Michael is a licensed attorney with over 10 years of experience in law and consulting. Prior to joining EY’s legal management consulting practice, Michael served as a ‘Business of Law’ advisor to global law firms following a career start in finance and operations consulting. Michael’s vantage point at the intersection of operations and law gave him visibility into all day-to-day aspects of the legal business, with more measurable emphases in firm performance and economics, practice management, and strategic pricing. During his time in the private law sector, Michael also taught Business Law in an adjunct instructor capacity in the St. Louis area. Michael received a JD from the University of Missouri – Columbia and maintains an active license to practice. Before law school, Michael earned his BS in Business-Economics, during which time he was a member of the Men’s Soccer and Golf teams. Often involving pragmatic business operations and economics strategies, Michael’s primary areas of focus have included strategic planning/management, departmental transformations, spend counseling, operating models and talent strategies, knowledge management, commercial analyses, pricing negotiation, and technology solutions delivery.