Mike grew up in Harpswell, Maine. He is a graduate of the University of Southern Maine and a graduate of the University of Maine School of Law, cum laude, where he was awarded the Faculty Significant Achievement Award. During law school, Mike was the Editor-in-Chief of the Ocean and Coastal Law Journal, competed on Maine Law’s Trial Team, was an active member of the law school’s student veteran group, and volunteered as a mentor with the Portland Mentoring Alliance. Mike’s practical experience included internships with the Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection, Unum Life Insurance Company of America, and he finished up his law school experience as a Student Attorney at the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office.
Mike joined the Maine Army National Guard during his senior year of high school. Mike served for six years, which included a nine month long deployment to Afghanistan. There, Mike served as a member on a convoy security team that escorted personnel and equipment throughout eastern Afghanistan. Upon returning from overseas, Mike enrolled at USM and held internships with the U.S. Senate in Portland and Washington, D.C, as well as the U.S. Marshal Service in Portland.
Mike’s primary practice areas include banking & commercial finance, business services, real estate, and estate planning & probate administration. Mike is admitted to practice in all Maine state courts and the United States District Court for the District of Maine.