Mike Colodny is the founder and Managing Partner of Colodny Fass, bringing over five decades of legal and business experience in representing corporations, financial institutions, and insurance industry clients in complex corporate, regulatory, and governmental matters.

His practice focuses on advising corporations, insurance companies, and other regulated businesses on complex regulatory, corporate, and governmental matters, including matters before state agencies and quasi-judicial public boards and commissions. He draws on decades of experience working with regulators and public entities.

Ranked by Chambers & Partners as one of Florida’s leading insurance lawyers, Mike is widely recognized for his role in shaping Florida’s modern insurance system.

Beginning in 1992, Mike served as General Counsel to the Florida Residential Property and Casualty Joint Underwriting Association and later its successor, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. In those roles, he helped secure billions of dollars in reinsurance and catastrophe financing, structured the 2002 merger of the Florida Windstorm Underwriting Association into Citizens, and led the successful effort to obtain tax-exempt status for the organization. He also drafted the legislation creating the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation and its tax exemption. This experience continues to inform his counsel to insurers navigating regulatory scrutiny and market challenges.

Mike’s civic leadership reflects a long-standing commitment to public service and community engagement. Over the course of his career, he has held senior public roles at the municipal and state level, experience that has informed his understanding of how government decision-making, public policy, and regulatory oversight affect businesses, insurers, and local communities.

Special Recognition

  • Ranked by Chambers & Partners as a leading Florida insurance lawyer
  • AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America®, Super Lawyers, South Florida Business Journal, and South Florida Business & Wealth
  • Recipient of the Carrie Meek Award for contributions to community education in Miami-Dade County

Thought Leadership

  • Member, National Underwriter Magazine Statewide Editorial Advisory Board on the Florida insurance market
  • Frequent contributor and industry source on insurance regulation and market issues

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • The Florida Bar
  • Florida Association of Professional Lobbyists
  • Broward County Bar Association
  • Dade County Bar Association

Civic and Community Involvement

  • Former four-term Mayor, City of North Miami
  • Former City Councilman, City of North Miami
  • Attorney to the President of the Florida Senate
  • Former City Attorney, Town of Golden Beach
  • Chairman, Broward Days
  • Past President, North Miami Chamber of Commerce
  • Former Chairman of the Board, Joseph Meyerhoff Senior Center