Michael G. Olinik

While at Reed Smith, Michael litigated numerous issues involving mortgages, including foreclosure actions, eminent domain matters, credit reporting issues, mortgage modification issues, and sheriff sales. Michael also litigated environmental issues, including representing three out of over one hundred third party defendants involved in complex environmental litigation regarding the clean up of the Passaic River in New Jersey, where he successfully obtained the third party plaintiffs’ dismissal of two of his clients. He has also participated in products liability cases and has been involved in business litigation, and has successfully represented the Reading Railroad in a series of zoning issues with the city of Philadelphia, obtaining the city’s dismissal of the alleged violations. Michael earned his Juris Doctor in 2009 from Villanova University School of Law, where he was awarded the Steven P. Frankino Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Administrative & Editorial Contributions to the Villanova Law Review while serving as an editor. For his undergraduate studies, Michael attended the College of William and Mary, earning his BA in Economics and in Government. He is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association and currently serves on the editorial committee for San Diego Lawyer Magazine. In the past, Michael has been the Vice-Chair of the New Lawyer's Division (formerly the Forum for Emerging Lawyers) and served as Editor-In-Chief of For the Record for two years, a monthly publication of the SDCBA geared towards lawyers in their first few years of practice. Michael is also a member of the San Diego County Baseball Umpire’s Association and served a two-year term as a board member. Michael also volunteers to umpire little league baseball in San Diego area, and has the honor of umpiring State Championship Games (for Southern California) for the Intermediate and 8, 9, 10 divisions.