LSSC is thrilled to announce that Michael J. Harding has joined our business litigation boutique.
On why he joined LSSC, Michael said, "I was drawn to the dynamic environment and the chance to work with premier trial and appellate attorneys on sophisticated business litigations while also directly impacting the community through significant pro bono service and public interest advocacy."
A former Fulbright Scholar, he joined LSSC in 2024 following a judicial clerkship with the New Jersey Supreme Court. He also has been selected for a forthcoming clerkship with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Michael is a cum laude graduate of Villanova University School of Law, where he was a Public Interest Scholar, Legal Writing Teaching Assistant, and a research assistant for two professors. In addition, Michael interned at various public interest organizations, externed for the Honorable L. Felipe Restrepo of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and he represented indigent clients as a student attorney in the Farmworker Legal Aid Clinic. Michael received the Dorothy Day Award and was recognized in the Association of American Law Schools Pro Bono Honor Roll for his pro bono service as a law student.
He earned his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Fairfield University, where he was the Valedictory Speaker of his graduating class. As a Fulbright Scholar, Michael studied social memory and human rights in Chile. He speaks Spanish fluently.
Between college and law school, Michael worked as a tutor and mentor at a K-8 public school in Philadelphia through City Year AmeriCorps.
Michael is a former board member of Equal Justice Works, and currently serves as a member of The Appellate Project’s Alumni Committee.
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