He practices in the areas of federal and state civil litigation, commercial litigation, vaccine law, and medical malpractice defense. A native of Joliet, Illinois, Mike received a B.A. at Yale University in 1972, where he was a three year starter in basketball. He earned his J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago in 1976. In addition to his legal career, Mike also is an actor. He has appeared in A Time to Kill, The Firm, The People v. Larry Flynt, and many other feature films.