Our Attorneys

Todd Michaels

Todd Michaels is a lifelong resident of Miami-Dade County.  He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1999 from the University of Michigan, and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami in 2002.

Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Michaels served as an Assistant Public Defender for roughly five years.  During his last year with the Public Defender’s Office, he served as a Felony Training Attorney, supervising other felony trial lawyers.  After leaving the Public Defender’s Office, Mr. Michaels served as a Federal Public Defender and also was a private criminal defense practitioner.  Mr. Michaels tried in excess of fifty trials in both the State and Federal Court systems.

Todd joined the Haggard Law Firm in 2009, and handles a wide array of firm cases involving wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury.  His practice primarily involves premises liability negligent security cases.  Additionally, Mr. Michaels handles aviation, pool drowning, auto accident, and other injury cases representing clients who were injured through the negligence of others.

Education and Honors

• University of Miami School of Law, Juris Doctorate (2002)
• University of Michigan, Bachelor of Arts (1999)

Practice

• Associate, The Haggard Law Firm (2009-Present)
• Assistant Federal Defender, Law Offices of the Federal Defender (2009)
• Associate, Law Offices of Mark Seiden (2008-2009)
• Associate, Law Offices of Milton Hirsch (2007-2008)
• Assistant Public Defender, Law Offices of the Public Defender, 11^th Judicial Circuit (2002-2007)

Admissions

• State Bar of Florida
• Southern District of Florida

Professional Accomplishments

• Young Lawyer Director, The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – Miami Chapter
• Member, Florida Bar Grievance Committee
• At-large board member, Florida Justice Association Young Lawyers Section
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, Miami-Dade Justice Association
• Member, Dade County Bar Association Young Lawyer Minority Mentoring Program
• Board Member, National Black Law Students Association Advisory Board
• Listed, Florida Trend Legal Elite Up and Comer (2008, 2010, 2011)
• Listed, Florida Superlawyers Rising Star (2009, 2010, 2011)
• Listed, Marquis’ Who’s Who in America (2008)

Civic Memberships and Associations

• Volunteer, Redemption Project
• Volunteer, Community Partnership for the Homeless
• Coach and Sponsor, Little League Baseball
• Role Model and Mentor, 5000 Role Models of Excellence Program
• Board Member, Carma Haiti Foundation
• Board Member, Scholars Today Leaders Tomorrow
• Speaker, Miami-Dade Police Department Police Academy