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About Michael Thomas Griffin

Michael Thomas Griffin is a lawyer practicing insurance, personal injury, criminal defense and 10 other areas of law. Michael received a B.A. degree from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2008, and has been licensed for 12 years. Michael practices in Chicago, IL.

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Landlord and Tenant Law
Posted by Stacy
February 05, 2026
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I stood up to Zeman Homes regarding a clearly unethical practice and they hired Michael Griffin to contact me. At first I suspected that he was someone's friend or cousin pretending to be a lawyer because I couldn't even wrap my head around how immature and unprofessional he was. Much to my surprise, he is a licensed attorney with surprisingly little feedback on the internet but none of it is good. He did not solve the problem and greatly exacerbated it! Zeman Homes is certainly no angel but I'd imagine that they hired him because they wanted to stay out of litigation and didn't want a really angry person who's not being treated fairly shouting it from the rooftops, especially because it's exceedingly easy to dig up dirt on them. I've worked professionally in finance and with other lawyers and I can say with full confidence that my conversation with him could have been a one and done. I suspect that he had a financial interest in getting those billable hours out of this so okay......pr

 

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Areas of Law

  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury
  • Property Damage
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Real Estate
  • Litigation
  • Other 7
    • Criminal Defense
    • Construction & Development
    • Landlord & Tenant
    • Appeals
    • Debt Collection
    • Class Action
    • Lawsuits & Disputes

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Associate
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative/Recent Case Results: Briefed
    orally argued case. Appellate Court affirmed trial court's denial of motion to seal court file in case involving issue of first impression in Illinois. (Habitat Company v. Shun Peeples, 2018 IL App (1st) 171420)
    Appellate Court affirmed judgment entered after bench trial in case involving conflicting Appellate Court opinions on how the circuit court obtains subject matter jurisdiction over a lawsuit. (Waypoint Homes, Inc. v. Laurie Samuels, 2017 IL App (1st) 163080-U)
    Obtained involuntary dismissal of class action with prejudice (Ch
    ra Joiner v. SVM Management LLC, 2016 CH 16407)
    Obtained judgment after trial in multi-case litigation between commercial lessor
    lessee (Balvinder Singh v. Syed H. Quadri d/b/a Auto Tecx, Inc., 2017 M1 709151)
    Obtained verdict in Trust's favor after jury trial to recover possession of investment property (Sedelle Jean Sauer Trust v. Debra Sauer, 2016 M1 718072)

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana
    Northern District of Illinois (General Bar and Trial Bar)
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
    2014, Illinois
    2017, Indiana
    Memberships

    Bar/Professional Associations

    •Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
    •Indiana State Bar Association
    •Illinois State Bar Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Chicago-Kent College of Law
    Class of 2014
    J.D.
    CALI Award, Illinois Civil Procedure; Dean's Distinguished Public Service Award; Dean's Honor List
    Other Education
    University of Illinois at Chicago
    Class of 2008
    B.A.
    Political Science

Michael Thomas Griffin

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150 S Wacker Dr Ste 2400Chicago, IL 60606-4211U.S.A.

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