Michael J. Engle - Lawyer in Philadelphia, PA

Michael J. Engle is a trial lawyer and partner in the Philadelphia office of Armstrong Teasdale and a member of the firms White-Collar Defense Government Investigations practice group. Michael is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers with more than 20 years of experience handling complex federal and state court criminal cases as well as internal investigations. His civil litigation practice often involves the defense of False Claims Act or qui tam actions. Michael regularly represent individuals, public officials and professionals, public and private companies of all sizes, nonprofits and other organizations in courts across the country. His practice most often focuses on East Coast matters, in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. He also routinely represent clients in connection with grand jury subpoenas and civil investigative demands (CIDs).

Michael is skilled in representing clients in government inquiries involving antitrust laws, criminal/civil tax matters and criminal/civil securities cases. In addition, Michael frequently conducts investigations into matters related to employee theft and fraud, workplace injuries and deaths, as well as theft of trade secrets or confidential information. While he represents clients across a wide variety of industries, Michael has specific prior experience in environmental and health care litigation matters, as well as the defense of members of various branches of the U.S. military in connection with alleged violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).

Michael also has extensive experience with matters in the area of higher education, including military academies, where he has defended students, fraternal members and organizations in connection with student conduct violation hearings, Title IX matters and grand jury investigations. Over the years, Michael has represented a number of individuals charged with criminal offenses in high-profile cases involving allegations of hazing, and he has counseled both individuals and entities with respect to the civil and criminal liabilities associated with hazing conduct.

Michael is licensed to practice law in Pennyslvania, New York and the District of Columbia, and he routinely practices within the various federal courts througout the country.