Nationally-recognized for his achievements as a developer and work-out specialist, Michael Maxwell has acquired, developed, restructured and repositioned nearly $1 billion in real estate assets, primarily in Florida and the Caribbean.

Mr. Maxwell’s career encompasses executive, operational, financial and marketing management roles. He is a skilled and effective communicator and is accepted as an expert witness on real estate development issues in both state and federal courts. He is a Florida licensed real estate and mortgage broker and holds the prestigious AICP designation from the American Institute of Certified Planners. Mr. Maxwell’s work is honored with awards for preservation, innovative industrial buildings and outstanding redevelopment projects. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Texas at Austin, where he studied architecture and city planning, and received a Master of Planning degree from the University of Virginia, with specializations in real estate development and urban design.

Mr. Maxwell began his career as an architect and project manager for a Texas home builder and subsequently held planning positions in the public and private sectors. As President of Michael Maxwell Associates, Inc., an advisory firm founded in 1982, he provided consulting, project management, litigation support and work-out services to private and government entities. As Vice President of Codina Development (Miami), he led a $400 million award-winning office/retail/industrial project.

In 1992, Mr. Maxwell founded MAXWELL+Partners, LLC which offers both development and advisory services. As developers, the team has orchestrated successful acquisition, entitlement processing, planning and developing of land, office, industrial, retail, luxury and multifamily homes and resort properties, delivering more than 2 million square feet of exceptional, award-winning real estate product. As advisors, the firm provides consulting and expert witness services to attorneys, courts and other interested parties on asset evaluations, work-out strategies and dispute resolution. The firm's participation in workouts, restructures, asset management, construction completion, and disposition has already exceeded $300 million in value. The firm also serves lenders, investors and government clients with due diligence, asset management, financing, portfolio management, and construction-related assistance.

Beyond his development and advisory roles, Mr. Maxwell has been an extremely active participant in professional and community arenas. He is an adjunct professor of Business in the MBA Real Estate Program at Nova Southeastern University and a former adjunct professor at Florida International University Graduate School of Business in real estate development and management. He is a Full Member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), serves on the Executive Committee of the ULI Florida/Caribbean District Council and is co-vice chair of the ULI 2008 National Fall conference. He serves on national ULI advisory panels and developed comprehensive revitalization strategies for Springfield VA and “Little Saigon” in Westminster, CA. He is an executive committee member of the Greater Miami Urban League and founding chairman of the Urban League’s affordable housing development company, New Urban Development LLC. A graduate of Leadership Miami and past executive committee member, he has served as chair or member of numerous community boards including Miami Country Day School, Bonnet House Museum, Dade Heritage Trust, Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, Gusman Theater and the University of Virginia South Florida Alumni Association.

Architect, planner, builder, developer, work-out specialist, corporate executive, investment banker, community leader: Michael Maxwell brings an impressive set of credentials to every real estate challenge he embraces.