Michael partners with public and private entities of all sizes to finance capital improvement projects. He has experience with tax increment financing, community reinvestment areas, enterprise zones, new community authorities, joint economic development districts, general obligation and revenue bond financing, exemptions from real property and sales and use taxes, and Ohio and Federal tax credits and grants. He has experience in community improvement corporation and other special purpose entity formation and administration, as well as with traditional nonprofit entities.

Michael is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Ohio, and has served in public office at multiple levels of government, giving him practical insight into the legal and financial issues facing governmental clients.

• Speaker, “Funding the Future – Public Finance Tools Every Local Leader Should Know,” Ohio City & County Management Association (2025)
• Speaker, “Real Property Update,” Ohio Chamber of Commerce Business Tax Conference (2025)
• Co-Author, “Townships Property Taxation and the County Budget Commission,” Ohio Township News (2025)
• Speaker, “The Most Overlooked TIF Element: Addressing Public Policy Buy-in,” Council of Development Finance Agencies (2024)
• Co-Speaker, “Basic Fundamentals of Debt: Debt Issuance for Governmental Entities,” Ohio Government Finance Officers Association (2023)