A Practice of Confidence

Michele Mirman

This week Ivy Slater, host of Her Success Story, chats with her guest, Michele Mirman. The two talk about what it was like to begin building a woman-owned law firm in 1977, the systems that were put in place that allow her the opportunity to be involved in many nonprofit organizations, and the vision that has kept them in growth and expansion.

In this episode, we discuss:

What lead her to build her own firm in a 1977 when it wasn’t likely for women to even be trial lawyers

How their practice did business pre-internet, and the peace of mind they give their clients by continuing to keep in touch in this manner

How Michele navigated her practice with little ones at home, and the challenges of it

What her vision looked like when she moved the firm to Manhattan, and what they did to grow and expand

How she found the clarity to see and build out her niche market

What they did to incorporate the tech world into their business, and how early they started

How she started building the firm to what it is today, and the systems that allow Michele to get out and do some other things

What nonprofits organizations she is involved in, and how she has found the time to be a part of so many while building her business and raising her family

What she looks for in people when she is considering hiring them

What surprises she has come across along the way, and the advice she has for young leaders today

As a trial attorney for over 45 years, Michele Mirman has tried and settled numerous, significant cases of all types, and focuses specifically on medical malpractice, personal injury and construction accidents. 

Michele is the senior partner of Mirman, Markovits & Landau, PC, a firm of eight medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys, that she founded in 1991. They represent the victims of serious accidents and medical malpractice:
-Trauma to infants at birth, including brain damage, cerebral palsy and Erbs palsy;
-Failure to diagnose and properly treat cancer and other medical conditions;
-Bullying resulting in significant injuries and wrongful death;
-Construction and scaffold accidents
,-Lead poisoning,
-Bus, truck and train accidents
-Falls resulting in serious injuries
-Horseback riding accidents
-Sexual assault in schools, health institutions, businesses, apartment buildings and hotels.

The firm handles all aspects of litigation, from inception through completion, including trials, appeals, arbitrations, settlement negotiations, motions, discovery, depositions and every manner of court appearance associated with these cases. 

They accept cases directly from injured victims as well as referrals from other attorneys, and Michele is proud to say that “once with us, our referring attorneys stay with us. We process our cases quickly and pay immediate personal attention to each client and case we accept.”

Michele is the Founder and President of the Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association Foundation and a Past President of the New York State Trial Lawyers and the Brooklyn Women's Bar Association. In addition to her work as an attorney, she is a Trustee at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, the President of Bear Givers, Org., a non-profit that creates kindness projects for children, and a Trustee of the Hampton Synagogue. She is a longtime, strong supporter of the Brooklyn Kindergarten Society which runs 6 pre-schools in Brooklyn’s underserved neighborhoods and is a starting member of AllIn Bklyn, a women’s giving circle that provides grants to charities that support Brooklyn. She is a member of the Bars of New York, New Jersey, California (non-active), Florida, Connecticut, and Washington, D.C., the United States Supreme Court, and the Federal Courts of New Jersey and the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.

Website: http://www.mirmanlawyers.com/
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michele-mirman-b22b8411/