{"id":701,"date":"2021-06-13T15:55:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-13T15:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.mokblaw.com\/?page_id=701"},"modified":"2025-10-06T16:40:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:40:23","slug":"michele-braun-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/?page_id=701","title":{"rendered":"Michele Braun"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"701\" class=\"elementor elementor-701\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b6b2ece elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b6b2ece\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-size-default\">About<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a977587 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a977587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michele Braun<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an accomplished litigation and litigation management attorney with a track record of winning results at trial, arbitration and administrative hearings. She is result oriented and has earned a reputation for achieving her client\u2019s goals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to joining O\u2019Connor &amp; Battle, Ms. Braun had her own practice, Law Offices of Michele J. Braun, where she represented and counseled corporate, small business and individual clients in complex commercial, real estate\/condominium, mortgage foreclosure, nursing home and insurance coverage matters. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her practice also included formulating and implementing risk management programs and internal policies and procedures for her clients. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before that, Ms. Braun was associated with both large and small firms in the Chicagoland area where she assumed first and second chair in federal and state court trials involving real estate, zoning and insurance coverage disputes, nursing home injuries, employer liability and false imprisonment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Braun <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has practiced before the Illinois Supreme Court and Appellate Courts and is published in the area of nursing home and construction litigation. She<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is also certified as a FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrator, Cook County and Lake County Arbitrator and has been a named speaker at several professional conferences and seminars.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Braun is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, a former member of the SBAC Women in Business Committee, SHALVA Board Member and Mentor for John Marshall Law School students and recent graduates. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e222402 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e222402\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f8c5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63f8c5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practice Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b434b3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b434b3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/?page_id=1159\">Municipal Liability<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/?page_id=575\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commercial Litigation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67e8bd0 elementor-section-content-top elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67e8bd0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f2f464 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1f2f464\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b6f5c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b6f5c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/M-Brain-Bio-pic.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2182\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/M-Brain-Bio-pic.png 500w, https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/M-Brain-Bio-pic-231x300.png 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a14fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37a14fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practice Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d38440c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d38440c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/?page_id=445\">Medical Malpractice<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mokblaw.com\/?page_id=573\">Insurance Defense\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6e3194 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"d6e3194\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d82f3ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d82f3ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e902cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e902cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michele Braun<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an accomplished litigation and litigation management attorney with a track record of winning results at trial, arbitration and administrative hearings. She is result oriented and has earned a reputation for achieving her client\u2019s goals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to joining O\u2019Connor &amp; Battle, Ms. Braun had her own practice, Law Offices of Michele J. Braun, where she represented and counseled corporate, small business and individual clients in complex commercial, real estate\/condominium, mortgage foreclosure, nursing home and insurance coverage matters. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her practice also included formulating and implementing risk management programs and internal policies and procedures for her clients. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before that, Ms. Braun was associated with both large and small firms in the Chicagoland area where she assumed first and second chair in federal and state court trials involving real estate, zoning and insurance coverage disputes, nursing home injuries, employer liability and false imprisonment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Braun <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has practiced before the Illinois Supreme Court and Appellate Courts and is published in the area of nursing home and construction litigation. She<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is also certified as a FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrator, Cook County and Lake County Arbitrator and has been a named speaker at several professional conferences and seminars.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ms. Braun is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, a former member of the SBAC Women in Business Committee, SHALVA Board Member and Mentor for John Marshall Law School students and recent graduates.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b62180a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b62180a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0904444\" data-id=\"0904444\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73cbcf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"73cbcf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1211\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1211\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Admissions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1211\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1211\"><ul><li>Illinois<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1212\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1212\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Education<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1212\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1212\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">J.D. | The John Marshall Law School<\/span><\/h3><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B.A. | Political Science, SU.N.Y. at Binghamton, N.Y.<\/span><\/h3><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cb75fa\" data-id=\"3cb75fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d90c62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"3d90c62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6451\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6451\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Certifications<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6451\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6451\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrator<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cook County Arbitrator\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6452\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6452\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Organizations <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6452\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6452\"><ul><li>ISBA | <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Illinois State Bar Association,<\/span><em> Member<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6453\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6453\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Community<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6453\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6453\"><ul><li>SBAC | Small Business Advocacy Council IL ,\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women in Business Committee, former member<\/span><\/em><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SHALVA, <em>former Board Member<\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Marshall Law School,<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former mentor for students and recent graduates<\/span><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michele Braun Partner Download Vcard O | 312.786.4600 mbraun@mokblaw.com About Michele Braun is an accomplished litigation and litigation management attorney 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