Atty. Michael J. Mehlick

Atty. Michael J. Mehlick

MICHAEL J. MEHLICK, an Associate with the Firm, is part of the worker’s compensation defense practice group.

Chicago Chicago 10 yrs experience 10 year
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About Michael J. Mehlick at a glance

Michael J. Mehlick is an Associate based in Chicago, Illinois, practicing at Leahy, Eisenberg & Fraenkel, Ltd.. They have 10+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2016. Admitted to practice in Illinois (2016). Educated at Northern Illinois University College of Law J.D. cum laude (—) and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign B.A. (—). Serands clients in Chicago, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.

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  • MICHAEL J. MEHLICK, an Associate with the Firm, is part of the worker’s compensation defense practice group
  • Michael previously served as a staff attorney in Kane County, in which he drafted circuit court opinions and performed legal research in various areas of law, including insurance, criminal, municipal, and probate
  • During law school, Michael served as both president of the Women’s Law Caucus and the Gay-Straight Alliance
  • he clerked at Liberty Mutual Insurance Group’s Legal Department in Boston, Massachusetts
  • and worked as a teacher’s assistant and instructor of record for Northern Illinois University’s Center for the Study of Women, Gender, & Sexuality
  • Michael is a graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (B.A.) and a cum laude graduate of Northern Illinois University College of Law (J.D.), where he was the recipient of the Hope Moller Scholarship Award for the Study of Tort Law
  • Michael is admitted to practice in the State of Illinois

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Practicing law in Illinois. Legal matters in Illinois are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Chicago are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Illinois state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Illinois brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Illinois courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.

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Education

Northern Illinois University College of Law J.D. cum laude
- In Progress
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign B.A.
- In Progress

Bar Admissions

Illinois
Admitted: 2016

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