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Michael Laurence Mandell, known online as Law By Mike, is an American attorney and internet personality based in Los Angeles, California. He produces legal education videos on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram and operates a law firm, Mandell Law APC. In 2025, Law by Mike was listed as one of the top YouTube creators of the year.
Mandell studied communications at the University of Southern California, graduating from the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism in 2009. He has described coming from a family of personal injury lawyers.
He then earned a Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law in 2012. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2012, and as of 2026 his license has remained active.
After graduating from Duke Law, Mandell worked as an associate attorney at Reed Smith, an international law firm, at its Los Angeles office for approximately eight years, focusing on product liability litigation. He has stated that the firm’s policies restricted attorneys from engaging in personal marketing or social media activity during this period.
In 2020, Mandell left Reed Smith and founded Mandell Law APC, based…
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