Michael J. Grindstaff

Michael J. ("Micky") Grindstaff is a partner in Shutts & Bowen's Orlando office where he is a member of the Real Estate Practice Group. Micky served as Shutts' firmwide Managing Partner from 2014 until 2021. He is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Civil Circuit Mediator.

Since 1982, Micky’s practice of law has been concentrated in the areas of real estate transactions, land use and development. He has handled numerous transactions involving the acquisition, zoning, permitting, development and sale of retail shopping centers, mixed-use developments, residential subdivisions, multi-family apartment complexes, office buildings and Developments of Regional Impact (DRIs). He has negotiated and prepared sophisticated acquisition, sale, lease, financing, easement and land use related documentation, including annexation agreements and development agreements.

In addition, Micky has handled many real estate related litigation matters including condemnations, title disputes, ad valorem taxation disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, mortgage foreclosures, receiverships, and zoning and land use litigation. He has also been intensely involved in several comprehensive and substantial loan work-out matters, representing both developers and institutional lenders.