Bio

Michael Singer is the Managing Partner in the law firm of Comiter Singer and concentrates in the areas of estate planning, estate trust, & guardianship litigation, asset protection and health-care law. Michael is also the chair of the firm’s litigation department. Michael has been representing clients in South Florida for nearly 35 years and is a frequent lecturer and program chair in the areas of estate planning, asset protection, and risk management. Michael also is a certified mediator in his numerous areas of expertise. Over the past twenty years, Michael has very successfully litigated numerous cases on behalf of both beneficiaries and fiduciaries in complex estate and trust litigation, as well as in complex guardianship matters. Michael’s expertise as both an estate planner and as a litigator provides clients with a unique and comprehensive approach to both estate planning as well as estate and trust litigation. As an author, Michael has been published on numerous occasions, writing articles on asset protection (including medical practice risk management), estate planning and taxation. His articles have appeared in various publications including the Palm Beach Medical Society Journal, the Journal of Asset Protection, the Florida Bar Journal and the Estate Tax Planning Advisor. He co-authored seven editions of Chapter 2 of Asset Protection in Florida (Florida Bar 2008-2022) and authored Chapter 3 of the Representing Physicians Handbook, published by the American Health Lawyers Association (January 2006). Additionally, Michael authored what was at the time widely recognized as the leading article analyzing whether retirement plans were exempt from creditor attachment.