Among his many distinctions, Michael E. Baum serves as co-chair of the Mediation Panel of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan — a program he himself helped to innovate in 1996. He also has served on the Advisory Committee to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District and on the Subcommittee for Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Baum has also served as the Chairman of the Rules Subcommittee, which was formed to provide recommendations to the court regarding first-day motions and Chapter 11 confirmation proceedings. He also holds a Doctorate in Hebrew Letters. A graduate of Wayne State University Law School, where Baum was awarded an International Law Scholarship, his practice today focuses almost exclusively on business bankruptcy reorganizations, real estate law, and alternative dispute resolution.

Certified as an expert in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Bankruptcy Board of Certification, Baum has lectured on insolvency related issues for various accounting organizations, as well as the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, to name just a few. Baum is a Contributing Editor to the ABI Journal and his list of published literature includes contributions to both the Michigan Real Property and the Michigan Practitioners publications. And his client list reads like a “Who’s Who” of Metropolitan Detroit’s most successful businesses, with a number of national and state-wide real estate concerns and companies thrown in for good measure.

Baum joined Schafer and Weiner in 1988, and he continues to build on nearly 25 years experience… and to further distinguish himself as one of Michigan’s leading business bankruptcy attorneys.