One of the most prominent election lawyers in the country, Michael has represented hundreds of clients in high-profile cases, including Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Secretary of State Jesse White and many other members of Congress and the General Assembly. Previously General Counsel to Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and Parliamentarian to the Illinois House of Representatives, he currently serves as General Counsel and Treasurer for the Democratic Party of Illinois. Michael was the lead attorney in the successful defense to the 2010 residency challenge of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. In January 2009, he served as House Prosecutor in the impeachment trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. He has also successfully defended the state’s congressional and legislative redistricting plans in federal court. The Chicago Tribune has called him “a highly skilled attorney who successfully argued the Supreme Court should strike down the 2016 ballot initiative known as the Illinois Independent Redistricting Map Amendment.” Michael is a graduate of Northwestern University School of Law and the University of Notre Dame. Born and raised on Chicago’s South Side, he lives in Lincoln Park with his wife, Kerry, and their two daughters.

Krisi Kastl founded Kastl Law, P.C. to help those with personal injury claims in Texas. For years, Kastl Law has been the lifeline that victimized parties needed to recover maximum compensation for their injuries. Making a difference in the lives of her clients has always been her main goal. Krisi has many years of courtroom experience as a Dallas trial attorney and has covered a wide variety of cases, including catastrophic motor vehicle accidents, motorcycle wrecks, truck wrecks, premises liability, wrongful death, and products liability. Ms. Kastl has earned the respect of her peers and insurance companies and the gratitude of the clients she represents. Krisi is a no-nonsense attorney who is proud to be the voice of the victims against big insurance companies that attempt to use intimidation to unfairly get out of accepting responsibility for their insured?s wrongdoing.

Area of Practice: Business Taxation

Since 2003, Cheryl L. Kates, Esq., has been practicing law in New York State parole and correctional matters. It is believed her firm is the only NYS firm that restricts their practice to correctional matters. Ms. Kates is an avid advocate for New York State Criminal Justice reform. She handles parole preparation, parole appeals, Tier 3 disciplinary matters, clemency applications and visit suspension hearings and appeals at the administrative level.