Jonathan W. Michael

Partner

• Wealth and Succession Planning

Jonathan W. Michael is a shareholder at Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C. Jonathan’s practice focuses on estate and gift tax issues, with an emphasis on wealth and business succession planning for closely held business owners and entrepreneurs. Jonathan also has extensive experience in probate and trust administration.

Jonathan represents a broad array of clients, including business owners and entrepreneurs, executives, individuals and families with inherited wealth, not-for-profit organizations and charities, and individuals in the entertainment industry. 

As an Adjunct Professor in the LL.M. Program at The John Marshall Law School, Jonathan teaches a course in estate planning. Additionally, Jonathan is a sponsor-liaison to the Chicago Family Business Council at DePaul University, where he advises owners of family owned and closely held businesses on a wide variety of business and succession issues.  

Martindale Hubbell has awarded Jonathan with an AV Peer Review Rating, which is its highest rating for ethical standards and legal ability. In addition, he has been named to the Illinois Super Lawyers list.

Jonathan frequently speaks at professional educational seminars, including those sponsored by the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education and the Chicago Bar Association. He has authored numerous articles on a wide range of topics, including business succession planning, asset protection planning, and the transfer and taxation of collections and collectibles.

Jonathan received his undergraduate degree in Finance from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables, Florida, and his Masters of Law degree in Taxation from New York University School of Law in New York. Jonathan is licensed to practice law in Illinois, Florida, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Tax Court. 

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