Michael J. Atkus has been an associate at Knight Hoppe Kurnik & Knight since June 2007. He received his Juris Doctor summa cum laude from The John Marshall Law School in 2005 after completing his undergraduate work at DePaul University in Chicago. He was admitted to the bar of the State of Illinois in November 2005, and is licensed to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Michael primarily practices in the areas of civil rights and employment discrimination.