Mike McCormick

Mike graduated with honors from the University of Illinois College of Commerce and Business Administration in 1981 and then attended the Southern Illinois University School of Law in Carbondale, graduating magna cum laude in 1984. In law school he clerked for a private firm, served as a legal writing teaching assistant and was student articles editor of the Southern Illinois University Law Journal.

After law school Mike opened his own practice in southern Illinois, handling business law, real estate, estate planning, municipal law and civil litigation. In 1988 he was elected to a four-year term as Johnson County State's Attorney, prosecuting felonies, misdemeanors and traffic matters and representing the county in all of its legal matters.

In 1992 the Illinois Department of Transportation hired Mike as a property acquisition specialist.

In 1994 Mike worked on Governor Jim Edgar's re-election campaign as a senior advisor, running the effort in the 30 southernmost counties. In 1995 the Governor asked him to join his Senior Staff, where he served until the Governor's retirement in January 1999, overseeing the Governor's schedule, briefings, advance team and travel and serving as liaison with local officials in 96 of Illinois's 102 counties.

From 1999 to 2002 Mike served on the Illinois State Labor Relations Board and the Local Labor Relations Board, and for a time in 1999 he chaired both.

Mike's practice today concentrates on residential and commercial real estate, business and corporate law, estate planning and probate. He continues to work with Governor Edgar at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois. He is a member of the Champaign County Bar Association and the Illinois Bar Association and an affiliate member of the Champaign County Association of Realtors.

About Mike

Born

Metropolis, Illinois, May 22, 1959

Admitted to bar

1984 (Illinois)

Education

University of Illinois (B.A., 1981, Business Administration, with honors); Southern Illinois University School of Law (J.D., 1984, magna cum laude)

Member

American and Illinois Bar Associations