Michael J. Lach focuses his practice in the areas of construction law, products liability, business law, corporate law, insurance law, and tort law. He has successfully first chaired and litigated tort and breach of contract cases to favorable verdicts in over 50 jury trials as well as numerous bench trials and arbitrations. Further, he has successfully defended or challenged on appeal trial verdicts, arbitration awards, motions for summary judgment, writs and other appealable matters in the state and federal appellate courts of Illinois and Missouri. Mr. Lach has significant experience for all aspects of litigation regarding anti-trust, business, consumer fraud, construction, insurance coverage, environmental, medical malpractice, motor vehicle liability, premises liability, products liability and toxic tort cases. In addition, Mr. Lach is experienced in advising and representing business clients in the areas of business formation, commercial transactions and contract negotiations.
Mr. Lach is licensed to practice law in Illinois and Missouri and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He is a member of the American Bar Association (Sections on Tort and Insurance Law, Litigation, and International Law), Illinois State Bar Association, Missouri Bar, St. Clair County Bar Association, and Defense Research Institute.
Mr. Lach received his B.S. in 1986 from Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. He obtained his J.D. in 1989 from the Southern Illinois University School of Law, where he served as the Notes and Comments Editor for the SIU Law Journal and was a member of the Moot Court Board. In 1994, Mr. Lach received his L.L.M. (Masters of Law) in International and Comparative Law from the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C., where he emphasized in the study of International Business Law and International Business Litigation.
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