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Michael Bartolic
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About Michael
Biography
I really love my job! I enjoy helping make people's lives better by taking away the stress of a dispute with an insurance company or employee benefit plan. You worked for your benefits. You deserve them!
Disability Claim Denied? We Can Help.
Michael Bartolic zealously litigates employee benefits cases for his clients, focusing on Disability Insurance, Life Insurance / Accidental Death, Long Term Care Insurance, and Pension/Retirement Benefits.
You just lost a loved one. Your hands are full and emotions overflowing. Let me fight the insurer. You have enough stress.
Practice Areas
2
Practice Areas
Employee Benefits
80%
21 years
Life Insurance
20%
21 years
Fees and Rates
Licenses
Licensed in California for 7 years
State: California
Acquired: 2019
No misconduct found
Licensed in Illinois for 20 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 2005
No misconduct found
Location
Bartolic Law
(312) 635-1601
Fax
180 W. Washington Street, Suite 700, Chicago, IL, 60602
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Michael Bartolic's Reviews
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Posted by Terry | September 05, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Social Security Disability
Effective advocacy
Michael Bartolic helped me get my short and long term disability benefits. The insurance company, Cigna, denied my claim for short term disability right before it was about to turn to long term. I hired Michael and within 6 months I was back in pay status. He continues to represent me to make sure...
Posted by Veronica | August 29, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Social Security Disability
Fair and professional service
I was denied Long Term Disability benefits 8 months after originally being approved. Mr. Bartolic took my case, which few other Employee Benefits Lawyers refused to take on. He provided a very professional service by collecting evidence, inviting vocational and medical specialists, gathering my me...
Michael Bartolic's Lawyer Endorsements
"Michael Bartolic is my "go to" referral for ERISA issues and anything related to employee benefits. He is a great lawyer and an even better guy. Absolutely top notch attorney."
"Michael is a widely respected, zealous advocate on behalf of individuals who have wrongfully had their disability benefits terminated or denied. He is knowledgeable, active in a number of professional organizations devoted to the development of employee benefits law, and creatively develops strategies to help his clients prevail on their claim. He is also an excellent professional colleague who has always been a valuable resource to me."
"Michael and I recently joined our practices but before that I knew him by his reputation and his excellent work product in the ERISA legal community. MIchael is a zealous advocate and he's in this line of work because he genuinely wants to help people find financial security through employee benefits."
"I endorse this lawyer."
"Mr. Bartolic is a very knowledgeable and dedicated attorney. I endorse this lawyer."
Deborah Spector
Social Security & Disability lawyer
Helen Bloch
Employment and labor lawyer
Kristen Prinz
Employment and labor lawyer
Katarzyna Naugle
Family lawyer
Experience
Honors
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2013
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2012
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
Work Experience
2009 - Present
Principal, Bartolic Law
2005 - 2009
Associate, Sidley Austin LLP
Associations
2013 - Present
American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law, Employee Benefits Committee, Subcommittee on Benefit ClaimsCo-chair
2016 - 2018
American Bar Association, Taxation Section, Employee Benefits Committee, Subcommittee on LitigationCo-Chair
2014 - 2015
Chicago Bar Association, Employee Benefits CommitteeChair
2013 - 2014
Illinois State Bar Association, Employee Benefits SectionChair
Sample of Legal Cases
Carlson et al. v. Northrop Grumman Severance Plan
Case is pending and in discovery after Court denied motion to dismiss.
Giraldo v. Hartford Life Insurance Co.
Case settled at mediation.
Travis v. Midwest Operating Eng'rs Pension Plan
Victory for client!
Schane v. Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters Local No. 710 Pension Fund Pension Plan
Victory for Client on Appeal!
Education
2005
University of Illinois, Chicago
JD - Juris Doctor
2002
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2016
ERISA Litigation National Institute
Administrative Review of Disability Claims
2016
American Bar Association, Taxation Section
Employee Benefits Litigation
2015
Employee Benefits Spring Seminar
Recent Developments in ERISA Litigation
2015
American Bar Association, Taxation Section
Employee Benefits Litigation
Publications
2017
ABA/ BNA publications
Employee Benefits Law (4th Edition) - Upcoming
2015
ABA/ BNA publications
Employee Benefits Law (3rd Edition) Cumulative Supplement
2012
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Pre-Litigation Claims
Languages
English
Croatian
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Guides
Legal Answers
Legal Guides
Video Legal Guide
Disability Claims Based on Mental Health
31 Aug 2016
Video Legal Guide
Supplemental Executive Retirement Benefit Claims
31 Aug 2016
Video Legal Guide
Long Term Disability Claim Denials
31 Aug 2016