I am the owner of an attorney recruitment firm. My firm, Michael Bloch Associates, Inc. works with a select group of law firms throughout the United States to help them find talented attorneys to fill specific needs. www.MichaelBlochSearch.com

The firm specializes in working with patent attorneys, patent agents, commercial litigation attorneys, tax attorneys, corporate attorneys, labor & employment attorneys and construction litigation attorneys.

I am also a marketing coach. I work with businesses to help them develop and implement marketing strategies that will maximize the effectiveness of their marketing, both traditional and Internet based.

As an entrepreneur I am involved in various entrepreneurial ventures.

In the past I worked as an advertising sales person for a chain of weekly newspapers, worked as an account executive at a Rochester based advertising agency and was the editor and publisher of a Rochester based business newspaper.

I live in Penfield, New York, a suburb of Rochester, NY, where I am active in the local community.

I am the past president and a current board member of the Penfield Chamber of Commerce. I am the vice president of marketing communications for the Penfield Symphony Orchestra and serve as a member of the board of directors and as chair of the fundraising and development committee. I am a member of the Rochester Rifle Club and president of the Western New York Postcard Club.

In the past I served as president of the Rochester Sales and Marketing Executives Club and president of the Rochester Entrepreneurial Society.

My interests include flying, rifle and pistol target shooting, auto racing, photography, political button and vintage postcard collecting, small business marketing and flying radio controlled airplanes.