Bio

Michael Posner has spent the last 30 years honing his craft as a real estate and business lawyer in South Florida. Michael’s practice covers a wide gamut of real estate and business issues from closing transactions for residential and commercial deals, lender, seller and borrower representation in new purchase, loan and refinance transactions, complex title issues, and representation of condominium and homeowner associations. 

Michael’s commitment to the community includes service on a variety of municipal boards including his current position as the Special Magistrate for the Village of Wellington and the City of Parkland. Michael also serves as a United States Housing and Urban Development Foreclosure Commissioner. Michael also serves as an expert witness in complex real estate and title cases including matters on behalf of the Florida Department of Transportation. 

Articles & Publications

  • Author, “Foreclosure, Rentals, Condominiums & More Real Estate in the 21st Century,” MAS Publishing, eBook, October 2011
  • Author, “The Living Will Guidebook: A Lay Person’s Guide to Living Wills and the Right to Die/Right to Live,” MAS Publishing, eBook, March 2009 
  • Author and Creator, Florida Real Estate Attorney Legal Blog 
  • Author, "Florida Real Estate Primer: 2020 Edition", 2020

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
  • Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Education 
  • University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., with honors, 1985 
  • University of Florida, B.A., 1982 

Professional Associations 
  • Florida Bar Association 

Honors & Awards
  • Florida Super Lawyers ®, 2006-2024
  • Best Lawyers in America®, 2025
  • AV Preeminent Rating®, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Honorably discharged Veteran, United States Air Force

Community Involvement
  • Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, 1994-Present 
  • Palm Beach Real Estate Council, Former President 

Speaking Engagements
  • Guest Lecturer: National Business Institute, Sterling Education Services, Inc., the University of Miami Ralph Boyer Institute, Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund, and the Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches
  • Foreclosure Law Update, South Florida Chapter of the Florida Institute of CPAs, June 2013
  • “Dealing with Distressed Real Estate,” Panelist, Attorneys Real Estate Council (In Partnership with the REALTORS Association of the Palm Beaches), June 2013
  • Landlord Obligations and Tenant Rights, Presenter
  • Landlord Tenant Law, Legislative Update and Esa, Presenter 

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