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Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

3.9
6 reviews

River Point, 444 W. Lake St., Chicago, IL 60606, U.S.A.

Trusts And Estates, Litigation, Corporate Law and 46 more

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About Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is a law firm established in 1848 with an office in Chicago, IL. At this office location, there are 65 lawyers practicing trusts and estates, litigation, corporate law and 46 other areas of law.

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Communication
3.8
Quality of Service
4.2
Responsiveness
4.0
Value for Money
3.5
Personal Injury
Posted by anonymous
July 14, 2011
Hired Attorney Mr. David Smith

GREAT SERVICE.

Administrative Law
Posted by anonymous
November 02, 2010
Hired Law Firm

Melissa Turczyn is my lawyer from the firm. Completely satisfied other than "lawyer terms" I may not understand!

Trusts and Estates
Posted by anonymous
March 02, 2012
Hired Law Firm

I think they are a good comprehensive law firm with talented lawyers. Our lawyer is well-known for her estate planning capabilities and we trust her judgment when we have questions.

Intellectual Property
Posted by anonymous
May 13, 2010
Hired Law Firm
Personal Injury
Posted by anonymous
October 18, 2013
Hired Attorney Kelly A. Teelin

I would use kelly teelin any time

Family Law
Posted by anonymous
December 10, 2021
Hired Attorney Ms. Ellen Maycock

Ellen did NOT act as my advocate while representing me as my attorney. She was more concerned about my ex, what he wanted and what would be good for him, than about my best interests or my children's best interests. She made excuses for my ex and pushed me hard to settle when it was clearly not in my best interests. She repeatedly forgot key facts in my case, and didn't object nor state critical facts in hearings or correspondence with my ex's attorney. Ellen frequently gave unsolicited, personal, psychological advice, despite her having NO expertise, qualifications or professional license whatsoever in those areas. Her advice was appalling, COMPLETELY off-base, and went in direct contradiction to the expertise and diagnoses of my ex provided by the custody evaluators and licensed therapists with whom we worked. Moreover, Ellen was dishonest and unethical in charging me thousands of dollars in fees for which she was unable to explain the work she had done.

 
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Areas of Law

  • Trusts and Estates 2
    • Trusts And Estates
    • Trust Planning
  • Litigation
  • Corporate Law 1
    • Corporate Finance
  • Commercial Law
  • Labor and Employment 3
    • Management Labor Law
    • Employment Law
    • Industrial Law
  • Employee Benefits
  • Intellectual Property 2
    • Patents
    • Trademarks
  • Internet Law
  • Technology and Science 1
    • Computer Technology
  • Finance 1
    • Financial Institutions Law
  • Securities
  • Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures 1
    • Mergers And Acquisitions
  • Real Estate 1
    • Real Property
  • Property Law 1
    • Residential Land Development
  • Taxation 1
    • State Taxation
  • Business Law 3
    • Associations
    • International Business Law
    • Business Succession Planning
  • Antitrust and Trade Regulation 2
    • Antitrust
    • Unfair Trade Practices
  • Administrative Law 1
    • Public Law
  • Debtor and Creditor 1
    • Creditors' Rights
  • Bankruptcy 1
    • Insolvency
  • Health Care
  • Immigration 1
    • Immigration Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Government 1
    • Government Relations
  • Agency and Distributorships 1
    • Retail Distribution
  • Communications and Media 1
    • Communications Law
  • Sports Law
  • Entertainment Law
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Investments 1
    • Venture Capital
  • Insurance 1
    • Insurance Defense
  • Family Law 1
    • Divorce
  • Construction Law
  • Other 4
    • Federal Practice
    • Trade
    • Professional
    • Law Firm Disputes

Office Details

  • Firm History
    Year Established

    1848

  • Representative Clients

    Representative Clients: Alliance Airlines; American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago; Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. (f/k/a Eller Media); Com-Pac International, Inc.; Blue Cross Blue Shield Association; Ecker Enterprises Inc.; Lincoln Property Company; Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center; Storck, U.S.A.; Textron, Inc.; United Insurance Company of America; Unitrin, Inc.; University Healthcare Consortium; Wheaton Franciscan Services, Inc.

  • Additional Links

    http://www.michaelbest.com

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

3.9
6 reviews

River Point, 444 W. Lake St.Chicago, IL 60606U.S.A.

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