Michael V. Ohlman first joined the firm of Forrest L. Ingram, P.C. in October 2009 as an Independent Counsel. He became a full-time employee of the firm in February 2010.
 
Mike currently concentrates his practice in commercial bankruptcy, civil litigation, and appeals. Previously, as an associate in the firm of Tamari & Blumenthal, LLC, he served as litigation counsel in commercial cases throughout the state, represented business clients in the Northern District of Illinois, represented international creditors in bankruptcy proceedings, and was counsel in commercial and residential landlord tenant ordinance appeals before the First District Court of Appeals. Mike also brings with him diverse talents and expertise resulting from a professional consulting career in software development, network infrastructure and database management.
 
While at John Marshall Law School, Michael served as a research assistant to Professor Allen Kamp and Professor Cliff Scott-Rudnick. He also served as an extern for The Honorable Judge Bruce Black in the Bankruptcy Division of the United States District Court in the Northern District of Illinois and was a legal clerk for The Honorable Judge Ponce de Leon of the Fourth Municipal District of Cook County. He assisted Professor Baastian Van Zelst from the Universiteit te Amsterdam with research and editing for his book calling on the European Union to adopt a version of the Uniform Commercial Code.
 
Michael brings to the Firm, among other things, an abundance of positive energy, a creative problem-solving approach to difficult matters, a sharp intelligence, and a cooperative spirit. He has already obtained positive results in several appeals since joining the Firm; he serves as lead counsel in various litigation in state and federal courts, and he heads the Firm’s Collections Department.
 
Education

• BA, University of Dayton, 1998. Major History, Minor English
• JD, The John Marshall Law School, 2007
• Dean’s List 2005, 2006

Admitted to Practice

• Supreme Court of Illinois, 2007
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2007
• Southern District of California, pro hac vice
• Western District of Virginia, pro hac vice

Prior Employment

• Associate, Tamari & Blumenthal, LLC 2007-2009
• Attorney engaged as Independent Contractor by Baker & McKenzie, 2007
• Attorney engaged as Independent Contractor by Forrest L. Ingram, P.C.

Presentations

• The Ethical Dilemmas Facing the Transnational Practitioner Continuing Legal Education, The John Marshall Law School November 2008

Member

• ISBA, CBA, Commercial Law League of America

Special Interests

• Professional Interests: Argumentation and the Foundations and Enactment of the Uniform Commercial Code
• Personal Interests: Baseball, Cycling, Travel