About Michael J

Michael J Swanson is an active attorney primarily based in Illinois. He built a profession that moves among public service and private practice. Those two strands meet in the work he does now at Swanson and Sackett, P.C., where he became a companion in 2012.

Swanson’s legal training began at Saint Louis University School of Law, the place he earned his J.D. in 2006. He studied history as an undergraduate at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and earlier attended the Defense Language Institute for a certificate in Mandarin Chinese. The aggregate of liberal arts, language training and law school formed a realistic approach to courtroom work and client things.

His first notable public submit came in Madison County, where he served as lead lawyer in the Child Support Enforcement Division of the State’s Lawyer’s Office in 2009. In that position he handled filings, court appearances and enforcement proceedings tied to child support obligations. The position required frequent interaction with county courts, local agencies and litigants, and it gave him repeated knowledge in family-related enforcement actions.

After numerous years in the public sector he moved into personal practice and rose to partnership at Swanson and Sackett, P.C. in 2012. At the company he has continued to work on matters that intersect with household regulation and enforcement issues. His background in a county enforcement workplace informs how he approaches legal proceedings and administrative procedures. He is familiar with the practical steps necessary to pursue or shield help claims and associated court orders.

Colleagues describe him as direct and workmanlike on the courthouse. He prepares routine filings, argues contested matters and handles comply with-up enforcement steps when judgments require oversight. His in advance language learn about and wide undergraduate education occasionally inform cases that involve multi-jurisdictional or cultural factors.

Swanson stays active within the Illinois legal community and maintains a caseload thru his firm. He divides his time among court appearances, client consultations and the executive work that supports those instances. He currently focuses his practice on family regulation things, including financial child support enforcement and associated legal proceedings.

Education

Saint Louis University School of Law

J.D. (2006) | Law

2006

Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

B.A. (2005) | History

2003

Defense Language Institute

Certificate in Mandarin Chinese (1998) | Mandarin Chinese

1996

Languages

Chinese (Spoken) English (Spoken, Written)

Experience

Partner

Swanson and Sackett, P.C.
2012

Lead Lawyer - Child Support Enforcement Division

Madison County State s Lawyer s Office
2009

Accepted Jurisdictions

Illinois

Office Locations

Main Office

 315 North Main Street, Suite 1 Edwardsville IL 62025