Michael J. San Filippo has been a member in “good standing” with the Florida Bar since 1990; U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida since 1993; and the U.S. Supreme Court since 2003.
Michael’s 30-year career as a trial attorney, includes nearly 20 years as an Assistant State Attorney with the State Attorney’s Office; Senior Assistant General Counsel with the DOH Prosecutions Services Unit, Assistant Public Defender in the Major Crimes Unit; and as a sole-practitioner he represented businesses and individuals in a wide variety of legal matters. Since 2018, Michael has exclusively practiced first party property insurance coverage law as an associate attorney, team managing attorney or lead litigation attorney.
Michael earned his Juris Doctorate degree in less than two years from Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, at Western Michigan University, where he also received an Outstanding Achievement Award. As an undergraduate, Michael attended Miami-Dade College where he majored in Business Administration and Accounting, and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Clinical Psychology from Florida International University. Michael has earned several other academic, civic and professional awards and honors, including Assistant State Attorney of the Year, the Joe Durocher and Assistant Public Defender of the Year awards.
Michael has volunteered or acted as legal counsel for the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Sixty Plus Law Center, Miami-Dade County’s State Attorney’s Office, American Civil Liberties Union, Teen Court of Osceola County, North Miami Beach Police Department, Seminole County Humane Society and the Guardian Ad Litem Program of South Florida. Michael has taught legal studies for various colleges, e.g., Jackson College, Southern College, etc.
Michael has been previously or currently active in other legal or civic associations, including the National D.A. Assoc., Fla. Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Central Fla. Criminal Defense Atty.’s Assoc., 3rd Circuit Law Enforcement Assoc., Fla. Prosecuting Atty.’s Assoc., Orange Co. Bar Assoc., and Seminole Co. Bar Assoc., B.P.O.E., N.R.A., ABATE, and the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews.