Background
Powers, Michael J. was born on August 18, 1957 in Lake Bluff, Illinois, United States.
Powers, Michael J. was born on August 18, 1957 in Lake Bluff, Illinois, United States.
Western Illinois University (Bachelor of Business Administration, with honors, 1980). University of Illinois (Juris Doctor, 1984).
Worked at Defrees & Fiske (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in General Practice including Business, Corporate Finance, Utilities and Energy, Tax, Employee Benefits, Employment Law, General Civil and Personal Injury Litigation, Copyright and Trademark Protection, Antitrust, Transportation, Trade Association, Health Care and Hospital Law, Trusts and Estates, Real Estate and Construction and Environmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Illinois. 1986, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
1989, United States.
Tax Court. Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Chicago Bar Association (Member, Federal Taxation and Employee Benefits Committees).
Founded in 1884, Defrees & Fiske provides general and specialized legal services. Our clients include large, publicly-held corporations, but we also often serve as general counsel to closely-held companies that have no in-house legal staff, and as legal advisor to individuals.
Our areas of specialization include corporate, litigation, tax, financing, regulatory, real estate, and estate planning.
We are preeminent in such specialized areas as public utility law, where we historically have represented gas, electric and water utilities, pipeline companies, and customers of utilities in connection with utility and regulatory matters. Hospital law, where we represent hospitals and other providers of medical care. Transportation law, where we represent several railroads, trucking companies, transportation intermediaries and shippers.
And the representation of trade associations.
Our firm"s litigation, antitrust and trademark protection expertise has been utilized by prominent members of the oil, motion picture, designer label and franchise industries.
Member: Chicago Bar Association (Member, Federal Taxation and Employee Benefits Committees).
