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Attorney Michael J. Gauthier

Michael J. Gauthier

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Practice Areas

  • Family Law

Biography

I am a lifelong resident of northern Illinois. I earned my undergraduate degree from Lake Forest College and then my law degree from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. The National Association of Distinguished Counsel has named me one of the Nation's Top One Percent of Attorneys, I have twice been named one of the Top 40 Under 40 Family Lawyers in the State of Illinois by the American Society of Legal Advocates, I have received a Martindale-Hubbell "Distinguished" rating by my peers for my legal ability and ethics, I was the recipient of the CALI Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy, and the AVVO lawyer rating service has awarded me with a Perfect 10.0 rating of "Superb". 

I am licensed to practice in:

  • The State of Illinois.
  • The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
  • The United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.

I have been certified and appointed as an Arbitrator for:

  • The Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois.
  • The Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.
  • Arbitration Chair for the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois

I have also been certified and appointed a small claims mediator for the Circuit Court of Lake County, Illinois.

Education

  • Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
    • J.D. - 2005
  • Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL
    • B.A. - 2000

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 2006
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2006
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar

Representative Cases

  • Roger R. Kasny v. Coonen and Roth, Ltd., 2009
  • William Miller and Maxine Miller v. Michael Harris and Kenneth Hoxie, 2013
  • Joe Hoch and Linda Hoch v. Lillian C. Boehme

Honors

  • Nation's Top One Percent of Attorneys, The National Association of Distinguished Counsel
  • Top 40 Under 40 Family Lawyers in the State of Illinois, American Society of Legal Advocates
  • Martindale-Hubbell "Distinguished" Rating
  • CALI Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy, Recipient
  • Perfect 10.0 Rating of "Superb", AVVO Lawyer Rating Service

Certified Legal Specialties

  • Arbitrator, The Nineteenth Judicial Circuit of the Court of Illinois.
  • Arbitrator, The Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.
  • Small Claims Mediator, The Circuit Court of Lake County, Illinois.
  • Arbitration Chair for the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois