Michael C. Polovich

Michael also has a background in employment law, and he provides clients with counseling and litigation services on issues related to noncompetition and non-solicitation, confidentiality, and trade secrets.

In his active pro bono practice, Michael has used his trial and appellate services to help veterans, support local art, advocate for important family law issues, and litigate civil rights cases.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Michael worked for a state attorney general and handled a variety of trial and appellate civil litigation matters, including successfully arguing a case before the state’s Supreme Court.

Outside of his practice, Michael has extensive involvement with trial advocacy. Michael worked as an adjunct law professor at Vanderbilt, overseeing the mock trial board and working with the mock trial program. He also successfully coached a college mock trial program, leading them to a 6th place finish nationally. He has also been a guest lecturer in law school classrooms and in CLE presentations on trial techniques and the Federal Rules of Evidence. While in college and law school, Michael competed in both mock trial and moot court, winning numerous team and individual accolades.