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United States Associate Attorney

Location:
Illinois
Salary:
150,000
Posted:
April 16, 2024

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MICHAEL R. SCHUMANN

*** *. ***** **., #****, Chicago, IL 60610

708-***-****

ad41z4@r.postjobfree.com

Bar Admissions

Illinois, 2011

Wisconsin, 2023

Court Admissions

United States District Court in the Northern District of Illinois, 2012 United States District Court in the Central District of Illinois, 2023 United States District Court in the Southern District of Illinois, 2023 Experience

Randall S. Miller & Associates, LLC, Chicago, Illinois, Senior Associate Attorney, December 2022 – Present

• Supervising attorney for foreclosure litigation, foreclosure default, replevin, building code violation, eviction, and replevin and forfeiture matters

• Lead attorney to review title products and advise of curative action, building code violation and administrative lawsuits, and foreclosure mediations, judgments, and sales

• Appeared in federal, state, and municipal court for litigation, foreclosure, mediation, and bankruptcy matters

• Reviewed and analyzed loan documents, financial statements, title products, and corporate merger documents in managing the intake of new files and drafting of foreclosure pleadings and title claims

• Manage new lines of business from loan servicers and banks Marinosci Law Group, P.C. Chicago, Illinois, Managing Litigation Attorney, March 2022 – August 2022

• Supervising attorney for foreclosure litigation matters, as well as lead attorney to review title products and advise of curative action, building code violation and administrative lawsuits, and foreclosure mediations, judgments, and sales

• Appeared in state and municipal court for litigation, foreclosures, mediations, and administrative matters

• Reviewed and analyzed loan documents, financial statements, title products, and corporate merger documents in managing the intake of new files and drafting of foreclosure pleadings and title claims Kluever Law Group, LLC, Chicago, Illinois, Senior Associate Attorney, June 2021 - December 2021

● Supervising attorney for new title product review and curative action, building code violation and administrative lawsuits, and foreclosure mediations and judgments

● Appeared in state and municipal court for litigation, foreclosure, mediation, municipal, and administrative matters

● Reviewed and analyzed loan documents, financial statements, title products, and corporate merger documents in managing the intake of new files and drafting of foreclosure pleadings and title claims

● Manage client case management systems and correspond daily with clients regarding the firm’s workload and any escalation matters

Locke Lord LLP, Chicago, Illinois, Counsel, April 2020 – May 2021

● Draft pleadings, motions, briefs, settlement agreements, discovery, and affidavits for housing and administrative code violation, mortgage foreclosure, and class-action lawsuits

● Research and draft memorandum regarding state and municipal building codes, mechanic’s and receiver’s liens, mortgage foreclosures, as well as federal statutes regarding consumer rights and debt collection

● Appear in state, municipal, and federal court for litigation, foreclosure, class-actions, FDCPA, TCPA, FCRA, and administrative matters

● Manage new lines of business from loan servicers and banks Kluever & Platt, LLC, Chicago, Illinois, Associate Attorney, May 2013 – April 2020

● Supervising attorney for new file intake, title product review and curative action, building code violation lawsuits, forcible entry and detainer actions, foreclosure mediations and judgments

● Appeared in state, municipal, and federal court for litigation, foreclosure, mediation, bankruptcy, administrative, and forcible entry and detainer matters

● Reviewed and analyzed loan documents, financial statements, title products, and corporate merger documents in managing the intake of new files and drafting of foreclosure pleadings

● Drafted pleadings, demand letters, settlement agreements, discovery, affidavits, and motions for housing and administrative code violation, forcible entry and detainer, mortgage foreclosure, and title curative actions

● Researched and drafted memorandum regarding state and municipal building codes, mechanic’s and receiver’s liens, forcible entry and detainer and tenant’s rights statutes, as well as federal statutes regarding consumer rights and debt collection

● Reviewed service of process, loan payment histories, pooling and servicing agreements, securitized trust agreements, motions for default and summary judgment, and foreclosure sale documents in preparation for court hearings

● Implemented training of staff and attorneys, draft and revise the firm’s instructional manuals, and conduct weekly meetings and presentations for staff and attorneys Cohon Raizes & Regal LLP, Chicago, Illinois, Associate Attorney, February 2012 – September 2012

● Drafted pleadings, discovery, and motions for financial institutions and business corporations in both state and federal court for mortgage foreclosure, breach of contract, and title insurance lawsuits

● Appeared in court for commercial litigation status, motion, case management, and evidentiary hearings in federal, state, municipal, and administrative courts

Publications

Illinois State Bar Association, Section Newsletter Articles, May 2018

‘Prompt’ Payment No Longer Necessary to Extinguish Pre-Foreclosure Sale Condo Assessments American Legal & Financial Network (ALFN), Angle, Fall 2017 Timing is Key: “Prompt” Payment Needed to Extinguish Pre-Foreclosure Sale Condo Assessment Notable Cases

Deutsche Bank v. Schoenberg, 105 N.E.3d 80 (2018)

● Argued several contested hearings at the trial court level and obtained only favorable rulings

● Researched and drafted memorandum in the appellate court lawsuit Education

DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, August 2008 – May 2011 J.D. Grade Point Average: 3.146/4.000

● Dean’s List (Autumn 2008, Spring 2009)

● Recipient, Law Merit Scholarship, every semester

● Teacher’s Assistant, Legal Writing and Research Lecture

● Recipient, Chancellor’s Award for Service (100 hours of community service from 2008-2011) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, August 2004 – May 2008 B.A. in Economics, Grade Point Average: 3.59/4.00

● Member, National Honors Society (2007-2008)

● Dean’s List (Spring 2005)



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