About Michelle
Michelle Bugajsky graduated from the Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2009 after earning a bachelor’s degree in political science and criminal justice from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2005. She moved from academic study into practice in Illinois, carrying a combination of classroom training and municipal-minded undergraduate work into her legal career.
She began building her practice in the years after law school and by 2015 was serving as a senior associate at O’Flaherty Law. That role placed her in the middle of client work and firm operations. Colleagues from that period describe a lawyer who handled a steady docket of matters and who took on responsibilities that ranged from drafting documents to advising clients on practical steps tied to legal planning.
Bugajsky’s professional memberships reflect the circles in which she works. She is a member of the DuPage County Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association. She has also been affiliated with the National Academy of Elder Law Lawyers and is listed as a current member. Those associations link her to peers specializing in issues that affect older adults and their families.
Her background suggests a practice shaped by both local bar activity and subject-specific networks. In addition to courtroom and transactional work typical of a general practitioner, membership in a national elder law organization points to experience with matters that often include long-term care planning, capacity concerns and regulatory programs that affect an aging population. Her undergraduate studies in criminal justice and political science also give her a framework for understanding regulatory environments and public policy contexts.
Today Bugajsky practices at SBK Law Group, working out of the firm’s Downers Grove and Naperville offices. She maintains active ties to county and state bar groups and contributes to the kinds of multidisciplinary conversations those organizations host. Her career profile combines a steady progression through firm roles and professional association engagement. She currently practices from SBK Law Group’s Downers Grove and Naperville offices, focused on elder law and related matters.
