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Michael focuses his practice on construction law and litigation. Michael’s client representations range from casinos and ENR Top 400 contractors to design firms and subcontractors. He has handled cases involving coastal bridges, high-rise hotels and casinos, shopping malls, mixed use developments, subdivisions and highways. He has experience with claims involving delay costs, differing site conditions, defective plans and specifications, change order disputes, terminations and lost production. Michael has represented clients in court or in ADR proceedings in Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Nevada, North Carolina, and elsewhere. He also writes, reviews and negotiates contracts for owners, designers and contractors, often for projects exceeding $100 million. Michael has advised clients from most U.S. states, the Republic of Ireland, and Switzerland.

Prior to pursuing his legal career, Michael was a research engineer for the Kentucky Transportation Center (formerly the research division of the Kentucky Department of Transportation), where he gained experience with highway construction materials and pavement drainage systems, along with pavement life monitoring, bridge stability testing and alternative pavement systems. He holds a B.S. in civil engineering in addition to his law degree.

Michael is a published authority on construction law topics, as well as a former assistant adjunct professor for the construction law course at Southern Polytechnic State University.

Other Info About Michael

Education

Law School

University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D., 2000
Moot Court Board
CALI award, International Law

Undergraduate School

University of Kentucky, B.S., 1996, cum laude
President, Engineering Student Government 1996
Chi Epsilon Honor Society

Bar Memberships

Michael is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

Colorado

Georgia

Kentucky

Courts

Michael is admitted to practice before the following court(s):

Supreme Court of the United States

Recognition

Local & National Recognition

The Best Lawyers in America®, Construction, 2024-2026

Recognized by Louisville Business First as one of the “20 People to Know in Law,” 2015

Selected to Kentucky Super Lawyers, 2013-2025

Chambers USA, Litigation: Construction

Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Kentucky Association of Highway Contractors, Member, 2009-Present

Construction Financial Management Association, Kentuckiana Chapter, Board of Directors, 2022-Present; President, 2013-2021

Atlanta Bar Association

Georgia Bar Association

Colorado Bar Association

Denver Bar Association

Kentucky Bar Association, 2009

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