Michael J McCarthy Michael J. McCarthy was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 1979. He has been engaged in the general practice of law ever since. The main focus of his practice has always been criminal defense at both the trial and appellate levels. He has tried many felony cases in the circuit courts of Southeastern Michigan and in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He has appeared before the Michigan Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on numerous occasions. He appears regularly before the Michigan Court of Appeals. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.