Personal Life:

• Born in Pensacola, Florida in 1950
• Graduate of the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, 1972
• U.S. Marine Corps Infantry Officer from 1972 to 1977. Served overseas and aboard several U.S. Navy Vessels
• Graduate of the University of Florida College of Law, 1980
• Law Review Editor
• Board certified by the Florida Bar in both Civil Trial Law and Admiralty & Maritime Law (one of only four such dual-certified plaintiffs lawyers in Florida)
• Over forty (40) years of trial experience
• Over 175 jury trials in Florida state and federal court.  See representative legal cases.
• Graduate of Harvard Law School Negotiation Project
• Highest AV rating possible by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
• One of only 60 lawyers to become a Life Member of the American Association of Justice (AAJ) – formerly Trial Lawyers of America
• Named Florida “Superlawyer” by Florida Trend Magazine
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and all federal and state trial courts in Florida.
• Lecturer and author of articles in peer-reviewed legal journals [link]
• Happily married for over 27 years, with 4 children and 3 grandchildren

Michael Eriksen personally handles all cases accepted by Eriksen Law Firm [link] He personally deals with his clients, who are not relegated to paralegals or legal assistants.  All preliminary client consultations with Mr. Eriksen are absolutely free; and Mr. Eriksen charges a “contingent fee,” which means he gets paid and reimbursed for expenses only if he recovers money for his client.