Michael received a BS in Business Technology from the University of Houston, Houston, Texas in December 1981 concentrating in Distribution, a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston in May 1986 concentrating in Taxation, and a MBA from Rice University, Houston, Texas in May 1999, concentrating in Finance and Entrepreneurship.

Michael has been a tax attorney for 30 years and represents clients before the IRS. He also owns five H & R Blocks in Colorado preparing over 7000 tax returns annually. Michael is a real estate investor in Texas with rental properties. He is active in his local community of Seabrook Texas. Michael is an accomplished whitewater rafter and snow skier and loves to read almost anything.