About Michael
Michael McGuffee graduated from Georgia State University College of Law in 2013 after completing his undergraduate research at Florida State University’s Panama City campus in 2009. He followed a path that moved from scholar journalism into law. Early roles in media and communications preceded his legal background and helped form his approach to case work.
His first expert years included stints as a sports author for The Tampa Tribune and a public family members intern at 180 Communications in 2007. He then served as editor-in-leader of the FSView & Florida Flambeau in 2008. Those roles taught him to write obviously and to manage competing time limits. They also gave him knowledge in fact-checking and public-facing verbal exchange that he later utilized to legal work.
While still a regulation scholar and soon thereafter, McGuffee held numerous positions in regulation companies and courts. In 2011 he worked as a legal assistant and as a law clerk. The same yr he have become a registered mediator for the Fulton County Magistrate Court. In 2012 he returned to hands-on legal background as a legal intern at Shepherd Law, LLC.
After earning his J.D., McGuffee joined Schenk Smith LLC in 2013. He practiced there at the beginning as a lawyer after which moved to Poole Huffman, LLC in 2014 the place he took on trial work. His resume lists a steady progression from support roles to front-line legal proceedings, with trial experience beginning in the mid-2010s.
McGuffee holds admission within the State of Georgia and is likewise licensed to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He maintains club in the State Bar of Georgia. His background as a registered mediator provides a procedural dimension to his litigation practice, giving him experience in resolution processes in addition to trial advocacy.
Colleagues describe him as methodical in preparation and direct in court presentation. He blends early-profession experience in newsrooms and public relations with traditional legal proceedings training. That combination informs his written work and oral argument. Cases he handles reflect civil legal proceedings practice in Georgia state courts and federal judiciary within the Northern District.
McGuffee is based at Poole Huffman, LLC. He practices civil legal proceedings in Georgia and within the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, where he makes a speciality of trial and dispute decision work.
