Michael has experience appearing in Magistrates Court, Children's Court (Family and Criminal Jurisdiction), Victim's of Crime Assistance Tribunal, Family Court, and Federal Magistrates Court hearings. Most recently Michael has worked at Victoria Legal Aid as a Duty Lawyer and Case Worker in all levels of Criminal Law Practice in Heidelberg, Ringwood, and Melbourne. Previously, Michael was handling and regularly appearing in Family Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Criminal Trials, Personal Injury, and Intervention Order cases as a solicitor at Dandenong and Moe.

Michael is a fluent Russian speaker.