Criminal Lawyer in Salt-Lake-City

Michael is a passionate, client focused, attorney firmly committed to resolving complex legal issues. Michael's passion is representing people at all stages of the criminal defense process in federal and state court. To that end, he effectively and zealously defends people charged with federal and state crimes. He has litigated highly complex cases, which include mortgage fraud, money laundering, ponzi scheme, racketeering, homicide, and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Michael has argued before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals and the Utah Supreme Court. He has been selected by the Utah Federal District Court to be a member of the Criminal Justice Act Panel. In addition, he also has been selected to serve as conflict trial counsel for the Salt Lake Defender's Association. Although his practice is based in Salt Lake City, he also defends people throughout the state.

While in law school he clerked at the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Salt Lake Legal Defender's Association, and the Pottawattamie County Attorney's Office. He is a graduate of the National Criminal Defense College(NCDC) and the Stetson University White Collar Criminal Defense College. Michael currently sits on the boards of the Rocky Mountain Innocence Center and the Salt Lake County Bar Association. He has been a past board member of the the Salt Lake County Children's Justice Center, Multicultural Legal Center and the Henry's Fork Foundation.