Michael Bartolic

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Michael Bartolic: Attorney with Bartolic Law
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Biography

Michael Bartolic handles ERISA litigation on behalf of employees and plan participants. He focuses on litigating disability insurance, life insurance, severance, and retirement benefit claims.

Areas of Practice (19)

  • ERISA Litigation
  • Employee Benefits
  • Retirement Plan Claims
  • Long-Term Disability
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Health Insurance Claims
  • Executive Compensation
  • Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans
  • Non-Qualified Stock Options
  • Incentive Stock Options
  • Life/AD&D Insurance
  • ERISA
  • ERISA Class Actions
  • ERISA Compliance
  • ERISA Collections
  • Disability Insurance
  • Disability Insurance Defense
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Disability Benefits

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Illinois, B.S., with honors
Law School Attended:
John Marshall Law School, J.D., magna cum laude
Year of First Admission:
2005
Admission:
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 2005, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; 2019, California; United States District Court for the Central District of California
Memberships:
Co-Chair: American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Employee Benfits Committee Subcommittee on Benefit Claims

Vice-Chair: American Bar Association Section of Taxation Employee Benefits Committee Subcommittee on Litigation

Past Chair: Illinois State Bar Association Employee Benefits Section Council

Past Chair: Chicago Bar Association Employee Benefits Committee

Federal Bar Association, Chicago

Michael Bartolic represents executives, managers and other professionals in all aspects of ERISA litigation, and with respect to executive compensation and benefits. He represents executives and directors, managers, brokers, traders, investment advisors, attorneys, physicians, educators, and other employees in ERISA litigation over a denial of a claim for benefits, and breaches of fiduciary duty. He is devoted to helping employees obtain and protect the compensation and benefits they have earned.

Michael is actively involved in the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law Employee Benefits Committee, and the Section of Taxation Employee Benefits Committee, where he serves in leadership positions for various subcommittees. He is also a past Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association Section Council on Employee Benefits, and the Chicago Bar Association Employee Benefits Committee.
Languages:
English and Serbo-Croatian
Reported Cases:
Schane v. Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters Union Local No. 710 Pension Fund Pension Plan, 760 F.3d 585 (7th Cir. 2014); Carlson v. Northrop Grumman Corporation, ___ F. Supp. 3d ____ (N.D. Ill. 2016); Novak v. Life Ins. Co. of N. Am., 956 F. Supp. 2d 900 (N.D. Ill. 2013); Coleman v. Supervalu, Inc., 920 F. Supp. 2d 901 (N.D. Ill. 2013).
ISLN:
919977134

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Peer Reviews

4.8/5.0 (6 reviews)
Peer Reviewed

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.8/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.8/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.8/5.0

  • Communication

    4.8/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.7/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 08/02/19 in ERISA

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 10/17/16 in Employee Benefits

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 09/06/16 in ERISA Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 09/04/16 in Employee Benefits

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  • 4.8/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 09/11/16 in ERISA Litigation

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  • 4.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 09/03/16 in ERISA

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Michael Bartolic and Chesslyn Litke were truly instrumental during one of the most difficult periods of my life. I had been hospitalized, forced onto medical leave from work, and deeply worried about...

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224-452-4634  Phone

312-635-1601  Fax

www.michaelbartolic.com

www.bartoliclaw.com

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