About Michael P
Michael P Tomlinson is an Illinois-licensed attorney who has built a career that spans large-firm litigation and private practice. He is admitted to practice in the State of Illinois and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. His career path reflects steady progression from associate to firm owner over more than two decades in practice.
Tomlinson completed his legal education at Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, earning his J.D. in 2000. Before law school he studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he received a B.S. in Industrial Distribution Management and Business Administration in 1995. Those academic years preceded his entry into the bar and set the groundwork for a practice that crosses business and litigation matters.
He began his post-law school career at Foley & Lardner LLP, joining the firm as an associate in 2003. He remained with Foley & Lardner through a period of increased responsibility and was listed as senior counsel in 2010. In that same year he also became a shareholder and owner of Tomlinson Law Office, P.C., a move that marked his transition into private ownership and independent practice. The record shows overlapping roles in 2010, reflecting a period of professional change and new enterprise.
Membership in professional organizations has been a constant. Tomlinson has belonged to the American Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association since 2003. He also held a voting membership in the Illinois Association of Healthcare Lawyers in 2011. These affiliations indicate regular engagement with the broader legal community in Chicago and Illinois.
Throughout his career he has practiced in both state and federal arenas, appearing in matters before Illinois courts and the Seventh Circuit. His experience includes time at a national firm as well as operating his own practice, giving him familiarity with different practice settings and client needs. He maintains his practice through Tomlinson Law Office, P.C., where he handles litigation and related legal matters brought in Illinois courts and at the appellate level in the Seventh Circuit.
He currently concentrates his practice at Tomlinson Law Office, P.C., representing clients in matters filed in Illinois state courts and in the Seventh Circuit.
