“My careers in law and art have much in common. Both entail creativity, flexibility, organization, structure, and knowing how to communicate with your audience.”
“My careers in law and art have much in common. Both entail creativity, flexibility, organization, structure, and knowing how to communicate with your audience.”
A native of Houston, Michael Bogdanow has practiced law in Boston since his graduation from Harvard Law School in 1984, and was the Managing Officer of Meehan, Boyle, Black & Bogdanow from 2005 until 2016. He was chosen by U.S. News & World Reports Best Lawyers® as its 2015, 2017, and 2020 Boston Appellate Practice Lawyer of the Year, and was selected to the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 2015 “Lawyers of the Year.” Read his Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly interview and view his video interview. He has been included on the Super Lawyers list every year since the beginning of its publication in Massachusetts in 2004, and was recognized in a full page article in Super Lawyers Magazine, commending him for his versatility and range of accomplishments as a well-known lawyer, author, artist, and musician.
Michael enjoys tackling many different types of cases and has a particular expertise in appellate litigation. Over the years, he has become familiar with subjects ranging from prescription drugs, the history of the “Big Tobacco Conspiracy,” medical devices, automotive defects, amusement park rides, and many others. He also is a prodigious writer. In 1993, he authored the legal treatise, Massachusetts Tort Damages, that is widely used as a reference by personal injury practitioners and judges. In 1999, he wrote the second edition of the treatise, published by Lexis Law Publishing. In 2018, he wrote the treatise Massachusetts Personal Injury Litigation, published by Matthew Bender. He has also published numerous articles and contributed to many other books.
Michael follows two professional passions in life: law and art. He maintains a diverse practice at Meehan, Boyle, Black & Bogdanow, and also creates paintings and sculptures in his Cambridge studio. While the two enterprises might seem contradictory – the rationality of law vs. the creativity of art – to Michael, they occupy a common ground.
“Certainly, art draws from the creative, nonverbal, aesthetic, and spiritual part of the brain,” notes Michael. “And law is more analytical, verbal, and social. But there is overlap. As an attorney I often find myself tapping into my skills as an artist. I try to view each case individually, and to be as creative as possible in addressing each client’s needs.” His award-winning art is exhibited worldwide and can be seen at www.MichaelBogdanow.com.
Like others at the firm, Michael manages to make time to participate in bar and other community activities. He has served on the Executive Committee of Injury Board, an organization for leading trial attorneys in the United States and the United Kingdom, and both the Law Schools Committee and the Stalwarts/Hall of Fame Committee of the American Association for Justice. He has served as Chairperson of the Joint Bar Committee on Judicial Appointments, and Co-Chair of both the Boston Bar Association Litigation Section and Tort Committee. He has also served as President of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and on the Board of Directors of Cambridge Art Association.
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