Michael David Crosbie

Born May 19, 1968, in Huntington, West Virginia, to Dr. Ronald L. Crosbie and Peggy Sue (Dixon) Crosbie, Michael attended Barboursville Elementary School, Barboursville Junior High School and Barboursville High School, graduating from the latter in 1986. He was a 1991 graduate of the University of Central Florida (political science) and received his Juris Doctorate (with honors) from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 1995.

Michael began his law career in 1995, as a business litigation associate with the Orlando firm Rumberger, Kirk and Caldwell. Shortly after entering private practice, he was asked to serve as a law clerk to the Honorable Steven D. Merryday, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division. He returned to private practice with national firm Carlton Fields and most recently was as a partner in Foley and Lardner’s Business Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group.

In addition to his law firm experience, Michael served as chief legal counsel for a publicly traded development and travel company; as president of the Orange County History Center; and as a member of the Board of Directors for First Tee of Central Florida.

Other than his family (and winning an argument), Michael’s true love was golf. He took up the sport in college and played weekly until a shoulder injury sidelined him. He was lucky enough to play at many of the world’s most renowned courses and was a property owner and member of the Pinehurst Country Club for more than 12 years. He loved nothing better than coming in on the 18th hole of the infamous Course Number 2, with his wife Cindy and children Ethan and Olivia sitting on the clubhouse porch watching him finish his round. Appropriately enough, his only hole-in-one was at his beloved Pinehurst. Michael shared his love of the game with his family, spending many weekends and family vacations patiently teaching his kids (but mostly his wife) the rules, etiquette and technique of the game.

Another true love (and equally as frustrating at times as a bad round of golf) was the Florida Gators. Many memories were made, heading to Hogtown with his family, meeting up with friends and fellow Gators to cheer on the Orange and Blue. As a life-long Gator fan, Cindy frequently referred to Michael as a Steve Spurrier-era Gator — he was so used to winning that losing wasn’t very well-received. As a Charley Pell-era Gator, Cindy was used to it. Like the song says, “…in all kinds of weather…”

Michael is survived by his wife of 25 years, Cindy (King); two beautiful children Ethan, 24, and a student at the Stetson University College of Law, and Olivia, 21, and graduating in June from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a degree in art history; his mother Peggy Sue (Dixon) Crosbie; his brother Scott Alan Crosbie; his sisters-in-law KC Crosbie and Karen King; his nieces Lindsay Granduke, Kirby Crosbie and Cate Crosbie; his nephew Mac Crosbie; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. He is predeceased by his father, Dr. Ronald L. Crosbie.

The family is happy to receive flowers, but if you would prefer to make a donation in Michael’s name, consider the First Tee of Central Florida, the Ronald McDonald House or AdventHealth Hospice.