About Michael T.
Michael T. Schulenberg trained in Michigan. He earned a B.S. from Oakland University and a J.D. from Wayne State University Law School. Those credentials set the groundwork for a career split between private practice and public prosecution.
He entered private practice at Kerr, Russell and Weber as an associate in 2000. Early work there exposed him to firm life and the demands of client representation in a metropolitan setting. That opening year also coincides with his admission to practice in the United States Eastern District Courts of Michigan, where he remains admitted.
In 2003 he moved into public service as an Assistant State's Lawyer in the DeKalb County State's Lawyer's Office. The role placed him in the county courtroom on a regular basis. It added prosecutorial experience to the litigation background he began building in private practice.
Schulenberg maintains memberships in local bar groups. He is active in the DeKalb Bar Association and the Kendall Bar Association. Those memberships reflect a practice life tied closely to regional courts and clients. He is licensed to practice in both Michigan and Illinois, allowing him to work on matters that cross state lines when necessary.
His current office is Michael T. Schulenberg, Lawyer At Law. He runs a solo practice that draws on years in both the private and public sectors. The practice handles matters arising under Michigan and Illinois law and includes appearances in federal court where admitted. Colleagues and court records show a lawyer who moves between courtroom advocacy and client counseling depending on what a case requires.
Schulenberg’s career path is straightforward: solid state education, early private firm experience, a period in county government, and a return to private practice in his own office. That mix gives him an understanding of how prosecutors and defense counsel operate in the same local systems. He currently represents clients in state and federal matters in Michigan and Illinois and appears in the U.S. Eastern District of Michigan.
