Michael Stauder Associate
Phone: (312) 458-1604Fax: (312) 460-8299
Email: mstauder@cyp-law.com
Assistant Name: Kathryn Schmitt
Assistant Phone: (312) 634-7744
Mike joined Chilton Yambert Porter in 2017 and focuses his practice primarily on insurance defense, representing clients in both first-party and third-party litigation. He has extensive litigation experience across all stages of litigation, including discovery, depositions, arbitration, jury trials, and post-trial motion practice. Mike regularly represents insurance carriers in complex coverage disputes.
Mike has achieved numerous favorable defense results at both arbitration and trial and has successfully argued dispositive motions in matters before the Law Division, Municipal Division, and Chancery Division. His practice also includes appellate advocacy, including the successful litigation of insurance coverage issues before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Mike has also successfully defended municipalities before the 4th Appellate District and 1st Appellate District.
Mike earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Notre Dame Law School, where he served as a Solicitations Editor for The Journal of Legislation. During law school, he interned in the Executive Division of the New York State Attorney General's Office, advising senior staff on matters involving executive authority, international law, civil procedure, and state and federal law. He later returned to the Midwest to intern in the Torts Division of the Illinois Attorney General's Office, where he defended the State of Illinois in personal injury and medical malpractice cases.
Mike has achieved numerous favorable defense results at both arbitration and trial and has successfully argued dispositive motions in matters before the Law Division, Municipal Division, and Chancery Division. His practice also includes appellate advocacy, including the successful litigation of insurance coverage issues before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Mike has also successfully defended municipalities before the 4th Appellate District and 1st Appellate District.
Mike earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Notre Dame Law School, where he served as a Solicitations Editor for The Journal of Legislation. During law school, he interned in the Executive Division of the New York State Attorney General's Office, advising senior staff on matters involving executive authority, international law, civil procedure, and state and federal law. He later returned to the Midwest to intern in the Torts Division of the Illinois Attorney General's Office, where he defended the State of Illinois in personal injury and medical malpractice cases.
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Practice Areas
General Negligence, Insurance Coverage, Premises LiabilityBar Admissions
- State of Illinois
- United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Education
- J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School, 2017
- B.A., Indiana University, 2014
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
Representative Cases
- Estate of Thomas Polk v. Progressive Northern Insurance Company
Plaintiff filed a breach of contract suit. The Seventh Circuit unanimously held that Progressive provided per accident, as opposed to per person, coverage and the anti-stacking language in the policy limited Plaintiff's recovery. After applicable set-offs, Progressive's payment obligations were extinguished. - Kuykendall v. City of Park Ridge, 2025 IL App (1st) 241551-U
Petitioner sought declaratory judgment that the City of Park Ridge was responsible for maintaining, repairing, and replacing water and sewer pipes connected to a 24-unit townhouse development. The Appellate Court unanimously affirmed the circuit court's ruling that Petitioner failed to show an actual controversy ripe for resolution. - Xochi v. City of Galena, 2022 IL App (4th) 220340
We represented the City of Galena. Plaintiff sought over a million dollars in damages due to the City's refusal to complete a form the Plaintiff needed to apply for a cannabis dispensary license with the State of Illinois. The Appellate Court unanimously affirmed the circuit court's ruling that Section 2-104 the Tort Immunity Act precluded the City from liability.
Publications and Speaking Engagements
- Published in the Illinois Municipal Review for the article, "Sewer and Water Main Breaks". For more information, click here.