Michael Spector

Michael A. Spector was born Mineola, New York in 1977. He obtained a Bachelor Arts Degree in Marine Affairs with minors in Economics and Chemistry from the University of Miami in 1998. In 2003, Michael graduated from Hofstra University Law School. Michael worked at Tell, Cheser & Breitbart LLP as outside counsel for several insurance companies. Michael has also worked in-house at The Robert Plan and as staff counsel, then trial counsel in the no-fault litigation department of Travelers Insurance Company. Michael joined the no-fault litigation department in 2007, and since then has appeared in every civil court in the City of New York and in every district court on Long Island. Michael’s outstanding success in settling cases and ability to obtain Plaintiff verdicts has prompted him in being lead counsel on all AAA arbitration and motion-calendar matters. In 2025, Michael was recognized as one of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 in New York Lawyers of Distinction Members have been selected based upon a review and vetting process by our Selection Committee utilizing U.S. Provisional Patent # 62/743,254. The platform generates a numerical score of 1 to 5 for each of the 12 enumerated factors which are meant to recognize the applicant’s achievements and peer recognition. All applicants must be licensed to practice law. Members are then subject to a final review for ethical violations within the past ten years before confirmation of Membership. A Lawyers of Distinction Nomination does not guarantee membership and attorneys may not pay a fee to be nominated. Attorneys may nominate to Lawyers of Distinction their peers whom they feel warrant consideration. The determination of whether an attorney qualifies for Membership is based upon the aforementioned proprietary analysis discussed above. Membership is not meant to infer any endorsement of Lawyers of Distinction by any of the 50 United States Bar Associations or The District of Columbia Bar Association. Any references to “excellent,” “excellence,” or “distinguished” are meant to refer to the Lawyers of Distinction organization only and not to any named member individually.