Michael J. Borger concentrates his practice in complex trusts and estates litigation, sophisticated estate planning, and estate administration. Mr. Borger also serves as a court-appointed Guardian ad Litem for minors and intellectually disabled individuals in contested probate and guardianship proceedings.

Education

Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, Masters of Law in Taxation, LL.M.

Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, J.D., summa cum laude
Salutatorian
Editor-in-Chief Touro Law Review
Honors Program Scholar; Dean’s List (All Semesters)
ABA-Bloomberg BNA Award for Excellence in Intellectual Property; CALI Awards for Academic Excellence in Trial Practice, Property Law, Contracts II, Torts, Business Organizations, Constitutional Law II, Copyright Law, and Advanced Trademark Law

State University of New York at Stony Brook, B.A.

Admissions

Mr. Borger is admitted to practice in New York.

Affiliations

Mr. Borger is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Nassau County Bar Association, and Suffolk County Bar Association.

Certifications

Part 36 OCA Certification: Guardian Ad Litem, Suffolk Academy of Law

Publications

Diamonds in the Rough: A Review of Tiffany v. Costco and a Call to Apply Daubert to the Admissibility of Consumer Survey Evidence in Trademark Infringement Litigation, 34 TOURO L. REV. 431 (2018)*
*Cited in CALLMANN ON UNFAIR COMPETITION, TRADEMARKS AND MONOPOLIES (4th Edition) (June 2019 Update)

The Wholesale Exclusion of Religion from Public Benefits Programs: Why the First Amendment Religion Clauses Must Take a Backseat to Equal Protection, 33 TOURO L. REV. 633 (2017)

The Doctrine of Conceptual Separability, https://tourolawreviewblog.wordpress.com/2016/10/15/the-doctrine-of-conceptualseparability (2016)