Michael L. Mandell - Lawyer
Age:
Country: United States Occupations:
Lawyer
### Basic Information
* Born on May 13, 1987 (making him 38 years old in 2025).
* He is an American attorney and digital content creator, widely known by his online handle “Law by Mike”.
* He is licensed to practice law in California (Bar number 288513), and his law firm is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California.
### Education & Early Career
* He earned his undergraduate degree in communications from University of Southern California (USC) in 2009.
* He then earned his law degree from Duke University School of Law in 2012.
* After law school, he worked as an associate attorney at the global law firm Reed Smith LLP in Los Angeles for nearly a decade, before shifting more fully into his own practice and digital presence.
### Career Shift & Digital Presence
* Mandell established his own law firm, Mandell Law, and simultaneously built a large social-media following by creating short-form, accessible legal-advice content.
* His social-media platform reaches tens of millions of viewers across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, where he uses his legal background to simplify and explain legal rights and procedures in engaging, often humorous formats.
### Focus & Approach
* Mandell’s work focuses heavily on personal injury, criminal defense, and general legal-rights education. He has made a point of translating “dense legal jargon” into plain language for a younger, internet-savvy audience.
* His guiding philosophy emphasizes a “people-first” approach: helping clients who feel they are the underdog, and using his platform to empower ordinary individuals with knowledge about law and their rights.
### Public Recognition & Impact
* Mandell has been featured in national media outlets and has spoken at universities, earning recognition not only as a practicing lawyer but also as an educator and influencer in modern legal advocacy.
* His online content has become especially popular for covering “what to do” scenarios — e.g., traffic stops, injury claims, rights when confronted by law enforcement — often reaching viral scale.
### Personal Notes
* While he is public about his career, Mandell keeps some details of his personal life — such as family and private matters — relatively private.