Max Maccoby, Partner
Practice Concentration
Max Maccoby concentrates in complex civil litigation in the areas of commercial disputes, such as breach of contract, employment matters, malpractice actions, securities and commodities FINRA cases, and qui tam or False Claim actions. He has tried cases to verdict in California, Illinois, Lousiana, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.
Prior Experience
Prior to joining Butzel Long Tighe Patton, PLLC, Mr. Maccoby was an Assistant State's Attorney in Chicago, Illinois, for eight years, where he was lead counsel or co-counsel in thirty-one jury trials and hundreds of bench trials, including murder, attempt murder, sex assault, reckless homicide, drunk driving, embezzlement, bank fraud, and other assorted financial crimes. In those trials, Mr. Maccoby offered DNA, medical, ballistic, fingerprint, and accounting expert testimony. He was qualified by the Capital Litigation Trial Bar of Illinois to try death penalty cases.
Educational Background and Civic Involvement
Mr. Maccoby graduated from the University of Chicago, B.A. in 1992, and Syracuse University College of Law, J.D. in 1996, where he received the Excellence in Jurisprudence of Human Rights Award. He is a member of the bars of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Illinois. He is on the board of directors for the nonprofit charity Friends of the Orphans and is an advocate for their cause.
