Michael P Tomlinson
Tomlinson Law Office, P.C.
For nearly seven years, Michael P. Tomlinson practiced law at a large national law firm. During that time, Mr. Tomlinson represented clients in all types of complex commercial litigation, including the following types of cases:
Restrictive covenants (non-competition and non-solicitation)
Trade secret misappropriation
Securities litigation
Securities enforcement actions
Labor and employment law
Statutory fraud (e.g., the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act)
Class action defense
Uniform Commercial Code
General contract and tort law
Qui tam actions
White collar crime
Mr. Tomlinson also has experience in conducting internal investigations on behalf of both securities and health care clients.
In addition to the litigation-related services listed above, Mr. Tomlinson provides advice to his clients regarding the following:
Business entity formation
Residential real estate transactions
Contract review and drafting
Compliance manual review and drafting
General business legal advice
Mr. Tomlinson is a member of the American Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association.
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
- J.D. | Law
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- Honors: Order of the Coif, High Honors
- Activities: Chicago-Kent Law Review, Notes & Comments Editor
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- University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
- B.S. | Industrial Distribution Management/Business Administration
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- Honors: with Honors
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- Shareholder/Owner
- Tomlinson Law Office, P.C.
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- Senior Counsel
- Foley & Lardner LLP
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- Associate
- Foley & Lardner LLP
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- Allowable Scope of Restrictive Covenants Remains Unclear After Recent Decision Declares Legitimate-Business-Interest Test Broad Enough to Encompass Other Protectable Interests
- Michael P. Tomlinson
- Employers And Their Attorneys Left Wanting More Guidance After First Major Post-Sunbelt Decision Regarding Reasonableness of Restrictive Covenants
- Michael P. Tomlinson
- Illinois Supreme Court Holds That Oral Contracts Not Necessarily Unenforceable Pursuant to Home Repair and Remodeling Act, But Why Risk It?
- Illinois State Bar Association General Practice, Solo, & Small Firm Newsletter
- Named to Illinois Super Lawyers-Rising Stars Edition 2012
- Super Lawyers®, a service of the Thomson Reuters, Legal division
- Chicago business litigation attorney Michael P. Tomlinson of Tomlinson Law Office, P.C. has been named to the Illinois Super Lawyers-Rising Stars Edition 2012 as one of the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state for 2012. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state receive this honor.
- American Bar Association
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- Illinois State Bar Association
- Member
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- Chicago Bar Association
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- Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys
- Voting Member
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- Illinois
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- 7th Circuit
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- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Health Care Law
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Securities Law
- Stockbroker & Investment Fraud
- Constitutional Law
- General Civil
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