Michael A. Mayerck

Mike is an associate in Taft’s Commercial Litigation practice group. He prosecutes and defends a wide range of matters, including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, shareholder disputes, fraud, and business torts.

Mike is also a member of Taft’s Insurance Recovery practice group, where he focuses on litigating insurance coverage disputes on behalf of corporate policyholders. Mike’s recovery work spans all lines of liability and first-party coverages and involves novel and complex coverage issues. In addition to litigating coverage disputes, Mike also provides his clients with advice and guidance on their insurance coverage programs.

Prior to joining Taft, Mike was an associate at a mid-sized law firm in Chicago and represented numerous clients in the defense of product liability, premises liability, personal injury, environmental, construction defect, transportation, and toxic tort matters.

Mike earned his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law. While in law school, he was a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He also participated in moot court and earned a CALI award for Trial Advocacy. Mike received his bachelor’s degree in political science from Marquette University.