Mike Frisbie provides individuals and businesses with top level legal services for their everyday situations and problems. Together, they plan and prepare solutions with a litigator’s eye towards avoiding litigation. He takes pride and pleasure in helping people and businesses solve their problems.
Since graduating from law school in 1996, Mike has handled a wide array of litigation matters including personal injury, products liability, trucking and motor vehicle litigation, slip and fall, professional negligence, slander and civil rights matters on behalf of a range of individuals and businesses. Comfortable and knowledgeable in the courtroom fighting for his clients’ causes, Mike has substantial experience litigating cases in Pennsylvania State Courts and the Federal Courts. Clients appreciate how Mike is better prepared than his opponents and knows the facts and law “cold” so that he is the best advocate for them.
In addition to his trial practice, Mike is a valuable resource for small businesses who seek his help to employ successful operational and growth strategies with an eye toward avoiding costly litigation and conflict. A large part of Mike’s practice is also dedicated to estate planning and estate administration. The grandson of dairy farmers, Mike is committed to helping small businesses and individuals understand the full array of legal steps they can employ to prosper and protect their businesses and families for generations to come. Mike provides reasoned and practical advice to his clients in a manner that is easy to understand.
Mike takes pride in his client loyalty in that it shows satisfaction with a job well done. For example, Mike successfully represented a large corporation in Northeast Pennsylvania providing litigation and other general counsel business advice. Mike developed a good relationship with the principals of the business such that new files were referred directly to Mike for handling and counsel. Mike’s aggressive, but practical, advice led to many cases being dismissed, smart settlements, and, where appropriate, great trial results.
Mike is dedicated to his profession and to his community. Mike is a member of the Bucks County Bar Association, as well as that of his native Poconos’ community, the Monroe and Pike County Bar Associations. He serves as a Court-appointed arbitrator on Arbitration Panels in the Courts of Common Pleas of Bucks, Lehigh and Monroe Counties and has also been selected by his peers for private arbitration matters. In 2004, he completed the prestigious National Institute of Trial Advocacy Program at Temple University to hone his trial skills. He has lectured on arbitration practice in Philadelphia County and to numerous industry professionals on the topics of Pennsylvania law, Pennsylvania practice, and litigation strategies in Pennsylvania.
While in law school, Mike worked at the Rutgers Environmental Law Clinic, participated in an Internship at the United States Environmental Protection Agency and provided advice to small businesses through the Rutgers Small Business Counseling Clinic. He was a member of the Hunter Advanced Moot Court Program and provided community assistance with tax preparation with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program.
When he’s not practicing law, Mike, an Eagle Scout, volunteers for the Boy Scouts of America. He currently serves as a Vice President of the Executive Board of the Bucks County Council of the Boy Scouts of America where he leads the Nominating Committee of the Council. He is also a volunteer leader in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. He has served as a Committee Chair and Den Leader with Cub Scout Pack 71 in Doylestown and volunteers for Troop 6 in Doylestown where his son is a Boy Scout. Mike attributes his “uber-preparedness” to the Boy Scout Motto, “Be Prepared,” and his extremely caring and giving nature to his clients and community to living the Boy Scout Slogan “Do a Good Turn Daily.”
Mike also coaches his children’s soccer teams at Warrington Soccer and basketball teams at the Doylestown Athletic Association. He is a past volunteer with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bucks.
He was a Dean’s List student in college and law school, and valedictorian of his high school class. He received the American Jurisprudence Award for Civil Procedure in his first year of law school at Widener University School of Law. Mike received his law degree from Rutgers University School of Law in Camden in 1996. He received his Bachelors of Arts in History from The Pennsylvania State University in 1990 becoming the seventh member of his family to graduate from the school. He, his father, brother, sister-in-law, and nephew have all played instruments in the Penn State Marching Blue Band (He played the sousaphone.).
Practice Areas:
- Estate Planning and Administration
- Civil and Commercial Litigation
- Business Formation, Organization and Counseling
- Real Estate
Admissions:
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court of New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey (inactive status)
Professional Affiliations:
- Bucks County Bar Association
- Long Range Planning Committee
- Young Lawyers Division, former Chair
- Monroe County Bar Association
- Lehigh County Bar Association
Community Involvement:
- Vice President, Executive Board, Bucks County Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
- Volunteer scout leader with Cub Scout and Boy Scouts in Doylestown
- Head/assistant coach, Warrington Soccer
- Assistant basketball coach with Doylestown Athletic Association
- Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bucks
Education:
Rutgers University School of Law – Camden, NJ – (J.D. 1996)
- Dean’s List
- Hunter Advanced Moot Court
- Phi Delta Phi
- American Jurisprudence Award
- Environmental Law Society
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program.
- Internships: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Rutgers Small Business Counseling Clinic, and Rutgers Environmental Law Clinic.
The Pennsylvania State University – State College, PA – (B.A. History/Minor in Business Administration 1990)
- Dean’s List
- Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
- Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Society),
- Penn State Marching Blue Band.
Stroudsburg High School, Valedictorian 1986
Personal Interests:
Music is important to the entire Frisbie family. Mike’s dad was a high school music teacher and still plays tuba in numerous community bands including playing in a Poconos-based German band for over 40 years. Mike plays the tuba, electric bass guitar and acoustic guitar. Mike’s family, including his wife and two children, love to attend performances of the Bucks County Symphony. Both children play the piano and other musical instruments. The Frisbie family is committed to making our community better through their active engagement with the Central Bucks Family YMCA participating in youth leagues, swim lessons, and exercise classes. Mike competes in a recreational “over 35” basketball league at the Y and has competed in two Tough Mudder events.
Mike’s Blog Posts:
Thinking of Being Your Own Boss? Start with Small Business Counseling
The Who, What and Where of Estate Planning
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