Elena Mozhvilo
Michael Vater, a Partner with The Ticktin Law Group, has been Selected for Oral Argument in a case before the Florida Second District Court involving a mortgage foreclosure action against a homeowner in which the primary defense is based on the Plaintiff’s failure to prove its standing and comply with conditions precedent.
The appellate court for the State of Florida typically chooses fewer than 20 cases every month for Oral Argument.
Distinctive features of the case include a lost promissory note, wherein arguments have been raised related to the bank’s failure to present evidence of who was entitled to enforce the note at the time of the loss.
The Oral Argument which begins at 11:00 AM ETZ is being livestreamed via Live Oral Arguments – Second District Court of Appeal (2dca.org)
About Michael Vater
Vater was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. While attending North Allegheny High School in Wexford, Pennsylvania, he participated in Future Business Leaders of America and the National Forensics League earning State Champion and National Finalist distinction multiple times in extemporaneous and impromptu speaking. In High School, he clerked at the law offices of Houston-Harbaugh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania under the direction of Michael Turzai, now a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
In the summer of 2004, Vater was one of fifteen students across the country selected to participate in the prestigious Summer Communications Leadership Development Program at General Electric. In 2005, he was selected to attend the exclusive study abroad program hosted by the University of Notre Dame – Australia, located in Fremantle, Western Australia. Vatner received the David T. Link Prize for highest GPA while studying abroad at the University of Notre Dame.
In 2006, Vater graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts & Letters. Vater majored in Political Science and received a minor in the world-renown Kroc International Institute of Peace Studies Program. He graduated with Cum Laude distinction. Vater was a Dean’s List Scholar multiple times and was invited into Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honors Fraternity. Vater attended the University of Florida Levin College of Law. While attending law school, He participated in a multi-year clerkship with Terrence Kann, P.A. in Gainesville, Florida. Vater received the Certificate of Excellence for his Pro Bono work with Community Legal Services, a legal clinic located in Ocala, Florida. He also received a Certificate of Distinction for his Community Service Participation in Law School. Vater was a member of the University of Florida Entertainment Law Review and Student Honor Committee. He was also a member of the International Law Society, the Association for Law & Business, and Sports & Entertainment Law Association. Additionally, Vater served as a two-time Representative to the John Marshall Bar Association. In the summer of 2008, he completed coursework in International Business Law in Paris and Montpellier, France through the Universite Montpellier II. After graduating law school in 2009, Vater participated in a post-graduate fellowship at the University of Florida General Counsel’s office.
In April 2010, Vater joined the Ticktin Law Group where he oversees the Entertainment Law Division, Administrative Law Division, as well as assists in Business Litigation Cases. He serves as an executive board member of Emerge Broward, and Petset, part of the Humane Society of Broward County. Vater is also active through his participation in the BNI Business Exchange Chapter in Boca Raton, the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches and as the Coordinator for the Ticktin Law Group’s participation in the American Heart Association Heartwalk.
Vater is admitted to practice in Federal Court as a member of the United States District Court, Northern District of Florida, the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida and the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
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