Mike has over 25 years of large law firm experience representing sophisticated clients in complex matters requiring a great deal of skill and expertise. He welcomes the opportunity to provide his clients with the same high level of representation within a diverse range of subject matters and at very flexible and favorable rates. Mike approaches every matter with a commitment to excellence in all phases of the representation.

EDUCATION

J.D., Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 1994
magna cum laude
Editor, Student Articles, Loyola University of Chicago Law Journal

B.S., Loyola University Chicago, 1989
summa cum laude

STATE BAR ADMISSIONS

Illinois

FEDERAL BAR ADMISSIONS

United States Supreme Court

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Former Adjunct Professor, Graduate Employee Benefits Law Program, John Marshall Law School

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Commissioner, Board of Fire and Police Commissioners, City of Braidwood.

Chairman of the Board of Directors and President, Shadow Lakes II Association, a recreational and residential community located in Braidwood, IL, 2012-2018.

Member of the U.S. Department of Labor Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (ERISA Advisory Council), 2009 – 2011.