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About Michael Folga

Michael N. Folga is a Senior Associate Attorney at Zayed Law Offices Personal Injury Attorneys in Chicago, specializing in personal injury, car accidents, truck accidents, construction accidents, premises liability, workers' compensation, and product liability throughout Illinois. Prior to Zayed Law, Michael served as a Trial Attorney at Brian J McManus & Associates and earlier as an Associate Attorney at Keough & Moody and Schain Banks Kenny & Schwartz. He has been recognized as a 2026 Super Lawyers Rising Star, a distinction reserved for fewer than 2.5% of attorneys under 40.

Practice areas

Education

Valparaiso University School of Law (top 25% of class)
B.A. Political Science (minor: Psychology)
DePaul University (cum laude)
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Awards & recognition

Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2026)
Cum laude graduate, DePaul University
Top 25% of class, Valparaiso University School of Law

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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