Attorney Lawyer Bankruptcy Litigation in Chicago IL Resume Michael Antonio Canganelli

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MICHAEL ANTONIO CANGANELLI

Attorney and Counselor at Law

Valparaiso, IN 46383-4420 residence

1(312) 802-7970 cell

[email protected]

Admitted to the Practice of Law Before the Following Courts: Supreme Court of IL, #6183126

Cook County, IL #52835

18th

Judicial Circuit (DuPage County, IL) #10575

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

U.S. District Courts for the:

Central District of Illinois

Northern District of Illinois, General and Trial bar

Northern District of Indiana

Southern District of Indiana

and Eastern District of Wisconsin

Certifications: Illinois Department of Central Management Services Certified Hearings Referee

Illinois Department of Central Management Services Certified Public Service Administrator

Experience: I have been a solo general practitioner attorney and counselor at law in Chicago, Illinois.

Some of the cases I have litigated include: Indiana University v. Canganelli, 501 N.E.2d 299 (Ill. App.

Ct.); Canganelli v. Lake County Ind. Dept. of Pub. Welfare (In re Canganelli), 132 B.R. 369 (Bankr.

N.D. Ind.) which was disparaged only as to the portion which had gone against me in

http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/getcase/7th/case/972761.html; and CANGANELLI v. CANGANELLI, 766

N.E.2d 411, (Ind. Ct. App.).

For four months I was concurrently an attorney at ComPsych Corporation, LegalConnect Division,

NBC Tower 13th Floor, 455 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL 60611- 5322, providing general

legal information and local attorney referrals by telephone and email.

For six and one-quarter years I served concurrently as a Public Service Administrator for the Illinois

Department of Employment Security (IDES), Revenue Bureau, Remittances and Reporting Division,

Document Control Subdivision, Magnetic Media Unit, Diskette Section, wherein I supervised up to

eight fulltime Unemployment Insurance Revenue Analyst II staff persons.

For six weeks I served concurrently as a Hearings Referee, Board of Review, Illinois Department of
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Employment Security in Chicago, Illinois, until my promotion.

For four and three-quarter years I served concurrently as a Hearings Referee, Appeals Division,

Administrative Hearings Subdivision, Tax Unit, Illinois Department of Employment Security in

Chicago, Illinois, where I wrote the original decision after hearing in DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT

SECURITY vs National Data Services of Chicago, Inc., H37509 which was upheld by the Illinois

Appellate Court inhttp://www.state.il.us/court/Opinions/AppellateCourt/2001/2ndDistrict/March/Html/2000078.htm.

For three and one-half years I concurrently acted as a Hearings Referee, Appeals Division, Benefits

Appeals Subdivision, Metro South Unit, Illinois Department of Employment Security in Chicago and

Burbank, Illinois.

For a year I served concurrently as a Managing Attorney for Hyatt Legal Services in Forest Park and

Homewood, Illinois, supervising up to four staff attorneys and four legal assistants.

For over a year I served concurrently as a Staff Attorney for Hyatt Legal Services in Burbank, Chicago

(Ford City), Tinley Park, and occasionally in Homewood and LaGrange, Illinois.

For three years I was concurrently an attorney with Klimek & Ricchiardi in Chicago, Illinois.

For six and one-half years I was concurrently an Emergency Management Program Specialist, Series

301, General Schedule 12, for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region V, in both

Chicago, Illinois and Battle Creek, Michigan.

For over a year I was a Land Law Examiner in the Lands and Mining Section, Lands and Minerals

Operations Branch, Technical Division, Wyoming State Office, Bureau of Land Management, U.S.

Department of the Interior, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where I wrote additional decision letters later

affirmed in the Geosearch, Inc. series of cases which were decided before the U.S. Department of the

Interiors Board of Land Appeals and affirmed in many decisions in federal courts, including the U.S.Supreme Court.

For four months I was a Paralegal Specialist for the Oil and Gas Section, Lands and Minerals

Operations Branch, Technical Division, Wyoming State Office, Bureau of Land Management, U.S.

Department of the Interior, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where I wrote decision letters later affirmed in the

Geosearch, Inc. series of cases which were decided before the U.S. Department of the Interiors Board

of Land Appeals and affirmed in many decisions in federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.

For seven months I was a postal clerk five while also training to become a postal clerk six at the Main

Post Office, Chicago, Illinois.

For nearly four years I was the Senior Law Clerk and Law Librarian for Gottlieb & Schwartz in

Chicago, Illinois, where I performed research and other services related to Daniel v. Central States

Pension Fund, Thompson v. Trafelet, and other federal and Illinois state cases.

Legal Education: I was awarded a Juris Doctor degree from the Illinois Institute of

Technology/ChicagoKent College of Law.


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Pre-Law Educational Background: Although I never started the graduate seminar or thesis, I did finish

the otherwise required course work for a master of arts degree in Religious Studies at Indiana

University (Bloomington, Indiana). I was awarded a Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University (Double

Major in Religious Studies and History) (Bloomington, Indiana).

Bar Association Membership:

I am a current member of the American Bar Association, Administrative Law Section

I am a former member of:

American Bankruptcy Institute,

American Judicature Society,

Association of Trial Lawyers of America,

Catholic Lawyers Guild, St. Thomas More Society, (Diocese of Gary in Indiana)

Chicago Council of Lawyers,

Federal Bar Association,

(Illinois) Government Bar Association,

Illinois Association of Administrative Law Judges, where I served as either the elected secretary or an

elected member of the Board of Directors for nine years,

Illinois Native American Bar Association,

Illinois State Bar Association,

Justinian Society of Lawyers (Northwest Indiana),

National Association of Administrative Law Judges,

Seventh Circuit Bar Association, and

Student Bar Association of the Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law.

In addition, I was very active with the Chicago Bar Association, wherein:

in the Administrative Law Practice Committee, I served as: elected Chair twice, elected Vice Chair

twice, and elected Legislative Liaison twice;

in the Administrative Law Judges Service Committee, I served as the elected Chair,

in the (Illinois) Civil Practice Committee, I served as: elected Secretary; elected Chair of Division III,

elected Vice Chair of Division III, and an elected Representative to the Executive Section,

in the Government Service Committee I was the elected Legislative Liaison,

in the Solo/Small Firm Practitioners Service Committee, I served as: elected Chair, elected Vice Chair

and elected Legislative Liaison.

In addition, at various times since 1983, I have belonged to the following additional committees thereof:


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Appellate Practice Committee,

Asset Protection Practice Committee,

Bankruptcy/ Reorganization Practice Committee,

Federal Civil Procedure Practice Committee (as well as the Local Federal Rules Practice Ad Hoc

Subcommittee thereof),

Income Tax Committee,

Law Office Technology Service Committee,

Legislative Committee,

Professional Responsibility Service Committee, and the

Unauthorized Practice of Law/MultiDisciplinary Practice Service Committee.

Past Community Activities:

Elected Chair, International Association of Workforce Professionals (Illinois Chapter, Central Office

Subchapter), Co-Chair Bylaws Committee, International Association of Workforce Professionals

(Illinois Chapter); Parliamentarian, International Association of Workforce Professionals (Illinois

Chapter); Member, International Association of Workforce Professionals (Illinois Chapter, Central

Office Subchapter).

One year First District Delegate to the Indiana State Democratic Convention

One year Member, National Arbor Day Foundation

Twentieth Anniversary Reunion Chairman, Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of

Law,

Member, Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law Alumnae/i;

Life Member, Indiana University Alumni Association;

Member, Illinois Unemployment Insurance Adjudicators Association,

Elected Delegate, American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Council 31, Local

#1006, Bargaining Unit RC10, Illinois State Convention, Springfield, Illinois,

Elected Negotiator for Illinois Statewide Master Contract, American Federation of State County and

Municipal Employees, Council 31, Local #1006, Bargaining Unit RC-10,

Member, American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Council 31, Local #1006,Bargaining Unit RC-10,

Member, Valparaiso Area Democrat Club, Valparaiso, Indiana,

Advisory Board Member, Valparaiso Area Democrat Club, Valparaiso, Indiana,

Member, Valparaiso, Indiana Mayors Sign Ordinance Task Force;

Lead Steward, Chicago Central Office, American Federation of State County and Municipal

Employees, Council 31, Local #1006, Bargaining Unit RC-10,


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Elected Negotiator for the first Illinois Statewide Contract for Hearings Referees, Hearings Referee

Intermittents, and Technical Advisors IIII (all attorney positions), American Federation of State County

and Municipal Employees, Council 31, Local #1006, Bargaining Unit RC-10,

Elected Chief Union Spokesperson in the first labor management agreement between FEMA, Region V,

and the American Federation of Government Employees, Local #1626,

Elected Chief Steward for Chicago, Illinois and Battle Creek, Michigan, Region V offices of FEMA,

Steward, the American Federation of Government Employees, Local #1626,

Member, the American Federation of Government Employees, Local #1626,

Member, The National Wildlife Federation,

Member, The Save the Dunes Council,

Contributor, Citizens Action Coalition;

Associate Member, National Association of Letter Carriers,

Associate Member, American Postal Workers Union,

Member, American Postal Workers Union,

Contributor, Indiana Public Interest Research Group,

Second Class Boy Scout, Tippecanoe Council, West LaFayette, Indiana,

Webelos Scout, Tippecanoe Council, West LaFayette, Indiana, and

Cub Scout, Tippecanoe Council, West LaFayette, Indiana


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Past Political Activities:

Democratic Election Judge,

Door to Door Election Canvasser and Poll Attorney in the Indiana Primary Season for the Campaign of

the later Successful Democratic Presidential Nominee, Barack Hussein Obama, in Valparaiso, Indiana;

Elected Chair, International Association of Workforce Professionals (Illinois Chapter, Chicago Central

Office Subchapter);

Awarded 2001 Presidential Inaugural Commission;

First District Delegate to the Indiana State Democratic Convention,


#1006, Bargaining Unit RC-10, Illinois State Convention, Springfield, Illinois,

Telephone and Door-to-Door Election Canvasser for the Successful Gubernatorial Campaign ofGovernor O'Bannon in Indiana,

Campaign Worker for the Successful Mayoral Campaign of Mayor David Butterfield in Valparaiso,

Indiana,

Elected Negotiator for Illinois Statewide Master Contract, American Federation of State County and

Municipal Employees, Council 31, Local #1006, Bargaining Unit RC-10,

Campaign Worker for the Successful Mayoral Campaign of Mayor David Butterfield in Valparaiso,

Indiana,

Member, Valparaiso Area Democrat Club, Valparaiso, Indiana,

Advisory Board Member, Valparaiso Area Democrat Club, Valparaiso, Indiana;

Member, Valparaiso, Indiana Mayors Sign Ordinance Task Force;

Co-Chair, PEOPLE Political ActivistDonation Program, American Federation of State County and

Municipal Employees, Council 31, Local #1006,

Elected Negotiator for the first Illinois Statewide Contract for Hearings Referees, Hearings RefereeIntermittents, and Technical Advisors IIII (all attorney positions), American Federation of State County

and Municipal Employees, Council 31, Local #1006, Bargaining Unit RC-10,

Elected Chief Steward for Chicago, Illinois and Battle Creek, Michigan, Region V offices of the

Federal Emergency Management Agency for the American Federation of Government Employees,

Local #1626, 1985;

and Election Registration Worker in Cicero Township, Illinois.


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Religious Activities:

My wife and I are registered members of St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Student Newman Center and

Community, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana, wherein we have been part of a Diocesan

team of facilitators in the Come Holy Spirit program and members of the Rite of Christian Initiation of

Adults Team where we gave talks on the Holy Eucharist, Holy Scripture and the Roman Catholic

tradition and Conscience. We have been facilitators at the St. Teresa of Avila Community in theFinancial Peace University seminar. I also occasionally serve as an acolyte for funeral masses, as a

lector for weekday masses, and as an Eucharistic Minister.

I have also been a registered parishioner at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, Valparaiso, Indiana,

within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary in Indiana.

I have been a fourth degree Knight of Columbus, Father Sorin Assembly, Valparaiso, Indiana. I served

the Father Sorin Assembly as Faithful Scribe.

I also belonged to the Knights of Columbus, Council #738, Valparaiso, Indiana. I served as Chancellor

with Council #738.

I served as Warden with Council#738,

I was also been a member of the board of directors of the Columbian Club (the holding company for

the Knights of Columbus, Council #738), Valparaiso, Indiana.

I was the delegate from Council #738 to the Ninety-ninth Convention of the Indiana District of the

Knights of Columbus at Indianapolis.

I am a member of the Retrouvaille CORE meeting in St. John, IN, having made weekend retreats at

Ancilla Domini College, Donaldson, Indiana, and renewed my experience as an attendee and as a host

couple member with my wife at the Fatima Retreat House, Indianapolis, Indiana, at two different

weekend retreats.

I have been a cursillista in the Diocese of Gary, Indiana.

I belonged to the Portage, Indiana Worldwide Marriage Encounter Community.

I gave a testimonial at Christ Renews His Parish, St. Paul Church.

I was a founding member of the reborn St. Thomas More Society of the Catholic Lawyers Guild

(Diocese of Gary, Indiana).

My wife and I helped found the Valparaiso, Indiana Worldwide Marriage Encounter Community, 1995.

I served as a registered member of Sacred Heart Parish, at Whiting, Indiana, within the Roman CatholicDiocese of Gary in Indiana.

I served as a lector/commentator at Sacred Heart Parish, at Whiting, Indiana, within the Roman

Catholic Diocese of Gary in Indiana.

I served as a registered member of St. Bridget Parish, Hobart, Indiana, within the Roman Catholic

Diocese of Gary in Indiana.

I served as a registered member of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Valparaiso, Indiana, within the Roman


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Catholic Diocese of Gary in Indiana.

I served as a registered member of St. Mary Cathedral Parish, Cheyenne, Wyoming, within the Roman

Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne in Wyoming, where I took three adult religion courses.

I was a registered parishioner and served as a member of the liturgy committee at St. Frances of Rome

Parish, at Cicero, Illinois, within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois.

I served as a lector/commentator at Blessed Sacrament Parish, West LaFayette, Indiana of the Roman

Catholic Diocese of LaFayette in Indiana.

I served as an altar boy at Blessed Sacrament Parish, West LaFayette, Indiana of the Roman Catholic

Diocese of LaFayette in Indiana, 1962-1968.


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Union Activities:


#1006, Bargaining Unit RC-10, Illinois State Convention, Springfield, Illinois,

November 1997. Elected Negotiator for Illinois Statewide Master Contract, American Federation of

State County and Municipal Employees, Council 31, Local #1006, Bargaining Unit RC-10,

Lead Steward for the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Council 31,

Local #1006, singlehandedly representing most grievants and disciplinees in all but one case during

that time in the Chicago central office, as well as some departmental local offices and another

departments Chicago office, both in my own bargaining unit of attorneys and in other bargaining units

Co-Chair, PEOPLE Political ActivistDonation Program, American Federation of State County and

Municipal Employees, Council 31,Local #1006,

Elected Negotiator for the first Illinois Statewide Contract for Hearings Referees, Hearings Referee

Intermittents, and Technical Advisors IIII (all attorney positions), American Federation of State County

and Municipal Employees, Council 31, Local #1006, Bargaining Unit RC-10.

Member, American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Council 31, Local #1006,

RC-10,

Organizer, American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, Council 31, Local #1006,

RC-10,

Elected Chief Steward for Chicago, Illinois and Battle Creek, Michigan, Region V offices of the

Federal Emergency Management Agency for the American Federation of Government Employees,

Local #1626, 1985.

Steward for Chicago, Illinois and Battle Creek, Michigan, Region V offices of the Federal Emergency

Management Agency for the American Federation of Government Employees, Local #1626 single-

handedly representing grievants in all but one case during that time in the Chicago regional office,

Member, American Federation of Government Employees, Local #1626,

Organizer, American Federation of Government Employees, Local #1626 in Chicago, Illinois,

Associate Member, National Association of Letter Carriers,

Associate Member, American Postal Workers Union,

Member, American Postal Workers Union

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