Michael D. Cross Jr. - Alpharetta, GA

Overview

Michael D. Cross, Jr. has worked with Briskin, Cross & Sanford, LLC since May 1999. Michael's practice focuses on matters involving business law, including general corporate transactions, mergers & acquisitions, partnership and LLC law, and franchise law; employment law, including executive employment agreements, employment manuals, sales, distributor, and independent contractor agreements, and employment litigation; commercial real estate, including commercial lease preparation and negotiation, sales, acquisitions, and construction; and non-profit organizations, including the formation of and application for tax-exempt status for charitable organizations, private foundations, and trade associations.

Michael received his law degree from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia and received his LL.M. in Taxation with honors from the University of Alabama School of Law. He received his B.A. in Political Science from Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana. Michael is admitted to practice in the States of Georgia and Indiana. He also belongs to various professional associations, including the Georgia Bar Association and the Indiana State Bar Association.

Michael also is a frequent writer and speaker. He has lectured at scores of continuing legal education seminars, primarily focusing upon LLCs, partnership taxation, various matters pertaining to the operation of LLCs and corporations, and ethics. Michael has been a co-author of the materials provided at each seminar. From January 2001 until October 2011, Michael served as an adjunct professor of business law, ethics, media law, entrepreneurial law and organizational leadership for graduate and undergraduate courses at Reinhardt University. He has been a guest speaker at Emory University School of Law for various courses and seminars. He also has been a featured speaker regarding various business concerns at events sponsored by other groups as well, including chambers of commerce and insurance and financial planning organizations.

Michael has served on a variety of boards, advisory boards and steering committees, including the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, the Alpharetta Public Safety Foundation, Inc., and many others. He currently serves as a trustee of the City of Alpharetta's pension plans and is a Certified Retirement Plan Fiduciary^TM.

Michael and his family live in Alpharetta Georgia.