Raised on a farm near Advance, Missouri, Michael earned his JD from Southern Illinois University and his LLM from University of Missouri – Columbia. Before practicing law, he farmed and packed meat. He has practiced workers’ compensation law since 1989 as an attorney, Associate ALJ, and law professor. He is a partner in Rice Spaeth Moroni & Heisserer in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, practicing claimant, plaintiff and general law.