Michael’s diverse litigation experience makes him uniquely qualified to be a strong and successful advocate for his clients. Michael also has vast experience litigating on behalf of Plaintiffs including cases filed in Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas. Michael represents clients ranging from small business owners and entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies in matters including collections, real estate transactions, evictions, Illinois gaming, family law, product liability, toxic tort liability, asbestos liability, premise liability, personal injury, business litigation and general litigation. With recent changes to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, clients need an experienced advocate who understands the law and how it can be utilized to maximize recovery of bad debt.Īs a litigator, Michael has varied and extensive litigation experience throughout Illinois and Missouri, including criminal court, small claims court, mediation, arbitration, and circuit court.

Michael also has a robust and successful consumer and commercial collection practice focusing mainly on construction clients. Michael’s background in family business has instilled in him an entrepreneurial mindset that helps him approach each case from an owner’s perspective to ensure the resolution makes the most financial sense. He builds relationships and trust with each client to help them reach the best outcome for their unique situation. His successes for his asbestos clients are attributed to his strong negotiation skills. Louis, MO in the most contentious asbestos litigation in the nation. Clair County, IL, McLean County, IL, and the City of St. With more than a decade of experience, Michael has been successfully defending his clients in Madison County, IL, St. Additional local government areas of expertise include Illinois FOIA requests, general contracts, general litigation, real estate contracts, construction contracts and notices of municipal letting, labor and employment, workers’ compensation, employee benefits, labor relations, and COVID-19 response counseling. Clair County, Illinois legal communities allows Michael to achieve superior results for his local government clients in sometimes contentious venues. Being part of the Madison County, Illinois and St. In these roles, Michael works directly with politicians, city managers, city directors and city staff to draft and implement public policy and ordinances, facilitate business development, negotiate real estate transactions, prosecute ordinance violations, and work directly with the public. Michael is the City Attorney for Highland, Illinois and Lebanon, Illinois. McGinley is a partner in the Madison County office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Public Agency and Municipal Law, Government Affairs & Public Policy, Asbestos Litigation, and School Districts & Municipalities Practices.

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