Michael is an Associate in the firm’s Litigation group, where he focuses his practice on a wide range of matters, including medical malpractice, insurance defense, personal injury, products liability, and coverage disputes. 

Before joining the firm, Michael served as a judge advocate in the United States Marine Corps. While on active duty, he worked as both a prosecutor and defense counsel and held multiple operational assignments across the Indo-Pacific region. 

He earned his J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in history from Hendrix College. In 2024, he was honored as the Marine Corps Defense Counsel of the Year. 

• University of Arkansas School of Law, J.D. 2016 
  • President, Military Law Society 2014-2016 
• Hendrix College, B.A. History 
  • 4-year letterman (golf) 
  • SCAC All-Conference (golf) 2010 

• Arkansas Bar Association
• U.S. Marine Corps Reserve 

• Arkansas, 2017 
• United States District Courts for the  Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas