Michael J. McCormick, Esq.

Michael is a senior partner in the bankruptcy department at McCalla Raymer, LLC in Atlanta, Georgia, where he assists in the bankruptcy representation for dozens of mortgage lenders and servicers nationwide.  He has been with the firm since 2004. Before moving to the Atlanta area in 2004, Michael had a debtor practice with Bond, Botes & McCormick, P.C. in Biloxi, Mississippi and practiced civil and commercial litigation with Dukes, Dukes, Keating & Faneca, P.A. in Gulfport, Mississippi. Michael is a native of Toronto, Canada and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Western Ontario.  He graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1994 and is admitted to practice in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. 
 
Michael has conducted continuing legal education seminars; written numerous articles; spoken to community groups, attorneys, and servicers; and even appeared on television to discuss bankruptcy.  He has discussed the Bankruptcy Reform Bill (BAPCPA), federal regulations governing escrow accounts, and bankruptcy rule amendments in 2011 and 2016.  He has written articles on these and many other subjects. Michael is a member of several bankruptcy organizations, including the Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference; the bankruptcy sections of the Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee bar associations; the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (associate member).  He was recently appointed to the TBA Bankruptcy Law Section Executive Council, and has served on the NACTT Mortgage Committee by helping to draft “Best Practices for Trustees and Mortgage Servicers in Chapter 13” and working with the Federal Rules Committee on the revisions to Federal Bankruptcy Rules which became effective on December 1, 2011 (i.e., Rules 3001 and 3002.1).  He also chairs the Escrow Statements Subcommittee of the NACTT MortgageWorking Group.  Since 2010 Michael has served on the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal Notes and Comments Advisory Committee.  Michael is also recognized by the American Board of Certification as a Consumer Bankruptcy Specialist. 
 
In July 2014 Michael was re-elected to the board of directors for the American Legal and Financial Network (ALFN) for a second term, and in July 2016 was appointed as an at-large director. In his spare time, Michael is an avid sports fan, especially hockey and baseball.  He has also worked for several minor league baseball and hockey teams.