Michael Bantz

Michael Bantz joined the firm in 2013 and has a primary area of practice in workers’ compensation, representing employers in central and southern Illinois out of the firm’s Champaign office. Michael is a frequent contributor to the firm’s blog and regularly provides seminars throughout the state to employers, insurance carriers, claims handlers, agents, and HR representatives. Michael consistently obtains favorable litigation results for the firm’s clients and recently prevailed before the Illinois Appellate Court in Michael Murray v. Williamson County Sheriff’s Dept.

Michael volunteers with the Champaign-Urbana 1-to-1 mentoring program. He is also an avid tennis fan, USTA team captain, and member of several local tennis leagues.

You can read more about some of Michael’s other litigation victories here:

I&F Wins by Establishing Idiopathic Condition

I&F’s Michael Bantz – Stacking Wins: Respondent Prevails by Establishing Unexplained Fall Did Not Arise Out of Employment

I&F Prevails in IL WC Claim where Petitioner’s Bilateral Carpal Tunnel found Unrelated to Work Duties

I&F Upholds Prior Victories in Appeal before Madison County Circuit Court

I&F Prevails in IL Claim as Petitioner’s Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Held Unrelated to Work Duties

I&F’s Michael Bantz Prevails in Accident Dispute