Michael B. Stevens

Managing Partner

Burlington, VT | Boston, MA | Miami, FL

617-766-8803

Profile

Michael is the Managing Partner at Derrevere Stevens Black & Cozad, where he also chairs the firm’s subrogation and real estate divisions. With a robust legal background, Michael earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from The Florida State University College of Business in 2005, followed by his Juris Doctorate from the Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center in 2008.

Having joined the firm as an Associate in 2008, Michael quickly rose to Partner status in 2013, achieving this milestone just before his 30th birthday. In 2022, Michael was elected by his partners as its Managing Partner, succeeding the firm’s Founder, Jon D. Derrevere.

Michael is dedicated to providing exceptional legal services to clients across both Florida and New England. His practice spans a wide array of legal areas, including complex civil litigation, insurance subrogation, construction defects, family law, products liability, commercial and residential landlord-tenant disagreements, contract disputes, as well as premises liability.

With an emphasis on utilizing legal technology to provide better results for his clients and a better work/life balance for his co-workers, Michael devotes a portion of his practice to helping develop the next generation of legal technology. He also has a special place in his heart for preparing digital evidence presentations for hearings, mediations, and trials.

A Floridian at heart (and by birth), Michael proudly identifies as a Vermonter, even though he is not a third-generation Vermont resident. With both of his children coming into this world in Burlington, and having eloped with his soulmate in Winooski, nothing feels quite like home for Michael these days as does South Burlington.

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Education

Nova Southeastern University – Juris Doctorate
Florida State University – Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Practice Areas

Digital Evidence Presentation
Civil Litigation
Insurance Subrogation
Product Liability
Premises Liability
Complex Business Disputes
Landlord Tenant Law

Admissions

Florida
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Vermont
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Maine
New York
New Jersey
U.S. District Court (M.D. Fla)
U.S. District Court (S.D. Fla)
U.S. District Court (N.D. Fla)
U.S. District Court (Vermont)
U.S. District Court (Massachusetts)
U.S. District Court (Connecticut)
U.S. District Court (New Hampshire)

Awards & Organizations

Super Lawyer Rising Star 2012-2024

Associations & Memberships

National Association of Subrogation Professionals
Palm Beach Bar Association
Vermont Bar Association
New Hampshire Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association
American Bar Association

Speaking Engagements

“Punching Above Your Weight: How Smaller Firms and Carriers Can Lead in Subrogating CAT Claims” – 2025 CLM Focus Conference
“Top 10 Subrogation Mistakes – And How to Avoid Them” 2025 CLM Annual Conference
“Navigating The Hybrid Legal Workplace: Strategies for Success” – 2024 ILTACON Annual Conference
“High Tech Persuasion: Elevating Legal Narratives With Technology” – 2024 National Association of Subrogation Professionals Annual Conference
“The Evolution of Legal Timekeeping: From Quill to ZenCase’s Quantum Efficiency” – 2024 ILTACON Webinar Series
“AI in Subrogation: Harnessing Potential & Recognizing Challenges and Limits” – 2024 National Association of Subrogation Professionals Spring Conference
“A Managing Partner’s Seamless Litigation Journey: Getting from Service to Settlement with the Perfect Litigation Workflow by NetDocuments, ZenCase, and ECFX”
“We’ve Come Too Far to Go Back Now: Finding Happiness and Success Virtually Litigating and Subrogating Claims” – 2023 National Association of Subrogation Professionals Annual Conference
“HR Workshop: Recruitment and Retention in Today’s Super Tight Job Market” – 2023 National Association of Subrogation Professionals Spring Conference
“The Evidence is Gone – Now What” – 2022 National Association of Subrogation Professionals Annual Conference
“Battling Back Against the Implied Co-Insured Doctrine” – 2021 National Association of Subrogation Professionals Annual Conference
“Florida Worker’s Compensation Subrogation” – 2019 National Association of Subrogation Professionals Annual Conference
“Ethical Management: Meet the New Rules, Same as the Old Rules” – 2018 National Association of Subrogation Professionals Annual Conference
“Yes, but is it Classy (Ethical)?: A Year in Review of Effective/Ineffective Communications and How to Handle it with Class” – 2017 National Association of Subrogation Professionals Annual Conference
“Waivers of Subrogation and Subrogation Prohibitions in Florida” – 2014 National Association of Subrogation Professionals Florida Chapter Meeting