Michael Callahan - Milgrom & Daskam

Michael Callahan

ASSOCIATE

Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Michael is a litigation associate with Milgrom & Daskam.

Michael joined Milgrom & Daskam as a law clerk where he worked in the litigation and intellectual property practice groups. He now holds the position of Associate. During his time at CU Law, Michael has served as a volunteer with the Korey Wise Innocence Project as part of a small team advocating on behalf of wrongfully convicted individuals in Colorado. He also serves as vice president of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, where he has organized fundraisers and donation drives for local animal shelters. Before joining the firm as a law clerk, he worked as a constitutional law research assistant for the University and as a litigation intern at a small Denver law firm.

Michael graduated cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh in 2013, where he earned a B.A. in communications with a concentration in Spanish. During his senior year, he volunteered with the Pennsylvania ACLU and worked alongside attorneys to assist on their prison and criminal justice reform projects.

In his free time, Michael enjoys being outdoors – particularly on long hikes or bike rides. He also enjoys playing music, cooking, reading, and is an avid Philadelphia sports fan.

FOCUS AREAS

Litigation

Articles

Employment Law

When the Law Isn’t Colorblind: The Questionable Use of National Race and Sex Statistics to Reduce Tort Plaintiff Damage Awards

Generally, facial race classifications in the American legal system are exceedingly rare, and almost any attempt to differentiate litigants’ outcomes based solely on their race is met with the highest level of judicial scrutiny. But there is one area of the law– where the use of a party’s race and sex classifications is not only permitted, but routine: personal injury. It is now common practice for defendants to use national race and sex statistics to reduce the damages awards of female and BIPOC plaintiffs.

Michael Callahan June 7, 2023

Data Privacy

Navigating and Complying with Colorado’s New Consumer Privacy Act

On July, 7, 2021, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA or “the Act”) into law. With that pen stroke, Colorado joined California and Virginia as the third state to enact comprehensive consumer privacy legislation. While the law does not take effect until July 1, 2023, Colorado businesses would do well to study up on the new law to ensure compliance when it does become active.

Michael Callahan December 5, 2022

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