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About Michael Agruss

Michael Stephen Agruss is the CEO and founder of Mike Agruss Law (also branded 844SeeMike Personal Injury Lawyers), a Chicago-based personal injury and consumer rights firm he established in March 2012. He leads a team of 15 full-time attorneys and has settled over 8,000 cases, recovering more than $16 million annually for clients. He is recognized as a leading figure in consumer rights and dog bite law.

Practice areas

Education

The John Marshall Law School (now University of Illinois Chicago School of Law)
J.D., 2004
University of California, Santa Barbara
Undergraduate, 1999

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois, admitted 2004
State Bar of California, admitted 2008
State Bar of U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois - Federal Trial Bar, admitted 2006
State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, admitted 2017
National Association of Distinguished Counsel
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers (2019-2024)
Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2016-2017)
Elite Lawyer (2022-Present)
America's Top 100 Attorneys
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Avvo 9.6 Superb Rating
Martindale-Hubbell 4.9 Rating

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Chicago firms

Clifford Law Offices
Clifford Law Offices
$110 million · American Eagle Flight 4184: $110 Million Crash Settlement and a Courtroom Apology
Corboy & Demetrio
Corboy & Demetrio
$75 million · John Hancock Center Scaffold Collapse: $75 Million Settlement for the Killed and Injured
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.
$363 million · Sterigenics Verdict: $363 Million for a Willowbrook Cancer Survivor
Power Rogers LLP
Power Rogers LLP
$100 million · Willis Family Wrongful Death Settlement: $100 Million After Six Children Killed in I-94 Truck Crash
Romanucci & Blandin
Romanucci & Blandin
$98.65 million · $98.65 Million Verdict for Family of Botham Jean, Shot in His Own Apartment by Off-Duty Dallas Officer