings extensive criminal litigation experience to his practice, having handled thousands of matters involving allegations ranging from DUI, drug and sex offenses to fraud, firearms offenses, money laundering, wire fraud, and homicide. He continues to selectively represent clients in white collar, serious criminal, and DUI matters. In DUI cases, Michael is certified in the administration and evaluation of NHTSA's Standardized Field Sobriety Test protocol, has completed advanced SFST trial-skills training, and has extensive experience with DUI trials and PennDOT license-suspension appeals.Michael takes a direct and practical approach to representation. He gives clients candid advice about the strengths, weaknesses, risks, and economics of a matter and focuses on identifying the issues that actually matter and resolving the problem as efficiently and cost-effectively as the circumstances permit.
Philadelphia Bar Association
Montgomery Bar Association
Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Certified Arbitrator, First Judicial District of Pennsylvania; Certified in the Administration and Evaluation of NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs); Fee Dispute Mediator, Philadelphia Bar Association; Pro Bono Roll of Honor, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, 2011 and 2012.
