Estate and Trust Planning, Administration & Litigation
Corporate Law
Construction Litigation
Collection, Real Estate, Commercial Law, and Business Transactions, and Litigation in all of these areas 
Civil Dispute Mediation

Mandatory Professionalism Course for New Lawyers, Faculty/Instructor "Estate Planning for Animals", Lecturer
"Preparation for Mediation", Lecturer

Presidential Award from the Bar Association of Baltimore City -1995
David Hjortsberg Award by MSBA and Howard County Bar Association -2008
Chosen for inclusion in "Maryland´s Super Lawyers® 2010" for Estate Planning & Probate (also named in 2007, 2008 and 2009).  Click here to see Michael´s profile page on Super Lawyers® website.

Maryland, 1959
U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1960
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1973
U.S. Supreme Court , 2000

University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland
J.D. - 1959

University of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 
A.A. - 1956

Maryland State Bar Association - 
Board of Governors, 1996-1998, 2003-2004

Baltimore Bar Foundation - 
Secretary, 2000-2001

Bar Associations Insurance Trust - 
Secretary, 1998 - Present

Bar Association of Baltimore City - 
Executive Council, 1987 - Present, Secretary, 2000-2001

American Bar Association

Baltimore County Bar Association