Background
Michael was born in 1962. His professional life developed in Ireland, where he was admitted to the bar in 1988 and where Trinity College Dublin, his documented university, is located.
Michael was born in 1962. His professional life developed in Ireland, where he was admitted to the bar in 1988 and where Trinity College Dublin, his documented university, is located.
Trinity College Dublin was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I and is the oldest university in Ireland. Its law graduates, like those of other Irish universities, entered a legal profession divided between barristers, who are called to the bar, and solicitors, who are admitted to the roll of solicitors. Admission to the bar in 1988 is recorded as the qualification associated with his university education. Solicitors in Ireland are regulated by the Law Society of Ireland, the professional body for the solicitors' branch of the profession.
Michael worked as a partner in a solicitors' practice. In Ireland, solicitors advise clients, prepare legal documents, and handle a large share of everyday legal business, while a partner shares ownership and management responsibility in a private firm.