Michael A. McCaskey
312-321-8464 direct
mmccaskey@smbtrials.com

Born Wautoma, Wisconsin, 1978; admitted to Illinois Supreme Court and United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2005.

Education:
University of Minnesota (B.A., 2001)
Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., with honors, 2005)
  Invited as member of Law Review, 2003-2004
  Academic Scholarship Recipient 2003-2005
  CALI Award, Legal Writing, 2004
  Dean's List 2003-2005

Speaking Engagements:
ACI Annual Automotive Product Liability Litigation Seminar
  in Chicago, Illinois on the topic of “Winning Over the Jury:
  Strategies for Overcoming the Hurdles Inherent in
  Defending Automotive Product Liability Actions.”
  (October, 2009)

Publications:
Terrorism: $25 Million Judgment Against Iran, Illinois State
  Bar Association Section of International and Immigration
  Law, The Globe (March 2003)

7th Circuit Product Liability Case Law Update (DRI Product
  Liability Conference: April, 2010, Las Vegas, Nevada)

Member:
Defense Research Institute
Chicago Bar Association
American Bar Association
Young Professionals of Chicago, Committee on
  Strategic Planning

Practice Areas:
Product Liability
Commercial Litigation & Business Disputes
Construction Law
Civil Litigation