Mr. Rosenblat was born and raised in Chicago and graduated from the University of Illinois in Champaign, and from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago.

After graduating from law school, Mr. Rosenblat enlisted in the US Army and attended basic training in Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, Officer Candidate School, Infantry Office Basic Course, and Airborne School at Ft. Benning, Georgia. Michael was assigned as a platoon leader with the 7th Infantry Division (Light).

In 1990, Lt. Rosenblat was transferred to the Judge Advocate General's Corp to continue his legal career. Cpt. Rosenblat was assigned as a prosecutor with the 9th Infantry Division at Ft. Lewis, Washington and deployed to Dragon Base/Dharan Saudi Arabia. After finishing his tour in Southwest Asia, Cpt. Rosenblat was reassigned as a defense counsel.

In 1993, Cpt. Rosenblat left active duty and became an Assistant Attorney General with the Illinois Attorney General's Office in Chicago.

At the Attorney General's Office, Mr. Rosenblat was assigned to the Criminal Prosecutions and Trial Assistance Bureau. During his tenure, Mr. Rosenblat prosecuted an elected County Sheriff, a Joliet Police Officer, an elected clerk of the Circuit Courts, and several Illinois Department of Correction prison guards for official misconduct. He also prosecuted home repair fraud, aggravated arson, and murder cases.

As Deputy Chief Medicaid Fraud, he was a member of the global settlement team in which Walgreens agreed to pay $7.6 million to settle a false claims case alleging that Walgreens over charged states and the federal government for prescription drugs.

As Deputy Chief Criminal Prosecutions, he supervised the assistants assigned to that bureau and as Deputy Bureau Chief, Special Litigation Bureau, he prosecuted false claims cases on behalf of the State.

In private practice, Mr. Rosenblat represented consumers in the Ford / Firestone Tire Litigation, Superior Bank underinsured depositors litigation, and Enron Securities Litigation. Mr. Rosenblat was also part of the prosecution team that obtained a $48 million jury verdict (to be trebled to $144 million) against Amerigroup on October 30th, 2006.

The firm's current practice is focused on criminal defense, and false claims prosecutions.

In addition to Michael's legal accomplishments, he co-authored an article on the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act, has spoken before groups concerning false claims issues, criminal defense and search and seizure, appeared on the local cable showe "Newsmakers" to discuss prescription drug pricing and appeared on "Fox News Live" on February 28th, 2005, to discuss the Michael Jackson trial.

Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Civil Practice; Drug Crimes; Driving While Intoxicated; Parole and Probation; Juvenile Criminal Law; White Collar Crime; Qui Tam Litigation; False Claims Act; Whistleblower Litigation; Military Courts Martial; Military Justice; Military Criminal Law; Military Administrative Law; Whistleblower Protection.

Admitted: 1985, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 2004, Capital Litigation Trial Bar; 2006, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Law School: John Marshall Law School, J.D., 1985

College: University of Illinois, B.A., Political Science, 1982

Member: Judicial Evaluations, Corrections & Sentencing Committee; Illinois State Bar Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Biography: "Search & Seizure Updates", Solo and Small Firm Committee 2006; Member, John Marshall Law Review. Co-Author: "Prosecuting a Claim Under the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act," Employment Termination, IICLE, 2002, updated 2005; "The Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Unit, Prosecuting Health Care Fraud" the Small Hospital Compliance Seminar, 1998, Illinois Hospital and Health Systems Association, Health Care Compliance Plans: Spanning the Continuum, 1998; "Filing a False Claims Case in the Northern District of Illinois," Chicago Bar Association, Committee on Federal Civil Procedure, 2000; "False Claims and Class Actions," Chicago Bar Association, Committee of Class Actions, 2001. Judge Advocate General, 1990-1993. Assistant Illinois Attorney General, 1993-2001 (including Deputy Bureau Chief, Criminal Prosecution, Deputy Bureau Chief, Special Litigation and Deputy Bureau Chief, Medicaid Fraud Unit).

Military: United States Army, 1987-1993, Reserves 1993-2002. Infantry Officer 1988-1990. JAG, 1990-2002.