Attorney Profile – Michael D. Kennedy
Michael D. Kennedy is an associate with The White Law Group where he practices in the area of securities arbitration. He is a member of the Illinois and Chicago Bar Associations, as well as a member of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA), an association of securities attorneys that represent investors in FINRA arbitration claims.
Mr. Kennedy graduated from DePaul University College of Law, where he also received his Certificate in Business Law. While at DePaul, he was a member of the Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration team where he worked on complex commercial disputes. As a member of the Vis, Mr. Kennedy prepared written arguments and presented them orally at arbitration hearings in Hong Kong.
Mr. Kennedy was formerly a law clerk for Goldstein, Bender & Romanoff where he worked on personal injury disputes. During his clerkship with Goldstein, Bender & Romanoff, he drafted pleadings and discovery documents in preparation for litigation or arbitration on matters ranging from construction liability to piercing the corporate veil.
Before beginning his legal career, Mr. Kennedy attended the University of South Carolina and then worked as a leasing agent in South Carolina and as a teacher in Japan. When not practicing law today, he is a fervent college sports fan.