Michelle L. LaFayette - Partner
Phone: 312.822.0040 ext (259)
Email: michelle.lafayette@ganan-shapiro.com

  • DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois (J.D., 2000)
  • Illinois College, Jacksonville, Illinois (B.A., Summa Cum Laude 1995)

    Phi Beta Kappa

 

  • Illinois, 2000
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2000

 

  • Partner, Ganan & Shapiro, P.C., Chicago, Illinois, 2008
  • Associate, Ganan & Shapiro, P.C., Chicago, Illinois, 2000
  • Law Clerk, Ganan & Shapiro P.C., Chicago, Illinois, 1997-2000

 

  • Illinois State Bar Association, Member, Workers' Compensation Section Council (2006-present)
  • Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association

 

  • "Structured Settlements: When Medicare becomes involved, " Panel Discussion Member, IAIABC Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA, September 2005
  • "Workers' CompensatIon Settlements: Issues Involved, Differences in States Laws and Medicare Review, " IAIABC, 33rd Annual Workers' Compensation College, Madison, WI, May 2006
  • "Workers' Compensation Settlements: Issues Involved, Differences in State Laws and Medicare Review, " ExecuSummit, New York, New York, January 2007
  • "Penalties: Post 2/1/06, " Workers' Compensation Advance Seminar, ISBA, February 2007
  • RepetitIve & Cumulative Trauma Cases, " Workers' Compensation Seminar, ISBA, October 2008
  • "Initial Case AnalYSis: Respondent's View, " Workers' Compensation Seminar, ISBA, February 2009 and February 2010
  • "Permanent Totals, " Advanced Workers' Compensation Arbitration to the Appelate Court. ISBA, October 2010

 

  • "No Causal Connection for Claimant, Despite Cracked Helmet" ISBA Workers' Compensation Section Council Newsletter, September 2006
  • "A Tort Plaintiff, but No Defendent," ISBA Workers' Compensation Section Newsletter, September 2007
  • "Wallyball: A Section 11 Recreational Activity...Not Always," ISBA Workers' Compensation Section Newsletter, December 2009

 

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