Michael Bobelian is an author, lawyer, and journalist whose work has covered issues ranging from legal affairs to corporate wrongdoing to human rights. Upon graduating from the University of Michigan’s Business and Law Schools, Michael worked at the law firm of Hughes Hubbard & Reed before earning a Master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.



As a legal affairs contributor at Forbes.com, Michael currently covers a variety of legal topics, including the Supreme Court, Wall Street reform, regulatory agencies, and high-profile lawsuits.       He has also written for Legal Affairs Magazine, the Washington Monthly, and the New York Law Journal, where he worked as staff reporter.  Michael’s media appearances include C-Span’s BookTV, NPR’s “Word of Mouth,” and NPR’s “Leonard Lopate Show.”



He is a recipient of a grant from The Nation Institute Investigative Fund and a contributor to the December 2006 issue of American Lawyer, which won a Neal Award for the best single issue of a magazine.

 

 

Michael is also the author of Children of Armenia: A Forgotten Genocide and the Century-Long Struggle for Justice, which was published by Simon & Schuster.