Background
Merrick, Michael J. was born on September 4, 1966 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
Merrick, Michael J. was born on September 4, 1966 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
University of Nebraska at Lincoln (Bachelor of Arts, 1988). Creighton University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1992).
Worked at Witwer, Poltrock & Giampietro (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Litigation and Counseling, Cyberspace Law. Admitted to the bar, 1992, Nebraska, United States. District Court, District of Nebraska, and United States.
Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
1995, Illinois, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (including Trial Bar), and United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. 1996, United States. Supreme Court.
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Trial Practice.
Associate Staff Member, 1990-1991, Assistant Editor, 1991-1992, Creighton Law Review. Author, "The Saga Continues— Corporate Political Free Speech and the Constitutionality of Campaign Finance Reform," 24 Creighton L. Review 195 (1990). Law Clerk, Honorary Thomas Doctorate. Thalken, United States.
Magistrate Judge, District of Nebraska, 1993-1995.
Legal Writing Instructor, Creighton University Law School, 1994-1995. Member: Chicago, Illinois State, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations.
Member: Chicago, Illinois State, Nebraska State and American Bar Associations.