A native of the metro Detroit area, Michael moved to Chicago as a young lawyer in 2002 and was hired as an associate at Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates, a highly regarded personal personal injury and workers' compensation law firm in Chicago. In 2004, Michael opened the law firm of Fakaros & Tucherman and represented clients in the areas of Real Estate, Probate, Business and immigration. In 2009 Michael opened the law office of Michael T. Fakaros, P.C., representing clients in the areas of Real Estate, Probate and Estate Planning.