Michael L. Starzec
Attorney Bio
Mike is a partner with the firm. He joined the firm as the firm’s first associate in 1996.
Education
DePaul University’s College of Law, 1992- 1995
Northern Illinois University, 1989-1992
Memberships
Illinois State Bar Association
Indiana Bar Association
Wisconsin Bar Association
Illinois Creditors Bar Association, President
National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys
Affiliations
Illinois (1995)
Indiana (2006)
Wisconsin (2010
Northern District of Illinois
Publications
Small Claims Collection, A Smart Guide (IICLE, 2011),
The History of Credit in 4,000 Years or Less (Loyola Consumer Law Review, Fall, 2013)
Credit Card Litigation (IICLE, 2013)
Co-author NARCA’s amicus brief: Unifund v. Shah II 2013 IL App (1st) 113658 993 N.E.2d 518
Presentations
Debt Buying in the Future: A Discussion of Issues, March 9, 2009, ILCBA;
Documentary Evidence in Credit Card Litigation, March 7, 2011, ILCBA;
Representing Debt Buyers and Collection of Credit Card Debt, ISBA, September 16 & October 17, 2011;
First Steps for Clients Facing Default on Consumer Debts, IICLE Tele-Seminar, April 2012;
Razor Capital v. Antaal: On the Cutting Edge of Credit Card Litigation, March 4, 2013;
Suesz v. Med-1 Panel Discussion, February 16, 2015