Michael works on commercial financing transactions, with a focus on equipment leasing. He drafts documents for true lease deals as well as loans involving assets such as aircraft and vessels.

Court of Appeals of Maryland

University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 2004

Order of the Coif

Joseph Bernstein Prize

John L. Thomas Scholar

Maryland Law Review, Notes and Comments Editor

Frostburg State University, M.B.A., 2000

Shippensburg University, B.A., 1993

Author, "An Open Debate on United States Citizens Designated as Enemy Combatants: Where Do We Go From Here?" Maryland Law Review, 2003

Summer Associate, Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver

Teaching Assistant/Writing Fellow, University of Maryland School of Law

Law Clerk, United States Attorney's Office, Civil Division, Baltimore, Maryland