Michael grew up in rural Indiana, and was raised with firearms from a young age. His father instilled in him an interest in history, the outdoors and hunting, giving him his first real gun, a Winchester single shot twenty gauge shotgun, for his twelfth birthday.
Michael has lived in Florida for thirty years, and has been licensed to practice law since 1996. He has served as president of the West Pasco Bar Association, and chairman of the local Florida Bar Grievance Committee (6B). He is a member of the Florida Justice Association, as well as the Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association, and is a member and past president of the Rotary Club of New Port Richey.
He is a Life Member of the National Rifle Association, and an NRA Certified Instructor.