Overview
Mike Cassar’s practice focuses on representing employers, insurance carriers, and third-party administrators in workers’ compensation matters across Michigan. He also counsels employers of all sizes on workplace safety and employment law matters.
Mike is a strong courtroom advocate for his clients. Because he is conscious of how extended litigation increases costs and may disrupt a client’s business, he works with every client to develop a strategy on how best to resolve a litigated case. Sometimes that requires an aggressive strategy that pushes a case to trial. Other times it leads to an expedited settlement.
Outside of the office, Mike enjoys spending time with his wife, two kids, and extended family. He enjoys hiking, biking, and kayaking when weather permits. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Oakland Community College where he teaches business law, legal research, and legal writing.
Mike is a shareholder who splits time between the firm’s Southfield and Lansing offices.
Affiliations
Memberships & Affiliations
Legal Affiliations:
- State Bar of Michigan
- Oakland County Bar Assocation
- Ingham County Bar Association
Community Involvement:
- Oakland Community College
- Adjunct Professor
Communications
Recent Blog Posts
Michigan Workers' Comp Defense Blog
- Michigan Supreme Court Revisits Mental Disability Standard
- Appeals Court Decides Economic-Reality Test Case Involving Labor Broker
- Workers’ Comp Benefits Owed to Widow After Husband Fatally Injured While Driving to Educational Program
- Appeals Court Decides Social/Recreational Activity Case
- New Law Expands First Responders Presumed Coverage Fund
- Michigan Legislature Considers New COVID-19 Presumption Bill
- Compensability of a Work-Related Suicide Claim
- The Compensability of After-Hours Work Injuries
- COVID-19: Is It An Occupational Disease or Personal Injury – And Does It Really Even Matter?
- Court of Appeals Rules: Employee Fraud was Never a Condition for Recoupment Action
Publications
- Legal Pitfalls to Avoid in Name, Image, Likeness (“NIL”) Contracts, Business & Tax Law News, July 5, 2023
- Michigan’s Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Law, Business & Tax Law News, June 7, 2023
- Appeals Court: J-1 Visa Employee at MSU Ineligible for Workers' Compensation, Foster Swift Workers' Compensation Update, February 22, 2020
- What is a Good-Faith Job Search Effort? Michigan Legislature Considers New Bill, Foster Swift Workers' Compensation Update, January 4, 2020
- Michigan Considers a Statutory PTSD Presumption Among First Responders, Foster Swift Workers' Compensation Update, January 1, 2020
- Drone Registration Requirement: Here’s What You Need to Know, Foster Swift Agricultural Law News, October 22, 2018
News & Events
Speaking Engagements
- Psychiatric Workers’ Compensation Claims - Mental Health Disability Standard, CompOne Administrators, September 19, 2024
- Michigan Supreme Court Decision May Affect Contract Drafting Between Suppliers and Buyers, Foster Swift Second Wednesday Lunch Break, August 9, 2023
- An Overview of Michigan's Felony Sentencing Guidelines, Foster Swift Second Wednesday Lunch Break, May 10, 2023
- How do Businesses get Ready for the Upcoming Corporate Transparency Act?, Foster Swift Second Wednesday Lunch Break, March 8, 2023
- Learn Recent Changes in Employment Law, Foster Swift Second Wednesday Lunch Break, February 8, 2023
- Will 2023 Bring Changes to Michigan's Workers' Comp Laws?, Foster Swift Second Wednesday Lunch Break, January 11, 2023
News
- Foster Swift Elects Three Shareholders for 2024, Ingham County Legal News, January 15, 2024
- Workers' Compensation Issues in the Media, Business Insurance and Work Comp Central, October 9, 2020
- Workers’ Comp Defense Blog Provides Michigan Case and Legislative Updates, April 13, 2020
- Foster Swift Welcomes Four Attorneys, November 2, 2017
Media
2nd Wednesday Lunch Break
Practice Areas
Education
Wayne State University Law School, J.D. 2017
University of Michigan, B.A. 2014
Bar and Court Admissions
Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan