Michael was born in Richmond, Virginia, on October 13, 1966. In 1989, Michael graduated with honors from the University of Windsor, Canada, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science. He later received his Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit and was admitted into the bar in 1992. Since 1996, he has been a managing partner of Mihelich & Kavanaugh, PLC.
- State Bar of Michigan (Probate and estate planning, personal injury, negligence law and family law section)
- Macomb County Bar Association
- Macomb County Probate Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Michigan Trial Lawyers Association
- Life Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Top Attorneys in Michigan, New York Times, September 2011