Mike grew up in Sandy Springs and continues to live on the north side of Atlanta with his wife Mary and their children, Joe and Isabelle. A 1987 graduate of the University of Georgia with a BBA degree in finance, Mike was on the Dean’s List and was active in the Defender-Advocate society throughout college. He also was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.

Mike graduated from Georgia State University College of Law in Atlanta, Georgia in 1991. While in law school, he clerked for Justice Richard Bell of the Georgia Supreme Court and later was employed part-time for a medical malpractice defense firm. While in law school, Mike also served on the Moot Court Board and was a member of the school’s student judiciary.

During the first ten years of his practice, Mike handled a wide variety of general civil litigation matters including personal injury, business torts, and contract disputes. In 2001, he accepted an opportunity to work for prominent plaintiff’s personal injury firm where he began focusing his legal career on representing individuals in state and federal courts in all categories of personal injury and wrongful death matters including automobile accidents, trucking accidents, medical malpractice, products liability and premises liability cases.

Mike enjoys an AV Peer Review Rating from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell and has been honored to be included as a member of Georgia SuperLawyers from 2009 to the present. He also is one of the first plaintiff personal injury lawyers in Georgia to be board certified as a medical malpractice attorney by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. Mike is a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA Champion Member), the Atlanta Bar Association, Lawyers Club of Atlanta, and the American Association for Justice.

In his free time, Mike enjoys working out, playing golf, snow skiing and spending time with his family. Mike also is an active member of the Buckhead Lion’s Club where he has served as President and as the chairperson for their annual golf tournament to benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and the SHARE Military Initiative at Shepherd Center Atlanta.

You may contact Mike for a free consultation at mike@stonelaw.com.