
Pre-Marital, Post-Marital and Asset Protection Planning. Chicago Bar Association, YLS Estate Planning Committee (September 9, 2008).
Comprehensive Planning for the Medical Professional. Conference of Young Medical Professionals in Chicago, Illinois (February 27, 2008).
Family Limited Partnerships/Family Limited Liability Companies: Still the Foundation of Any High Net-Worth Plan. Society of Financial Service Professionals: Greater Chicago Chapter in Oakbrook, Illinois (January 8, 2008).
Asset Protection. American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists Mid-Year Conference in Chicago, Illinois (March 18, 2007).
Estate Planning and Asset Protection Techniques. Axa-Advisors Quarterly Meeting in Chicago, Illinois (February 2007).
Member, Board of Directors of the J. Kyle Braid Leadership Foundation
Member, Junior Board of Directors for the Mercy Homes for Boys & Girls

• 1st Place Recipient in the 2006 American College of Trust and Estate Council National Writing Competition.
Michael A. Passananti. "Domestic Asset Protection Trusts: The Risks and Roadblocks Which May Hinder Their Effectiveness." American College of Trust and Estate ("ACTEC") Journal (December 2006).
Member, Illinois State Bar Association
Member, Chicago Bar Association
• Member, Corporate Practice Committee of the Young Lawyers Section
• Member, Estate Planning Committee of the Young Lawyers Section
Member, Society of Financial Service Professionals
Member, the Union League Club of Chicago