How I Made Real Estate Partner and Co-Chair: 'I Earned the Trust of Clients and Partners,' Says Michelle McAtee of Jenner & Block

"Motherhood has actually made me better, as the balancing act that is needed with kids is similar to the one needed to manage a full plate of transactions."

By Tasha Norman | January 05, 2022 at 01:09 PM

Michelle M. McAtee, 48, Jenner & Block, Chicago.

Job title: Partner; Co-chair of Jenner & Block's real estate practice.

Law school and year of graduation: University of Iowa College of Law, 1998.

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