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Portland Business and Corporate Law Lawyer
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Michael is a business lawyer with a focus on document preparation to help advance business objectives. Michael’s experience includes commercial contract drafting and negotiation, business formation and succession, employment, and real estate. He enjoys listening to clients, advising on legal risks and opportunities, and drafting documents that put multiple goals together.
Michael has been selected to Super LawyersTM – Rising Stars. He earned his B.A. at U.C. Berkeley and his J.D. at Cornell ...
Michael is a business lawyer with a focus on document preparation to help advance business objectives. Michael’s experience includes commercial contract drafting and negotiation, business formation and succession, employment, and real estate. He enjoys listening to clients, advising on legal risks and opportunities, and drafting documents that put multiple goals together.
Michael has been selected to Super LawyersTM – Rising Stars. He earned his B.A. at U.C. Berkeley and his J.D. at Cornell ...
Michael is a business lawyer with a focus on document preparation to help advance business objectives. Michael’s experience includes commercial contract drafting and negotiation, business formation and succession, employment, and real estate. He enjoys listening to clients, advising on legal risks and opportunities, and drafting documents that put multiple goals together.
Michael has been selected to Super LawyersTM – Rising Stars. He earned his B.A. at U.C. Berkeley and his J.D. at Cornell Law School.
Outside of work, Michael enjoys spending time with his wife Kathy, collecting vinyl records, and attempting to grow bonsai avocado trees.
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