Michael F. Doerries
Partner

Summary
Michael Doerries has nearly 20 years of practice experience with Wiedner & McAuliffe in the areas of workers' compensation and employment litigation. He joined the firm in 1985 and has handled a number of significant Illinois Industrial Commission cases on appeal at the Illinois Workers Compensation Appellate Court level.

Areas of Emphasis
  • Workers' Compensation

Client Representations

Michael’s significant workers’ compensation appellate case law has included:

  • Jacobs v. Industrial Commission. In this 1995 case, the Court of Appeals held that employment in multiple positions at the time of injury is not a prerequisite to considering wages from all positions to set a pre-injury wage base. It has been a precedent cited by courts elsewhere in the country, including the Supreme Court of Arizona.
  • Navistar v. Industrial Commission
  • International Harvester v. Industrial Commission
  • Frigo v. Industrial Commission

Professional Affiliations
  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association

Publications and Presentations
Michael’s publications include “In Course Of,” the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education Practice program. He has also been a presenter at a workers’ compensation seminar sponsored by the Northwest Suburban Bar Association.

Bar Admissions
  • Illinois


 

 

Michael F. Doerries

mfdoerries@wmlaw.com
Direct Dial: 312-596-4954
Fax 312-855-1792

Administrative Assistant
Jenny Walsh
Direct Dial: 312-596-4909
jmgrowe@wmlaw.com

Education
J.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1985
B.S., University of Illinois, 1981




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