Background
Sorgen, Michael Steven was born on August 6, 1942 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Marvin L. and Selma (Falkin) Sorgen.
Sorgen, Michael Steven was born on August 6, 1942 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Marvin L. and Selma (Falkin) Sorgen.
University College, London, England. Brown University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1964). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, 1967).
Spoken languages: French and Spanish.
Newton versus County of Napa, (1990) 217 California Appendix 3d 1551; Norris versus City and County of San Francisco, (9th Circuit 1990) 900 F2d 1326; Allen versus Schribner (9th Circuit 1987) 812 F2d 426.Admitted to the bar, 1968, District of Columbia. 1969, California; 1972, United States. Supreme Court.
Author: "California Civil Writs Practice," California, C.E.B., 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990.
"State, School and Family: Casebook and Treatise on Education Law," California, C.E.B., 1973 and 1979.
Instructor, Hastings College of the Law, 1971-1986. Adjunct Professor, Educational Law, Boalt Hall School of Law and Golden Gate University, 1971-1976.
Visiting Professor, Whittier College School of Law, 1982-1983. General Counsel, Oakland Board of Education, 1976-1980.
Fulbright Professor, Université de Nice, France, 1980-1981.
Fulbright Professor of Law, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Columbia, 1985-1986. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Employment and Constitutional Law Committees, 1987-1988). State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Employment.
Legal Services). National Lawyers Guild. Human Rights Advocates.
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Employment and Constitutional Law Committees, 1987-1988). State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Litigation. Employment; Legal Services).
National Lawyers Guild.
Human Rights Advocates.
Married Françoise Levy, June 13, 1968 (divorced). Children: Monique, Valerie, Jeremy. Married Phoebe Anne Thomas, October 22, 1989.
1 child, Zachary.