In September 2008, Mike retired from a 30-year career as a trial lawyer and supervisor with the U.S. Department of Justice. With the DOJ, he tried tax and tax-related cases all over the country in federal and state courts. His experience includes jury and non-jury trials, and both prosecution and defense. He is a frequent lecturer and presenter on trial topics and taught trial practice for almost ten years at the DOJ’s National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina. Mike has a B.A. from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from Georgetown University. He is licensed in Maryland and Pennsylvania.