Mike Wentworth attended the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in 1975. Mike then attended the University of Texas Law School, where he graduated in 1978. Mike practiced law in Houston, Texas, from 1978 until 1993. In 1993, the lure of Telluride became too great, and Mike moved to Telluride with his wife, Jill, and their two children, Hilary and Travis. In 1995, he secured his Colorado real estate broker's license, and in the ensuing years became more active in real estate sales. In 2006, Mike completed the transition from lawyer to real estate broker by starting Telluride & Mountain Village Properties, a small brokerage firm offering superior and uncompromising services to its clients.