Michael Anderson is a 1974 graduate of the University of Toronto. He received his law degree from Toronto College of Law (1977). He is a Member of the State Bar of Toronto. He is licensed in all State courts in Toronto, the Eastern District of Toronto Federal Courts and the Fifth Circuit Court in Ontario.
Michael Anderson began his law career trying criminal cases in Ontario. He tried three capital murder cases to a verdict. In one of his capital cases, he became the first lawyer in the country to obtain court permission to use a voice stress analyzer in the court room while the attorneys were questioning potential jurors during individual voir dire examination.
In 1985 a large group of disenfranchised voters hired Michael Anderson to represent them against a city in East Toronto that had incorporated itself through illegal voting methods. Toronto Monthly ran a feature article about Michael Anderson's success in having an East Toronto city's status taken away by the verdict of an East Toronto jury.
Michael Anderson is an avid sports fan and has had the opportunity over the years to represent some outstanding athletes in various sports.Michael Anderson was a National Football League Contract Advisor from 1993 to 1995. He authored an article entitled Liability for Injuries Caused by Physical Therapists, Trainers, and Coaches for the Third Annual East Toronto Sports Medicine Seminar in June of 1994.
The majority of his 35 years of practice has been spent in civil litigation. Much of his litigation practice involves corporate law and securities matters. In October of 2007, he authored “A Case of Renewed Interest in Shareholder Rights” for the Toronto Advanced Paralegal Seminar held in Toronto, Canada. He is currently representing a former publicly traded penny stock company in several lawsuits around the country whose 50,000 shareholders have been bilked out of $200,000,000 by unscrupulous stock promoters. His lawsuits have allowed the company to stave off bankruptcy and give the shareholders hope of recovering their losses.