Michael J. Woods
Partner

Admitted
2004:Florida
Education
2004: J.D., University of Florida Levin College of Law, cum laude
2000: B.A., Political Science, University of Florida
Awards
2010: Rising Star - Florida Super Lawyers
2010 Young Business Leader - Volusia/Flagler Business Report
Publications and Lectures
Assisted C. Allen Watts with the update of "Impact Fees in Florida", Florida Environmental and Land Use Law Section Treatise, June 2008.
Leadership
Board of Directors, The House Next Door (Immediate Past President)
Board of Directors, DeLand Area Chamber of Commerce (President-Elect and Economic Development Committee Co-Chair)
Board Member and Secretary, Volusia County Bar Association
Board Member, Volusia/Flagler Young Professionals Group
West Volusia Young Professionals Group (Immediate Past Chair)
Graduate: Leadership Daytona, Class XXX (2010)
Daytona Leadership Council - Leadership Daytona XXXI Steering Committee
Affiliations
Volusia County Association for Responsible Development (VCARD) Volusia County Gator Club
St. Peter Catholic Church (DeLand)
Biography
Mr. Woods graduated from the University of Florida in 2000 with a B.A. in Political Science. In 2004, he received a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. While in law school, Mr. Woods earned a book award in Trial Practice and honors for Appellate Advocacy, later becoming a teaching assistant for Legal Research and Writing as well as Appellate Advocacy. He also served as Justice of the Fletcher Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta. During law school Mr. Woods worked for two years as a clerk for the University of Florida Office of the Vice President and General Counsel. Mr. Woods also holds a AV rating, the highest rating obtainable by an attorney from Martindale-Hubbell, an international database that provides information for lawyer referrals.