Michael D. Robbins & Associates is a law practice concentrating in litigation in the areas of Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination, Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense. Michael D. Robbins, J.D., the principal in the practice, graduated Chicago Kent IIT School of Law with Honors, and has over 25 years of litigation experience in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels.

Before entering the private practice of law in 1980 Mr. Robbins was an Assistant Cook County State's Attorney with years of intensive jury trial experience in the office's Criminal Felony Trial Division. In private practice Mr. Robbins has concentrated on litigation in federal and state courts representing hundreds of litigants including plaintiffs seeking redress for actionable conduct under federal and state civil rights acts and employment discrimination laws.

Mr. Robbins is recognized by the Chicago Bar Association as an attorney with special experience in the fields of civil rights, and employment discrimination. He is requested to consult with clients seeking representation through the Chicago Bar Association Lawyer Referral Program.

With a practice focused on civil litigation involving varied issues of constitutional litigation Michael D. Robbins has maintained an active docket in both the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the state courts of Illinois. Both trial and appellate representation in the areas of civil rights, employment discrimination, and government regulation are prominent aspects of the firm's practice. Clients of diverse interests, positions and needs, have been provided representation by the firm. These clients include local college faculty members, numerous victims of official misconduct, the Chicago Police Detectives Association, small and closely held business, and a local Municipal Park District. Accomplishments in the field of civil rights litigation and constitutional law include significant jury awards in cases involving sexual harassment, police misconduct, prisoner’s rights, institutional due process, and disabilities discrimination. Mr. Robbins has argued before, and received favorable decisions by, the Illinois Appellate Court, and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.