A litigator by trade and a partner at Cole Schotz P.C., Michael R. Yellin has an expansive commercial practice throughout New York and New Jersey. Mike’s clients appreciate his broad experience and the way in which he applies that experience to guide them in maximizing opportunities while minimizing expense and exposure. As a result, Mike’s clients turn to him as a counselor and problem solver both inside and outside of the courtroom.

An avid Mets fan since childhood, Mike learned the importance of resiliency at an early age. Mike also values supporting the community around him including, for example, serving as a member of the Board of Trustees for Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County since 2016. He is also Treasurer of the Muhlenberg College Alumni Board and was formerly a member of the District VC Ethics Committee.

Mike is also proud of his recognition by Martindale-Hubbell with an AV Preeminent rating, by New Jersey Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star", and by the New Jersey Law Journal as one of its “New Leaders of the Bar.”

Mike earned his B.A., cum laude, from Muhlenberg College and his J.D., cum laude, from Seton Hall Law School. During law school, Mike interned for the Hon. Jose L. Linares, U.S. District Judge, and the Hon. Patty Shwartz, then-U.S. Magistrate Judge (now a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit).