Michael C. Sasso

For most of his 25 years of legal practice, Michael C. Sasso has devoted himself to general civil litigation with special emphasis on helping resolve disputes involving real estate developments and construction projects.  To that end, he has become certified in Construction Law by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education.  Since 1988, Mr. Sasso has been General Counsel to the Central Florida Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors.  He has also served as Chairman of the American Arbitration Association’s Central and Northern Florida Advisory Council.  Many of his cases are resolved through arbitration instead of through the courts.  Mr. Sasso has earned the highest possible rating from his peers, AV, in the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings.

Admitted to practice law in:

• Florida
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
• U.S. Tax Court

 Education:

• Colgate University, B.A. 1976
• Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University, J.D. 1983
  • Honors: Order of the Curia
  • Law Review: Member, 1981; Associate Editor, 1982
  • American Jurisprudence Book Awards for Highest Grades in Contracts, Legal Research and Writing, Appellate Advocacy, and Agency and Partnership
  • Chase Achievement Scholarship
  • Rebecca Bloom Bettman and John G. Carlisle Fund Awards
  • Corpus Juris Secundum Award
• Intern to The Honorable William O. Bertelsman, U.S. District Court Judge, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1982

 Professional Memberships and Volunteer Activities:

• The Florida Bar
  • Construction Law Board Certification Committee (2007-2010)
  • Chairman, Construction Law Board Certification Review Course Committee (2005-2007)
  • Chairman, Construction Law Committee (2003-2005)
  • Vice Chair, Construction Law Committee (2001-2003)
  • Executive Council, Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section (2002-2008)
  • Liaison between Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section and Board of Legal Specialization and Education (2006-2008)
• American Bar Association
  • Litigation Section
  • Public Contract Law Section
  • Construction Industry Forum Committee
• Orange County Bar Association
• Seminole County Bar Association
• The Volie A. Williams American Inn of Court