Bar memberships

• Washington State Bar admitted 1978
• Oregon State Bar admitted 2002
• All Washington federal bars, Ninth Circuit, United States Supreme Court

Legal Practice

• Attorney - partner in Gendler & Mann, LLP, established 2003
• Attorney - partner in Bricklin & Gendler, LLP, 1982-2002

Private practice emphasizing environmental and civil rights litigation on behalf of environmental organizations, citizens groups, individuals, tribes, and governments. Representation has included: Washington Environmental Council; Citizens for Environmental Law and Policy; Cougar Mountain Residents Association; Northlake Marine Works, Inc.; H&H Partnership (Luciano's Restaurant & Casino, Tacoma); Hood Canal Coalition; Puget Sound Regional Council; Washington Toxics Coalition; Town of Woodway; Methow Valley Citizens Council; Humane Farming Association; Prison Legal News; American Civil Liberties Union.

Community Service

Transportation Choices Coalition: President of Board, 2000- present; Board Member, 1996-present; Secretary, 1997-2000. State-wide coalition of public transportation agencies and citizens groups engaged in advocacy and education for transit, pedestrian & cycling, commute reduction, etc.

American Civil Liberties Union of Washington: Legal Committee member, 1980- present; Chair of Legal Committee, 2001-present. State chapter of national civil liberties organization.

Washington Environmental Council: Board member, 1982-84. State-wide coalition of environmental groups.

On the Boards: Board member, 2000-2002. Performing arts company.

Recognition

Listed by Washington Law & Politics as one of Washington's "Best Lawyers" in Environment and Land Use.

Legal Education

Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.
J.D., Magna Cum Laude awarded May, 1978
Activities: Staff Member - Georgetown Law Journal, Vol. 65.
Awards: National Wildlife Federation Environmental Conservation Fellowship

Publications

Offshore Oil Power Plays: Maximizing State Input into Federal Resource Decision Making, 12 Nat. Res. Law 347-88 (1979).

Comment, Toward Better Use of Coastal Resources: Coordinated State & Federal Planning Under the Coastal Zone Management Act, 65 Geo. L.J. 1057-78 (1977).

Other Education

Postgraduate: Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
September, 1973 - June, 1975
M.A. in Anthropology awarded 1974

College: University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September, 1969 - December, 1972
B.A. in Political Science awarded 1972

Interests

Mickey lives in Seattle and enjoys cycling, cooking and conga drumming. Photo on right: he is cresting the Gavia Pass in the Italian Alps, regarded as one of the most difficult mountain passes. It is particularly famous in US cycling annals because American Andy Hampsten won the Giro d'Italia in 1988 by building a large lead in a blinding snow storm on this pass.

Representative Cases - click for a listing.