Michelle M. Kohut - Chicago, IL

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 2002
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Institute for Paralegal Studies, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois
    Honors: Certificate in Paralegal Studies, 1997
  • Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1996
    B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• William D. Maddux, Presiding Judge of the Law Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Judicial Law Clerk, 2002 - 2004
• Cooney & Conway, Managing Paralegal, 1997 - 2002

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, Minority Judicial Internship, American Bar Association, 2003 - 2004
  
• "Liens and Subrogation," Personal Injury from A to Z, New Business Institute, 2019
  
• "Diversity in the Legal Profession and the Impact of Statutory Amendments in the Advancement of Women," Women's Bar Association of Illinois & Saint Louis University Law School, 2014
  
• "Women in the Profession: Where We Are Now" - Women in Litigation Conference, Loyola University Chicago Law School, 2012
  
• "Civil Practice Update - Discovery," Illinois State Bar Association, 2011
  
• Judge, Chicago Regional Student Trial Advocacy Competition, Chicago Bar Association, 2007
  
• "Judicial Internships," Judicial Internship Opportunity Program, American Bar Association, 2004
  
• Judge, Student Trial Advocacy Competition, American Association for Justice, 2005

Pro Bono Activities

• Women Everywhere - Partners in Service, Inc., President, 2009-2010; Board of Directors, 2007-Present; Planning Committee, 2005-Present
• Women Everywhere - Partners in Service, Inc., President, 2009-2010; Board of Directors, 2007-Present; Planning Committee, 2005-Present
• Heartland International Health Center, Board of Directors, 2008-2009
• Loyola Chicago Women's Law Society, Panel Member 2010

Published Works

Articles

• The Networking Path of a Rambler, Loyola Law, Spring, 2014
  An intricate web of Loyola connections helps an alum land her dream job.
• Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: $1.6M Settlement Entered for Police Crossing Guard, 12.27.2013
  

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 2002
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2002
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2002

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association (ABA)
• American Association for Justice, formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
• Chicago Bar Association (CBA), Hearing Officer 2011-Present; Judicial Evaluation Committee, Investigator, 2005-Present; Student Trial Advocacy Competition 2007, Chicago Regional, Scoring Judge
• Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), Tort Law Section Council, 2016-Present
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA)
• WilPower, Political Action Committee of WBAI, Chair, 2008-2010
• Women's Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI), President, 2013-2014; First Vice President, 2012-2013; Second Vice President, 2011-2012; Financial Secretary, 2010-2011; Treasurer, 2009-2010, Board of Directors, 2007-Present; Civil Litigation Committee, Co-Chair, 2005-2007; Nominating Committee, 2007, 2012