Mike founded Smith Barid, LLC with his partner, Richard Barid, in November 2006 to focus on estate planning, elder law, and special needs planning. Mike is a member of Wealth Counsel, Elder Counsel, NAELA, the Savannah Bar Association, the Savannah Estate Planning Council, the Greater Savannah Coalition on the Aging, the State Bar of Georgia, Savannah Bar Association and the Fiduciary Law Section.