Partner

1 S. Dearborn Street
Suite 2200
Chicago, IL 60603

40 & Under List


Practice area:

Dispute resolution


Michael Fleck welcomes a challenge and takes pride in relentlessly pursuing his clients’ best interests. A critical thinker and creative strategist, Mike’s calm and level‑headedness arise from his dogged preparation and enthusiasm for tackling issues head on.

Leveraging his engineering background, Mike concentrates on intellectual property litigation and other cases involving complex technical or scientific subject matter. Mike has litigated cases involving medical devices, aircraft safety systems, telecommunications, elevator systems, cybersecurity, and more. Mike also has unique experience both pursuing and defending inequitable conduct claims in patent cases.

  • Commercial disputes
  • Intellectual property

  • J.D., DePaul University College of Law, 2011
  • B.S., North Carolina State University, 2007

  • Illinois
  • Supreme Court of Illinois
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office