Michael David Umberger

I grew up in Asheville, NC and did my undergrad at UNC-Chapel Hill, earning a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Geography.  Following graduation, I worked with the Carolina Covenant Scholarship program at UNC as an assistant to the director and mentor to the Covenant scholars. In this position, I led a task force to narrow the academic achievement gap between students from low-income families and the student body at large. My research efforts and statistical analyses of the Covenant student population lead to the implementation of a proactive, predictive mentorship approach that engages students before they begin to struggle.

During law school, I spent a summer clerking for a business litigation law firm and an academic year working for the school’s pro bono Community Economic Development Clinic. During the clinics, I assisted numerous socially-minded businesses with their legal issues, including a mobile farmers market that sells locally sourced produce and agricultural products to areas in the Charlotte Mecklenburg region designated as food deserts; a nonprofit that makes the wishes of terminally ill children come true; and a nonprofit corporation which provides job training to returning citizens and connects these individuals to jobs in the green skills industry that pay a living wage. In addition, I spent time volunteering with Habitat for Humanity drafting wills, powers of attorney, and living wills, as well as assisting with construction.

Through my experiences in school and in practice, I have acquired extensive knowledge in the areas of law concerning business, construction, trademarks, immigration, and family law. I've has also handled traffic matters, drafted and executed Wills and Powers of Attorney, conducted residential real estate closings, registered trademarks and copyrights, filed mechanic’s liens and lien waivers, represented clients in small claims court and Superior Court, negotiated various settlement demands, and helped clients obtain their citizenship, to name a few.

I spend my free time scoping out local restaurants and breweries, and watching and playing soccer with my fiancée. I'm a supporter of the Charlotte Independence and Seattle Sounders FC.