Michael V. Mancini

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Michael V. Mancini: Attorney with Mancini Shenk LLP
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
  • Silver Client Champion
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Biography

Founding Partner Michael V. Mancini is a litigator and trial attorney who focuses on shareholder and derivative, cannabis, business, and entertainment disputes. He has represented internationally recognized businesses, notable angel investors, startups, world-famous celebrities, small local businesses, and private individuals.

Michael is a leader in cannabis litigation who handles headline-making cannabis disputes. He regularly leads complex cannabis litigation and serves as an advisory co-counsel to large law firms. He has spoken on multiple expert panels regarding the ethics of representing licensed cannabis companies, emerging trends in cannabis litigation, and the need to thoroughly comprehend state and local licensing before rushing into court. Michael has recovered tens of millions of dollars for cannabis clients and defeated millions of dollars in claims against them.

Michael also has substantial experience in high-stakes business, breach of contract, entertainment, shareholder and derivative, real estate, insurance bad faith, false promise, business divorce, and unfair competition cases. Michael has negotiated dozens of advantageous settlements, secured case-ending pretrial rulings, excluded damaging evidence and expert testimony, fended off abusive evidentiary motions, taken and defended key depositions, and handled private arbitration proceedings and civil jury and bench trials in State and Federal courts.
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Areas of Practice (4)

  • Shareholder & Derivative Litigation
  • Cannabis Litigation
  • Business Litigation
  • Entertainment Litigation

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
California Polytechnic State University, B.A., cum laude, 2004
Law School Attended:
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2008
Year of First Admission:
2009
Admission:
2009, California; 2019, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Central, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of California
ISLN:
921556761

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Fixed Hourly Rates
$595/hr
Other Information
Free initial consultation

Peer Reviews

4.9/5.0 (23 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.9/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.9/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.9/5.0

  • Communication

    4.9/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.9/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 02/03/21 in Cannabis Law

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 02/03/21 in Business Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 02/03/21 in Corporate Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 02/03/21 in Litigation

    Michael Mancini is extremely articulate and has an amazing ability to communicate even the most negative news to his clients in a positive honest fashion.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 02/02/21 in Business Litigation

    Mike is unquestionably the best litigator I've ever had the chance to work with. Hands down.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 02/01/21 in Business Litigation

    Michael is one of the most thoughtful, insightful and effective practitioners I know. I would not hesitate to engage him.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 02/01/21 in Corporate Litigation

    Excellent judgement and all around business litigator.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Counsel on 01/29/21 in Cannabis Law

    Mike is an excellent, analytical lawyer who examines cases from every angle and thinks several moves ahead.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 01/27/21 in Cannabis Law

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Principal on 01/26/21 in Cannabis Law

    He is an excellent attorney !

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Lawyers Client Review
5.0/5.0 (3 reviews)
Silver Client Champion

Best attorney we've EVER worked with. Mike was strategic, efficient, and aggressive - which was exactly what we were looking for. The outcome of our matter was VERY favorable and I would 100% recomm...

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424-363-4459  Phone

424-652-4004  Fax

rmslaw.com/attorneys/michael-v-mancini

mancinishenk.com/michael-mancini

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