Mr Michael D Gerstein

Mr. Michael D. Gerstein is a distinguished attorney located in Des Plaines, Illinois. With a legal career spanning over four decades, he has honed his expertise in insurance law, workers' financial recovery, negligent conduct, business disputes, and criminal defense. Mr. Gerstein has represented both individuals and companies in complex business disputes, denied insurance claims, workplace injuries, and criminal accusations. His extensive trial experience includes hundreds of cases tried before juries, judges, and arbitrators.

Mr. Gerstein's practice is primarily focused on litigation in his areas of specialization, with 95% of his injury work dedicated to plaintiffs and petitioners. Since 1973, he has developed a robust legal background in automobile negligence, workers' compensation, insurance law, business disputes, and criminal defense claims. In addition to his litigation work, he is appointed to arbitrate negligence cases.

He holds professional licenses in Illinois (1973), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1973), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit (1975), the District of Columbia (1980), and the U.S. Supreme Court (1991). Mr. Gerstein is an active member of several professional associations, including the Illinois State Bar Association, Northwest Suburban Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, and the 7th Circuit Bar Association.

Mr. Gerstein earned his JD with distinction from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1973, where he contributed to the Law Review, and his BA from Roosevelt University in 1969. From 1996 to 2006, he served as an adjunct faculty member at Northeastern Illinois University, teaching business law. He holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has published numerous articles on various legal topics.