Michael Joseph Rocco

Michael Rocco earned his J.D. from Albany Law School in 2006. He has interned for the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, in Brooklyn where he conducted legal research for the justices of the Court and readied opinions for publication. After being admitted to the New York State Bar in 2007, Mr. Rocco joined Neil H. Kupferman, Esq., P.C. in Brooklyn, New York, where he represented clients in multi-million dollar commercial and residential real estate transactions, represented both private and institutional mortgage lenders, and practiced general business law. In 2009 he moved to Tennessee where he was admitted to practice law in 2010. Prior to his admission to the Tennessee Bar, Mr. Rocco volunteered for the Public Defender’s Office for the 13th Judicial District of Tennessee. Mr. Rocco has traveled extensively in Europe and Asia, and has lived in both Hong Kong as a student and mainland China as a teacher. He speaks rusty Mandarin Chinese. In his free time, he enjoys sports, reading, and computer programming.

Appeals & Appellate

Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

Criminal Law

Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

Landlord Tenant

Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Probate

Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

DUI & DWI

Bankruptcy

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief

Elder Law

• Free Consultation
  First fifteen (15) minutes are free, forty dollars ($40) for a full hour.

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Since 2011

New York

Since 2007

Tennessee

Since 2010

Virginia

Since 2011

Federal District Court, Middle Tennessee

Since 2014

Partner

Rocco & Griffin, PLLC

2014 - Current

Solo Practitioner

Law Office of Michael J. Rocco

2010 - 2014

Intern

Public Defender's Office, 13th Judicial District, Tennessee

2009 - 2010

Associate Attorney

Neil H. Kupferman, P.C.

2007 - 2008

Albany Law School

J.D. (2006)

2000 - 2006

Syracuse University

B.A. (1999) | International Relations

1995 - 1999

State Bar of Tennessee  # 28766

Member

Current

New York State Bar  # 4486528

Member

2007 - Current

Rule 31 Family/Civil Mediator

Supreme Court of Tennessee