Michael J. Trucco

Michael works on civil and criminal matters across the firm’s litigation practice group, and maintains an active pro bono practice, including the successful representation of a refugee in asylum proceedings. Michael also volunteers as an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law where he helps teach Legal Ethics and Advanced Trial Practice.

Prior to joining the firm, Michael was a full-time volunteer for Catholic Charities’ Legal Assistance Group. During law school, Michael was a Judicial Extern to the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and clerked for the Civil Litigation Bureau in the Civil Rights & Torts Division of Cook County’s State’s Attorney’s Office. Prior to attending law school, Michael worked for the Northern Trust’s Hedge Fund Services group where he provided hedge fund operations consulting services as a Senior Analyst.