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Michael T. Smith

1.8
Rating: 7.0

Licensed for 44 years

Civil rights Lawyer at Roselle, IL
Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Sexual Harassment, Employment & Labor, Discrimination

440 West Irving Park Road, Roselle, IL

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Licenses

Licensed in Illinois for 44 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 1981

Active and Authorized to Practice Law

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 1995

Location

Law Offices of Michael T. Smith

440 West Irving Park Road, Roselle, IL, 60172

Law Offices of Michael Smith PC

440 W Irving Park Rd, Roselle, IL, 60172-1138

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Michael T. Smith's Reviews

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1.8 /5.0

5 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 2 of 2 reviews | Advocacy

Posted by Sudhir Kumar | May 14, 2022 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Discrimination Case.

I was approached by this lawyer to represent me after I placed an advertisement for a lawyer. All he was interested in was to get a retainer of $2500 from me anything I ask in emails for clarification, he would cut and paste the same sentences from past emails. I realized that this is a cut and paste... guru and ended up hiring Mr. Antonio Jeffery whose retainer is 1K more but is doing an excellent job in representing me in federal court.

Posted by anonymous | February 01, 2018 | Employment & Labor

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This is a dangerous attorney , I hired him 2 years ago on a handshake a bunch of false promises (no written agreement, my fault) and a lot of money , once he received the "retainer" nothing much happened, all he did was file the free claim with the EEOC ..which anyone can do themselves then did nothi...ng . His communication is all but non existent. He blew my case in many ways, if you have an employment discrimination case STAY AWAY from this Bully ! He only takes your case with money up front, as I've learned the hard way .. If you have a good case a reputable attorney won't take a dime upfront . If any attorney asks for upfront $ in a case one of 2 things is happening....you don't have a winnable case or the attorney is substandard .

Michael Smith

Replied last February 01, 2018

Since the client refuses to state his or her name, it's impossible to give any merit to these allegations. In Federal Court I have had over 500 filed case with my being an advocate for the client.

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Kevin Matz

Business lawyer | Apr 15

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Michael Smith is a highly skilled litigator who works hard on each and every matter he accepts. On the matters that we have worked on together, he has jumped in with both feet and gotten very good results for the clients."

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Experience

Rating:  7.0 (Very Good)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 1995.

Censure issued in IL, 1995

updated on 03/15/2010

Censure means the attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. Typically in this case the lawyer's poor behavior is exposed to the public in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Education

1981

John Marshall Law School, Chicago

JD - Juris Doctor

Languages

English

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