Michael is a managing director in Duff & Phelps LLC's Disputes Consulting practice. He has over 20 years of experience preparing financial analyses in a variety of contexts. He leverages his financial experience to provide clients with a broad range of litigation, forensic, and investigative services within the context of valuation-related, credit-related, and other types of disputes.

Michael is a frequent author and speaker. He contributed to books published by Wiley and the American Bar Association. He authored articles that were featured in publications such as the American Society of Appraisers' Business Valuation Review, the American Bankruptcy Institute's ABI Journal, and Harvard Law Schools's Bankruptcy Roundtable. He also in an editorial board member who frequently writes articles for NACVA's QuickRead. He has spoken at national conferences sponsored by the American Society of Appraisers, the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors.

Michael started with Coopers & Lybrand in 1996. After Coopers & Lybrand merged with Price Waterhouse in 1998, he remained at PricewaterhouseCoopers within their Corporate Value Consulting practice. He stayed with this practice after it was sold to Standard & Poor's in 2001 and merged with Duff & Phelps in 2005.