Michael Franz

Partner

Michael.Franz@lewisbrisbois.com

Michael Franz is a partner in the Chicago and Fort Lauderdale offices of Lewis Brisbois and Vice-Chair of the Transportation Practice and a member of the General Liability Practice.  His practice focuses on business, transportation and general litigation, and he has extensive trial and arbitration experience in real estate representing commercial landlords, fraud, toxic/mass torts and personal injury/wrongful death defense.

Primary Area(s) of Practice

  • General Liability
  • Transportation
  • National Trial Practice
  • Corporate Landlord Practice

Additional Experience

Education

Michigan State University College of Law

Juris Doctor, 1996

Oxford University, St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, England

Graduate Studies, 1994

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Bachelor of Arts, History, Political Science, and German, 1993

Foreign Language Capabilities

  • German
  • Italian

Published Opinions

  • River City Condo. Assoc. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 89 N.E.3d 763 (Ill. 1st Dist. 2017)
  • Thorndale Beach North Condo. Assoc. v. Berar, 2014 IL App (1st) 123587
  • Wright Development Group, LLC v. John Walsh, et al., 939 N.E.2d 389 (Ill.Sup.Ct. 2010)
  • Metropolitan Condominium Association v. Crescent Heights, 859 N.E.2d 271 (Ill. 1st Dist. 2006)
  • UFG, LLC v. Southwest Corporation, 848 N.E.2d 353 (Ind.Ct.App. 2006)
  • McCready v. eBay, Inc., 453 F.3d 882 (7th Cir. 2006)
  • McCready v. eBay, Inc., 2005 WL 6082528 (C.D.Ill. 2005)
  • Schramer v. Tiger Athletic Ass'n, 815 N.E.2d 994 (Ill. 2nd Dist. 2004)
  • UFG, LLC v. Southwest Corporation, 784 N.E.2d 536 (Ind.Ct.App. 2003)