Michael graduated from Georgia College in 2010. Graduating from Atlanta's John Marshall Law School in 2013, he practiced domestic law and personal injury law throughout the Atlanta metro area. In 2016, he joined the Flint Circuit Public Defender's Office where he found his calling representing the rights of the accused. As a public defender, he worked tirelessly on behalf of his indigent clients. He then joined the Office of the Public Defender - Atlanta Circuit in 2018, where he represented indigent clients in the busiest judicial circuit in Georgia. After years of fearlessly defending clients in the public defender's office, he joined the law firm of Miller and Key in June of 2021.
Michael is a Regional Vice President of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and graduate of the Bill Daniels Trial Advocacy Program. He has served as the treasurer of the Henry County Bar Association and is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. In his spare time, he is a Contributing Member to the HIGH Museum of Art, member of the BRAVO Young Professionals association for the Atlanta Symphony, Contributing Member of the Atlanta Botanical Garden and Piedmont Park Conservancy. He enjoys playing golf (poorly), bicycling, hiking, and splitting time between the Liverpool Football Club and the Georgia Bulldogs.
Practice Areas Criminal Defense 80% Personal Injury 10% Domestic Law 10% Searchable Practice Areas Animal Bites Assault & Battery Auto Dealer Fraud Cannabis Law Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence & Neglect DUI/DWI Family Law Father’s Rights Sex Offenses Traffic Violations Truck Accident Wills Wrongful Death – Plaintiff
Litigation 100%
Current Employment Position Associate
Bar Admissions Georgia, 2013
Professional Associations Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Regional Vice-President, 2013 to 2021 National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 2021 Henry County Bar Association, Member
Legal Education The John Marshall Law School, Atlanta, Georgia J.D. Non-Legal Education Georgia College and State University, Georgia B.A. Honors: Dean’s List Major: Political Science and Rhetoric
Past Positions Flint Circuit Public Defender’s Office, Assistant Public Defender I , 2016 to 2018 Office of the Public Defender – Atlanta Judicial Circuit, Assistant Public Defender II , 2018 to 2021
Honors and Awards Graduate – Bill Daniels Trial Advocacy Program