Background
Walsh, Michael R. was born on March 26, 1936 in Akron, Ohio, United States.
Walsh, Michael R. was born on March 26, 1936 in Akron, Ohio, United States.
University of Akron (Bachelor of Arts, 1958). Duke University (Juris Doctor, 1970, replaced Bachelor of Laws conferred, 1963).
Admitted to the bar, 1963, Florida. 1973, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Listed in Best Lawyers in America by Neifeh and Smith, 1983and "The Best Lawyers in The United States.," Town & Country Magazine, The Hearst Corporation, May 1985, and Martindale -Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
Selected Who"s Who in American Law and Who"s Who in Society, American Publishing Company, 1986. Company-Author with Stephen T. Dean (Esq.): "Tax Ideas Foreign Professional Persons," Tax Ideas Report, Prentice Hall, Incorporated., 1965.
Contributing Author: Modification and Enforcement Proceedings After Dissolution of Marriage Manual, 1976 Edition. "Discovery in Modification Proceedings".
"Ethical Considerations in Modification Proceedings," Continuing Legal Education of the Florida Bar, 1976 Edition.
Contributing Author with J.C. Stone, Junior (Esq.). "Support, Custody and Marital Property in Florida" Handbook, 1978 Edition. "Enforcement," Continuing Legal Education of the Florida Bar, 1978.
"Florida Proceedings After Dissolution of Marriage," Handbook, 1983, 2nd Edition, 1991, 3rd Edition, 1994, Supplement, 1996.
Contributing Author: "Florida Dissolution of Marriage," 2nd Edition, 1985, 3rd Edition, 1990 and 4th Edition, 1993. Handbook Supplement, "Discovery," Continuing Legal Education of the Florida Bar, 1985, 1987, 1992 and 1996.
Handbook Supplement, "Enforcement," Florida Proceedings after Dissolution of Marriage, Continuing Legal Education of the Florida Bar, 1988 and 1993. Contributing Author, "Florida Dissolution of Marriage," Handbook, 1989, edition, "Discovery," Continuing Legal Education of the Florida Bar.
Enforcement, Some Practical Suggestions for an Age Old Problem," The Florida Bar Journal, March, 1978.
"Where, Oh Where has Faircloth Gone? Oh, Where, Oh, Where Can He Be?" The Florida Bar Journal, December, 1984. "The Metamorphosis of Faircloth-is Civil Contempt in Florida Still Alive and Well?" The Florida Bar Journal, January, 1986. "A Legal Aid Volunteer-Why Maine," The Florida Bar Journal, December, 1985.
"Dissolution of Marriage" Handbook Supplement, "Discovery Procedures," The Florida Bar, 1979 and 1991.
"Statistical Information of Interest, The Family Law Commentator," The Florida Bar, August, 1983 and April, 1984. "Sure, its heavy, its my burden," The Family Law Commentator, The Florida Bar, March, 1993.
"The Burden of Persuasion in Family Law Civil Proceedings - A Look to the Future," Florida Bar Journal, April, 1993. Company-Author: with Stephen South. Brown, Certified Public Accountant "Attorneys-Accountants and Financial Affidavits," The Family Law Commentator, The Florida Bar, Summer, 1996.
Company-author: with Jerry Reiss, "Post-Retirement Medical Benefits: A Not-So-Certain Property Right," Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Spring, 1998.
Company-author: with J. Michael Bone, "Parental Alienation SyndromeAn Age Old Custody Problem," The Florida Bar Journal, June 1997. Contributing Editor: Florida Family Law Practice and Procedure, "Child Support," Matthew Bender Company, Incorporated., 1986. "Practical Alternatives to Civil Contempt," The Family Law Commentator, The Florida Bar, May, 1986.
"Family Law Case Update," Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Continuing Legal Education, 1987-1991.
"Family Law Case Update," General Practice Section, Florida Bar, 1985-1987, 1989-1994, 1996-1997. 1997-1998; "Enforcement," Florida Divorce Practice Professional Education Systems, Incorporated., 1988.
"Florida Family Law Case Update," Legal Education Institute, Incorporated., 1989. "Florida Family Law Case Update," Professional Education Systems, Incorporated., 1989-1991.
Contributing Author: "Florida Alimony Handbook," Professional Education Systems, Incorporated., 1991.
"Florida Family Law Case Update for Child Custody, Modification of Child Custody and Visitation," National Business Institute, Incorporated., 1992. Adjunct Professor of Law, Domestic Relations Litigation Practicum, University of Florida College of Law, 1983 and 1985. Associate Editor, Domestic Relations Law, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, 1981.
Reporter, State of Florida American Bar Association Family Law Section, Summer, 1997.
City Prosecutor, City of Orlando, 1969-1971. Municipal Judge, City of Orlando, 1971-1972.
Special City Attorney and City Prosecutor, City of Kissimmee, 1974-1975. Member, Board of Trustees, 1969-1975.
President, 1973-1974, Orange County Legal Aid Society.
Chairman: Ninth Judicial Circuit Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 1968-1969. Ninth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, 1969-1970. Recipient: The Florida Council of Bar Association Presidents" Award "Outstanding Local Bar President," The Florida Bar, 1974.
Outstanding Participant"s Award, Legal Aid Society, Orange County Bar Association, May, 1984.
The Florida Bar President"s Pro Bono Service Award, Ninth Judicial Circuit, May, 1986. Judge J.C. "Jake" Stone Legal Aid Society Distinguished Service Award, 1987, Legal Aid Society of Orange County Bar Association, Incorporated.
Member, Ninth Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission, 1982-1986. Certified Family Law Mediator.
Member: Orange County Bar Association (Member, Executive Council, 1969-1975.
President, 1973-1974). The Florida Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1976-1980. Chairman, Disciplinary Procedure Committee, 1979-1980.
Member: Executive Council, Family Law Section, 1980-1987.
Marital and Family Law Certification Committee, 1984-1987). Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.
The Florida Bar Foundation. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Board Certified Marital and Family Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education.
Michael A. Walsh has practiced and maintained a law office in Orlando for almost 35 years. He was the first Certified Martial and Family Law Attorney in Central Florida and served as a member of the initial Florida Supreme Court Steering Committee for Certification.
"Florida Dissolution of Marriage," Handbook, 1989, edition, "Discovery," Continuing Legal Education of the Florida Bar. Enforcement, Some Practical Suggestions for an Age Old Problem," The Florida Bar Journal, March, 1978. "Where, Oh Where has Faircloth Gone? Oh, Where, Oh, Where Can He Be?" The Florida Bar Journal, December, 1984.
"The Metamorphosis of Faircloth-is Civil Contempt in Florida Still Alive and Well?" The Florida Bar Journal, January, 1986. "A Legal Aid Volunteer-Why Me," The Florida Bar Journal, December, 1985. "Dissolution of Marriage" Handbook Supplement, "Discovery Procedures," The Florida Bar, 1979 and 1991.
"Statistical Information of Interest, The Family Law Commentator," The Florida Bar, August, 1983 and April, 1984. "Sure, its heavy, its my burden," The Family Law Commentator, The Florida Bar, March, 1993. "The Burden of Persuasion in Family Law Civil Proceedings - A Look to the Future," Florida Bar Journal, April, 1993.
Author: "Florida Dissolution of Marriage," 2nd Edition, 1985, 3rd Edition, 1990 and 4th Edition, 1993. Handbook Supplement, "Discovery," Continuing Legal Education of the Florida Bar, 1985, 1987, 1992 and 1996. Handbook Supplement, "Enforcement," Florida Proceedings after Dissolution of Marriage, Continuing Legal Education of the Florida Bar, 1988 and 1993.
Contributing Author, "Florida Dissolution of Marriage," Handbook, 1989, edition, "Discovery," Continuing Legal Education of the Florida Bar. Enforcement, Some Practical Suggestions for an Age Old Problem," The Florida Bar Journal, March, 1978. "Where, Oh Where has Faircloth Gone? Oh, Where, Oh, Where Can He Be?" The Florida Bar Journal, December, 1984.
"The Metamorphosis of Faircloth-is Civil Contempt in Florida Still Alive and Well?" The Florida Bar Journal, January, 1986. "A Legal Aid Volunteer-Why Me," The Florida Bar Journal, December, 1985. "Dissolution of Marriage" Handbook Supplement, "Discovery Procedures," The Florida Bar, 1979 and 1991.
"Statistical Information of Interest, The Family Law Commentator," The Florida Bar, August, 1983 and April, 1984. "Sure, its heavy, its my burden," The Family Law Commentator, The Florida Bar, March, 1993. "The Burden of Persuasion in Family Law Civil Proceedings - A Look to the Future," Florida Bar Journal, April, 1993.
Co-Author: with Stephen S. Brown, Certified Public Accountant "Attorneys-Accountants and Financial Affidavits," The Family Law Commentator, The Florida Bar, Summer, 1996. Co-Author: with Stephen S. Brown, Certified Public Accountant "Attorneys-Accountants and Financial Affidavits," The Family Law Commentator, The Florida Bar, Summer, 1996.
Member, Board of Trustees, 1969-1975. President, 1973-1974, Orange County Legal Aid Society. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Board Certified Marital and Family Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education.