Experience Mike's practice is focused on the legal aspects of corporate and business transactions. He brings to these matters a strong background in federal income tax consulting and financial accounting. Mike is a Certified Public Accountant, and worked as a tax consultant and manager for Price Waterhouse for almost 7 years, prior to coming to GrayRobinson in 1992. Mike represents and counsels individuals and businesses (both public and privately held) with a varied range of transactional and other business needs, including the formation and governance of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and other entities; establishing joint ventures; determining the appropriate choice of legal entity to utilize in a particular situation; negotiating and structuring the purchase and sale of businesses and business entities, mergers and acquisitions, and other business combinations; and designing shareholders agreements, employment agreements, and restricted stock and option grants and certain other types of incentive compensation arrangements. Mike has also represented numerous clients in connection with raising funds through complex financing and refinancing transactions involving institutional lenders and/or venture capital transactions. His tax practice emphasizes corporate, partnership and individual income taxation. Background Mike was born at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. As a young child, he lived in Texas, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Maryland, although his formative years were spent primarily in Florida. Mike lived in Miami for 6 years, and then attended high school in Clearwater. Mike attended the University of Florida both for his undergraduate education in accounting and for law school, receiving a B.S. in Accounting in 1983 and his J.D. in 1985. At college, Mike was active in his fraternity and his school, and was tapped into Florida Blue Key while in law school. Mike met his future wife, Karen, during his first year at college, and they married in 1985. Karen is a school teacher, and they have three children, each of whom has chosen to continue the family tradition of attending college at the University of Florida. Professional · The Florida Bar (1986) · Certified Public Accountant (1987) · American Bar Association
- Tax Section · Orange County Bar Association · Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants · United States Tax Court · Best Lawyers in America, 2010-2012 · Florida Super Lawyers, 2011 Civic · Astronaut Scholarship Foundation - Director, Treasurer, Secretary Executive Committee Member, Scholarship Committee Member · City of Altamonte Springs - Former Planning Board Member · Leadership Orlando - Graduate · Eagle Scout (1977) |