Michael J Belsky

Lived:

New York, New York
Nashua, New Hampshire
Burlington, Massachusetts
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Rochester, Michigan
Chicago, Ilinois
Hunting Valley, Ohio

Work:

Northwestern University School of Public Policy and Administration - Adjunct Professor (2011)
CW Henderson and Associates - Senoir Analyst (2009)
Fitch Ratings - Group Managing Director (1993-2009)
Mesirow Financial - Senior Vice President and Head of Public Finance Group (1988-2003)
Northern Trust - Second Vice President (1984-1988)
Office of the Illinois Attorney General - Policy analyst (1983-1984)

Education:

University of Chicago Committee on Public Policy(now the Harris School of Public Policy) - M.A. with a major in Public Finance- 3/2 program with Lake Forest College, Lake Forest College - B.A. Wood Institute for Local and Regional Studies

Relationship:

Single

About:

Served as City Councilman in Highland Park, Illinois from 1995 to 2003 and as Mayor from 2003 to 2011.   In the capacity I won awards from the US Conference of Mayors and the Northwest Municipal Confe...

Bragging Rights:

Two wonderful children-Andrew 21 is an honor's student in the graduate school of public and environmental affairs at Indiana University. He is majoring in public finance and sustainability and will be a summer associate at Goldman Sachs this summer. My daughter Julia is student at Washington University where she is studying biology and art. Julia is an accomplished sculptor and worked in the studio of a famous Highland Park Sculptor that created the Michael Jordan sculpture at the United Center and the Harry Caray sculpture at Wrigley Field. Julia is also is an accomplished singer and actress and now sings in an accapella group at Washington University.

Lawyers for cops accused in Freddie Gray death speak out

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• On July 27, Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams dismissed criminal charges for the three remaining officers waiting to be tried. Attorney Michael Belsky was in that courtroom. The overall emotion the day that they dismissed all of the charges was an enormous relief. Wed spent a year and a half inveThese defense attorneys tell CNN that it wasnt just the court-imposed gag order that kept them silent. Michael Belsky says, We were not going to try this case in the media. We were going to try this case ethically, professionally, by the facts and the evidence and the law, and that is what we did.
• Date: Aug 05, 2016
• Category: U.S.
• Source: Google

Highest Ranked Cop in Freddie Gray Case Not Guilty on All Counts

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• Gray's arrest became a "rapidly evolving-situation and you can't project hindsight on these situations," said defense attorney Michael Belsky. "Everything my client did was professional, correct, appropriate, and most of all reasonable," he said told Judge Williams in his closing argument.
• Date: Jul 18, 2016
• Category: U.S.
• Source: Google

Baltimore police lieutenant acquitted in Freddie Gray's death

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• The officers attorney said police could use discretion, if they believe their safety is at risk. Rice attorney Michael Belsky said officers had concerns, because Gray was not cooperative and they werent sure what onlookers would do if extra time was taken to fasten Gray in the van.
• Date: Jul 18, 2016
• Category: U.S.
• Source: Google

Attorneys Wrap up Arguments in Baltimore Officer's Trial

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• Michael Belsky, Rice's attorney, said the policy allows officers to use discretion, if they believe their safety is at risk. He said officers had concerns, because Gray was not cooperative and they weren't sure what onlookers would do if extra time was taken to fasten Gray in the van.
• Date: Jul 14, 2016
• Category: U.S.
• Source: Google

Brian Rice, Freddie Gray arrest officer, feared for safety: attorney

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• [Lt. Rice] has to make an assessment right then and there. It was a dangerous situation. He wasnt wrong. It was right, and it was reasonable, Michael Belsky said in closing arguments, referring to a rapidly evolving situation as the crowd gathered.
• Date: Jul 14, 2016
• Category: U.S.
• Source: Google

Judge Allows Rice Defense To Use Porter Trial Testimony; Defense Could Rest Today

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• Rice's attorney Michael Belsky argued that prosecutors deliberately did not ask Porter about his role at the van's first and second stops, where Gray was arrested, and then was loaded back into the van by Rice..
• Date: Jul 12, 2016
• Category: U.S.
• Source: Google

Prosecution rests in case of highest-ranking officer charged in Freddie Gray case

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• In court Monday, defense attorney Michael Belsky urged the judge to dismiss all the charges against Rice. He argued that prosecutors, in three days of witness testimony, failed to show that Rice had a duty to protect Gray after the van left the scene. He said both the assault and reckless endangerme
• Date: Jul 11, 2016
• Category: U.S.
• Source: Google

Freddie Gray case: State drops a charge against officer

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• Allan told Michael Belsky, another defense attorney for Rice, under cross-examination that witness statements contributed to her ruling. Belsky then brought up the statement of Officer William Porter, another officer charged in relation to Gray's death. Porter said Gray did not look like he was inju
• Date: Jul 07, 2016
• Category: U.S.
• Source: Google

Schools:

Conshohocken High School Conshohocken PA 1985-1989

Community:

Thomas Bulatewicz, Nancy Ellam

Schools:

Franklin School (89th Street) New York NY 1967-1972

Community:

Steven Mack, Julius Donovan, Charles Schapira, Michael Martinson, Paul Onish

Graduates:

Michael Belsky (1985-1989),
Sidney Kornberg (1949-1953),
Warren Davenport (1961-1967),
Charla Ayres (1960-1964)