Michael Bess
Associate Professor
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Mexico
Summary
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Top SchoolMike Bess is a seasoned appellate advocate and strategic counsel, focused on motion practice and complex commercial litigation. As a Partner at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP since 2014, he leads high-stakes appellate work and dispositive briefing for sophisticated clients. His trial-level experience spans briefing dispositive and discovery motions, Daubert submissions, and crafting jury instructions in securities class actions, consumer fraud, and product liability matters. Prior to joining Michael Best, he was Counsel at Winston & Strawn and served as a law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, providing a strong federal appellate foundation. He earned his JD magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law and a BA with distinction in Political Science from the University of Michigan. Based in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, he brings a national practice perspective with Chicago-law roots.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), History, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), History at The University of Texas at El PasoMaster of Arts (M.A.), History, Master of Arts (M.A.), History at Georgia Southern UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), History, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History at Franciscan University of Steubenville
English, Spanish
Github Skills (3)
arcgis1
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Github contributions (5)
naphazg/scratch
Jul 2015 - Jan 2016
Contributions:27 pushes, 3 branches, 1 comment in 5 months
naphazg/devPandas
Nov 2015 - Jan 2016
Contributions:2 PRs, 24 pushes, 3 branches in 2 months
worksheetspythonpandasdata-science
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