Practice Areas
The right perspective for the matter at hand.
Legal issues rarely exist in isolation. The practice connects litigation experience with business, property, estate, and individual-rights work.
01 · Litigation & Individual Rights
Rights deserve careful attention.
Questions about government conduct, public expression, or criminal charges require a close look at both facts and procedure.
Civil Rights
Michael has represented clients in civil-rights matters involving alleged police brutality, false arrest, unlawful searches, and interference with free speech. His background includes trial and appellate work and reported federal decisions.
- Police conduct and excessive-force claims
- False arrest and search issues
- Free-speech and related civil-rights disputes
Constitutional Law
His constitutional-law experience includes public expression, student rights, religious organizations, bodily integrity, the recording of police activity, and due-process questions involving notice before tax sales.
- First Amendment and public-expression issues
- Constitutional protections in encounters with government
- Due process and property-related constitutional questions
Criminal Defense
Michael has represented criminal defendants in trials, preliminary hearings, bail matters, and sentencing. He formerly served as court-appointed conflicts counsel in Chester County. His civil-rights background also informs his work with the constitutional protections of criminal defendants.
- Trial and hearing representation
- Bail and sentencing proceedings
- Constitutional and procedural issues in criminal cases
02 · Injury & Malpractice
The consequences are personal.
Injury matters require attention to what happened, the medical evidence, and the effects on a person’s everyday life.
Personal Injury
Michael’s personal-injury background includes representing clients in state and federal courts after motor-vehicle accidents, falls, dog attacks, assaults, and other serious incidents. His experience includes injuries affecting mobility, the nervous system, and the ability to work.
- Automobile, motorcycle, and truck accidents
- Falls, dog attacks, and other injury matters
- Medical, rehabilitation, vocational, and economic evidence
Medical Malpractice
The practice’s background includes medical-malpractice litigation and work with medical experts. Evaluating these matters involves careful review of the circumstances, medical records, expert evidence, and the requirements of the applicable law.
- Investigation of alleged medical negligence
- Review of medical records and expert evidence
- Representation in malpractice disputes
03 · Business & Organizations
Legal work that understands the enterprise.
The legal structure, the commercial relationship, and the way a business operates all influence a useful solution.
Business Law
Michael has assisted entrepreneurs and established businesses with formation, purchases and sales, corporate matters, and commercial contracts. His litigation experience includes shareholder and other business disputes.
- Business formation and corporate records
- Acquisitions, sales, and stock-sale agreements
- Commercial, employment, and construction contracts
- Shareholder and other commercial disputes
International Business
Cross-border matters add questions of culture, communication, and legal context to the underlying transaction. Michael’s experience includes international-business client work, case-law research, professional programs, and teaching in China.
- International commercial transactions and contracts
- Cross-border business questions and disputes
- Research and coordination in international matters
Non-Profit Organizations
Michael has worked with nonprofit organizations on their creation, corporate documents, and federal tax-exemption applications. His background includes articles of incorporation, bylaws, corporate resolutions, and applications under Section 501(c)(3).
- Nonprofit formation and governance documents
- Corporate resolutions and organizational records
- Federal tax-exemption applications
04 · Property & Legacy
Care for what you build. Clarity for what comes next.
Transactions and estate matters call for accurate documents, coordination, and attention to the interests of the people involved.
Real Estate Law
Michael has represented buyers, sellers, and developers. His experience includes real-estate contracts, closings, zoning hearings, title issues, and property litigation, including adverse possession and tax-sale notice questions.
- Purchase and sale agreements and closings
- Zoning, easements, boundaries, and title questions
- Property disputes and estate-related real estate
Wills, Trusts & Estates
The practice includes will preparation, trust documents, estate planning, probate, and estate administration. Michael has represented estates in Pennsylvania and Colorado and has handled disputes involving beneficiaries, estate assets, and distributions.
- Wills, trust documents, and estate planning
- Probate, estate administration, and asset coordination
- Pennsylvania inheritance-tax returns
- Estate and beneficiary disputes
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