Michael Reilly has a broad range of qualifications, including a Master's degree in Physics from the University of Cambridge in England, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Colorado School of Law at Boulder. 

Michael is licensed to pratice law in Colorado. He is a Registered Patent Attorney. He is also one of a handful of geophysicists who are qualified to practice patent law. His background and experience in oil and gas exploration are now being applied to intellectual property in geophysics and related areas. 

His experience in geophysics includes processing seismic data at Seiscom Delta in England, and being part of Tury Taner's renowned research group at Seiscom Delta in Houston. He also worked for Golden Geophysical, Union Pacific Resources, and Advance Geophysical.

Michael is a member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, the Denver Geophysical Society, and the Japan America Society of Colorado. He has a Certificate in International Trade from the Rocky Mountain World Trade Center.