Michael was raised in Montana where he enjoyed the outdoors and playing sports. After high school, Michael enrolled in the United States Navy and was stationed onboard the U.S.S. Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer with a home port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

After graduation from the University of North Dakota School of Law in Grand Forks, North Dakota he was employed with Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm in Dickinson, North Dakota until 2018 when he joined Knoll Leibel LLP in Bismarck, North Dakota. Michael worked as an associate attorney at Knoll Leibel until 2026 when he joined Felt Martin PC.

Michael is licensed to practice in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana, and is admitted to the United States District Court and the Bankruptcy Courts for the Districts of North Dakota and Montana.

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, General Civil Litigation, Probate, Contracts, and Estate Planning.

Admitted: United States District Court and the Bankruptcy Courts for the Districts of North Dakota and Montana.

Education: Michael received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, and proceeded to obtain his Juris Doctorate from the University of North Dakota School of Law in Grand Forks, North Dakota.