Michael R. Baumrind

Successfully defended a national health care company in a multimillion-dollar putative class action, securing dismissal on a motion to dismiss at the trial court and successfully arguing for affirmance by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Represented an international security company in federal court, achieving a favorable settlement before discovery.
Provided consultation to a national, multi-level marketing company regarding developments in the law relating to employees and independent contractors.
Successfully defended a Fortune 500 company in an arbitration, securing dismissal on summary judgment without a hearing.
Briefed and argued a pro bono First Amendment case in the Eleventh Circuit involving legal mail to incarcerated individuals, resulting in a published opinion (Mitchell v. Peoples, 10 F.4th 1226 (11th Cir. 2021)).

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Ad Hoc Rules Committee, 2025
Federal Bar Association, Atlanta Chapter, Officer and Board Member, 2022 – Present
Anti-Defamation League Southeast Region, Board Member, 2014 – 2022
Tapestri, Inc., Board Member, 2013 – 2016
Atlanta Bar Association, Member

Georgia State University College of Law/Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, J.D./M.P.A., 2011, Summa Cum Laude
- Maleski Merit Scholar
- Associate Research Editor, Georgia State Law Review
- Award of Excellence in Civil Procedure and Torts
- Bleckley Inn of Court Pupil
Western New Mexico University, M.A., 2004, with distinction
Duke University, B.S., 2001, Distinction

Law Clerk, Judge Jill Pryor, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2015-2016
Law Clerk, Judge Amy Totenberg, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 2012-2015

Aug. 21, 2025