Michael I Abrams

Abrams joined Ballard Partners in 2013 from Akerman Senterfitt where he served as a public policy advisor and co-chair of the company’s Government Affairs & Public Policy Practice Group. As a former state representative from North Miami Beach, Abrams has more than 25 years of experience in legislative and public policy arenas. Abrams spent more than a decade in the Florida House of Representatives where he served four consecutive years as chairman of the House Finance & Taxation Committee. Abrams became an expert on state tax policy and how it impacts private companies, health care, and public education. His client base includes non-profits, municipalities, counties, health care companies, and governmental entities. University of Miami, B.A., cum laude, 1969, Student Council Junior Class Representative, Student Government President, Pi Kappa Alpha President, Omicron Delta Kappa, Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities Elected to the House in 1982, reelected subsequently. Deputy Majority Leader 1984-1986. House Health Care Committee Chairman 1986-1988. House Health & Rehabilitative Services Subcommittee on Appropriations Chairman 1989-1990. House Finance & Taxation Committee Chairman 1990-1992.