Background
Abernathy, Michael J. was born on August 7, 1956 in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States.
Abernathy, Michael J. was born on August 7, 1956 in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States.
Illinois Benedictine College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1979). De Paul University (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1982).
Worked at Bell, Boyd & Lloyd (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Antitrust. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Illinois, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and United States.
Court of Appeals, First, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits.
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Administrative Law and Constitutional Law. Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1994-1995.
Special Assistant Illinois Attorney General, 1994. Company-Author: "Lessons From The Hospital Merger Wars," Healthcare Financial Management, January 1992.
Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations.
Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations.