Michael has over 20 years experience in trusts, estates and private client practice.

Michael is a lecturer in Estate Planning at the University of Technology, Sydney and holds the TEP qualification from the Society of Trust and Estates Practitioners. Michael is also a co-author of the text “Estate Planning a Practical Guide for Estate and Financial Services Professionals” (LexisNexis 2005 & 2008) and a contributor to “Financial Planning  in Australia”,  Sharon Taylor, Roger Juchau, Beverly Houterman (3rd Edition published November 2008).

Michael works for entrepreneur driven high growth businesses, family business owners and family groups committed to managing family wealth across generations and geographies.

Whether as an individual lawyer or as part of an interdisciplinary practice and client service team, Michael provides commercial and estate advisory services focused on digital asset management, shareholder interest protection, and business value protection.  For business owners and family groups he provides business and family estate structuring, planning and administration services.

Michael brings a multi-disciplinary approach to the challenges of corporate growth, asset protection, estate administration and succession for globalizing business and families and those families seeking to manage their property for the benefit of subsequent generations and their broader community connections.

Key Publications

Estate planning chapter contributions with Robert Monahan to Financial Planning  in Australia,  Sharon Taylor, Roger Juchau, Beverly Houterman (3rd Edition published November 2008)

Estate Planning, a practical guide for estate and financial planning professionals with Robert Monahan (LexisNexis 1st edition 2005, 2^nd edition 2008)

International and Multi-Jurisdiction Aspects of Estate Planning including Will Drafting, conference paper presented for the CLE Centre September 2008 and February 2009.