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Attorneys
J. Michael True 
33 East Main Street
Suite 500
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
phone 608.807.0262 (Main)
608.268.5630 (Direct)
fax (608) 257-2508
email mtrue@murphydesmond.com

Michael True represents clients in various litigation matters. His practice includes family law with an emphasis on divorce, child custody and placement, child support, property division and debt allocation, maintenance (alimony) and marital property agreements, including prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. 

Michael also represents defendants in consumer law and commercial litigation matters alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), state interest acts, state collection agency acts and state consumer fraud and deceptive business practices acts.

Michael has extensive appellate practice experience, representing clients on appeal in state and federal courts in both civil and criminal matters.

Michael currently serves as a Board Member for the Literacy Network, a non-profit organization committed to providing basic literacy services to adults and families in Dane County. He also currently serves as a Board Member for Dane Buy Local, a non-profit coalition of local independent businesses, organizations, and citizens in and around Dane County, Wisconsin, acting in alliance to keep our communities prosperous and sustainable.  As a volunteer for a youth tutoring program, Michael received the Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Lend-A-Hand Mentor of the Year Award, presented by the Chicago Bar Association. He has served as a volunteer with a legal clinic at a Chicago-area church, and presently volunteers for the Wills for Heroes program sponsored by the Wisconsin State Bar.

Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 2003
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2007
U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2007
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2008
Wisconsin, 2010
U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 2010
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2010
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer, Juvenile Training Conference, Illinois Office of the State Appellate Defender


Lecturer, Lorman Education Services, "Collection Disputes: A Good Defense Is the Best Offense"


Honors and Awards:
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Lend-a-Hand Program "Mentor of the Year Award" (July 2006)


Education:
DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude


University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, 1996
B.S.


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Illinois


Illinois State Bar Association


State Bar of Wisconsin


Dane County Bar Association


American Bar Association


Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, Inc., Member


ACA International, MAP Attorney Member


Midtown Educational Foundation Tutor with One-On-One Tutoring Program (August 2004-December 2006)


Our Lady of Mercy/St. Clement Church Legal Clinic, Sponsored by the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation, Legal Clinic Volunteer (November 2009 to October 2010)


Wills for Heroes Program, Sponsored by the Wisconsin State Bar's Pro Bono Section (November 2010 - present)


Literacy Network, Board Member (June 2011-Present), Vice President (February 2012-Present)


Dane Buy Local, Board Member (October 2011-Present)


Published Works:
Co-Author, Contract Law, Chapter 6, The Parole Evidence Rule and Contract Interpretation, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2008


Co-Author, "Sex Offenders" but No Sex Crime? What SORA and VOYRA Could Mean for Your Clients, Illinois Bar Journal, v. 95, p. 482, No. 9, September, 2007


Children and Divorce: What Parents Should Know, Parent & Family, 2011 Fall & Winter Resource Guide, p. 30


Madison Office (Dane County) :
Murphy Desmond S.C. | 33 East Main Street | Madison WI 53703 | phone: 608.807.0262 | toll free: 866.461.9674 | fax: 608.257.2508 | Madison Law Office

Janesville Office (Rock County) :
400 Midland Court, Suite 102 | Janesville, WI 53546 | phone: 608.807.0262 | toll free: 866.461.9674 | fax: 608.314.3802 | Map & Directions