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Stephen A. Glickman is a top-rated senior Chicago employment law attorney who has successfully represented employees and employers in a wide range of employment law matters for more than 34 years.  Dedicated exclusively to employment law, his legal practice covers all areas of employment law, including:. Mr. Glickman's client reviews and peer endorsements demonstrate what sets him apart from the field, including:. Over the course of his career, Mr. Glickman has earned the reputation as one of the top employment lawyers in Chicago, Illinois.  He was selected by Super Lawyers for inclusion in the 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019 Super Lawyers List of the Top-Rated Employment and Labor Lawyers in Illinois (Top 5% of all Illinois Lawyers) based on his high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.  He was handpicked by for inclusion in the 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019 List of the Best Employment Lawyers in Chicago (Top 18 out of 1,063 Lawyers) based on his reputation, credibility, experience, engagement and professionalism.  Mr. Glickman also received the Clients' Choice Award in 2022, 2021 and 2020, based on his consistent 5-Star Client Reviews.. Mr. Glickman has an extensive employment law litigation background in federal and state court.  He aggressively litigates sexual harassment, retaliation, employment discrimination, FMLA, ADA, wrongful termination and many other types of employment law claims.  In addition, he represents clients in administrative proceedings before the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Illinois Department of Human Rights, Department of Labor, and other governmental agencies.  He negotiates outstanding employment separation agreements, severance packages and settlements of employment law claims.  He also successfully resolves employment disputes through mediation.. Mr. Glickman advises employers on a whole host of employment issues, including hiring and firing decisions, employee discipline and discharge, personnel policies, employee handbooks, ADA accommodation requests, FMLA and other leaves of absence, employment selection testing, drug and alcohol testing, employment risk management and compliance with the ever-changing federal, state and local employment laws.  He also advises executives on executive employment contracts, executive compensation, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, as well as executive severance.. Mr. Glickman was admitted to the Illinois Bar and the United States Distrct Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1987.  In 1989, he was admitted to the Federal Trial Bar and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.  He is a member of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Labor and Employment Law Committee of the Chicago Bar Association and the National Employment Lawyers Association.  He has served as an Arbitrator for the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois since 1995.. Born in Chicago, Mr. Glickman received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1983 and earned his Juris Doctor degree from the DePaul University College of Law in 1987.. Mr. Glickman takes pride in providing his clients with a full range of quality legal services on a personalized basis.

Shawn Kasserman is a founding member of Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC.  Prior to founding TKK, Shawn was a partner with the Chicago Personal Injury law firm of Corboy and Demetrio.. Shawn’s success as a leading Chicago personal injury attorney has earned him many honors and great recognition. Shawn has been named one of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Illinois on multiple occasions, and in 2009, was the youngest of only 17 personal injury lawyers to be named to the list of the Top 100 Super Lawyers. In 2013 Shawn was inducted as Fellow into the American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellowship into the College is by invitation only and Membership is limited to one percent of the total lawyer population of the state in which the lawyer practices.

Over 25 years of legal experience in representing employees and small business employers in Chicago in Employment Law; Discrimination; ADA, Sexual Harassment; Wrongful Termination; Negotiating Employment and Severance Agreements.Admitted to practice in the State of Illinois in 1984. Admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; United States Court of Federal Claims. Extensive experience before the following Special Agencies: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Merit Systems Protection Board; Illinois Department of Human Rights; Human Rights Commission (IL).; State, City and County Civil Service Boards.Practice includes the following areas: Employment Law representing individuals and small businesses in actions for wrongful discharge, sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation in the Greater Chicago Area, including:• Title VII Employment Discrimination• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),• Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA),• Sarbanes Oxley,• USERRA,• Retaliatory Discharge

Nicholas C. Zagotta is a principal of Roberts McGivney Zagotta LLC. His practice includes the representation of municipalities, construction firms, physical fitness centers, chemical, manufacturing and distribution companies, real estate developers, professional athletes, hospitals, individuals, religious orders, commodities firms, securities firms, individual traders, and a multitude of other varied business entities extensively in corporate, as well as in litigation matters. He was the lead attorney for the plaintiff in Homeyer v Stanley Tulchin and Associates, (91 F.3d 959 (1996)), a seminal case in determining who is "disabled" as defined within the Americans with Disabilities Act. Prior to practicing law, he was the principal of Zagotta Grain, a commodity trading firm. He served as a guest lecturer at the Coceral Grain Conference in Bruges, Belgium, and at the Futures Research Symposium in Rome, Italy. He has been an expert witness in many commodity and futures cases. He currently serves on the John Marshall Law School Board of Trustees and has served on various community and corporate boards, including the Chicago Board of Trade, the Chicago Transit Authority and the Western Golf Association. He is licensed to practice in Illinois and Georgia.

Kenneth M. Bloom is a partner at Latimer LeVay Fyock, LLC. Mr. Bloom, a CPA as well as an attorney, is rated among the top six percent of Illinois estate planning attorneys, as selected by his peers and the American Research Corporation, and has received the highest rating of distinction by the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory. Ken is listed in the Who’s Who in American Law as well as the National Register of Who's Who in Executives and Professionals. In addition, Ken was named to the exclusive roll of 2007-2015 Illinois Super Lawyers. Ken lectures extensively and is regularly published in several journals including those published by the American Bar Association (ABA) and the Chicago Bar Association, as well as the Chicago Tribune. In addition, Ken has attended the Stetson University Law School’s Special Needs Trust Symposium for many years and is active with the Special Needs Alliance, an invitation-only national group of attorneys dedicated to meeting the estate planning needs of the disabled.

IRA N. HELFGOT is a sole practitioner in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, including the following types of disputes, employment, mechanic's liens, contracts, mortgage foreclosure, partition, brokerage commission, partnership, corporate, injunctions, commercial forcible entry and detainer, sale of businesses, class actions, fraud, consumer fraud, and commodities and securities fraud, business collections, including collections for law firms, and professional liability law. Ira has published extensively on debtor-creditor issues and professional liability law topics for among others, IICLE, the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, and the Illinois Creditors Bar Association and has lectured on debtor-creditor issues for the Illinois Creditors Bar Association and the Illinois Credit Union League. Ira is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, formerly serving on its Committee on Judicial Evaluations and as a CLE Coordinator for the Commercial Banking, Collections & Bankruptcy Section Council, the Decalogue Society of Lawyers, where he formerly served as a member of the CLE Committee and as a member of the Board of Directors, and the Illinois Creditors Bar Association, formerly serving as president and as a member of the Board of Directors. Ira is also currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Lawyers’ Assistance Program, pursuant to an appointment by the Illinois Supreme Court and has been elected as president of the Board of Directors.

I have been handling civil jury trials for 40 years.  The highest level of compliment that I have received over these years has come from clients that express their gratification of the work that I have done on their behalf.  I have a collection of notes and letters from individuals who have gone out of their way to thank me and my staff for a job well done. Those notes and letters remain the highest level of praise for my devotion to clients and in helping them solve their issues and concerns. I truly cherish those compliments.. Whether I am helping someone on the phone solve an issue or doing pro bono work, I sincerely enjoy helping people.  In my practice I come in contact with people from all walks of life.  This includes experts in technical and sophisticated areas of science or medicine. I have represented truck drivers, factory workers, house wives, the unemployed, the disabled, children of all ages, engineers, cab drivers, bike messengers and business executives and professionals. I believe that I treat all of my clients with respect and show each of them that I am responsible, reliable, honest and forthcoming.  I am also tenacious and hardworking when it comes to the cases I handle for my clients.

Eileen M. Letts graduated from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1978 and received the degree of Juris Doctor. She was admitted to practice before the Illinois Bar and the Federal Bar. She received her Bachelor of Arts from The Ohio State University in 1975. Ms. Letts prior employment includes serving as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Glenn T. Johnson, Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court from 1978 – 1980. In January of 1990, Ms. Letts and Martin P. Greene left another Chicago law firm to form Greene and Letts.. Ms. Letts has practiced law since 1979 and has extensive experience in litigation. Ms. Letts’ litigation experience includes dozens of jury trials and over 100 bench trials.  She has successfully defended scores of complex tort litigation matters and handled medical malpractice cases.  She has also tried contract disputes and construction litigation claims. She is a frequent presenter at continuing legal education seminars and panel discussions of the American Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, and the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education. She currently serves on ABA Section of Litigation, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the ABA’s Commission on IOLTA. Ms. Letts is the recipient of numerous awards. She is listed as a Super Lawyer and has an AV rating with Martindale-Hubbell. She is a member of the American Bar Association, National Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Cook County Bar Association and the Black Women Lawyers Association.

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Attorney Elizabeth Demonte is a highly skilled litigator and author who has done significant work on pre-decree divorce, post-decree divorce, parentage, child custody, child support and grandparent visitation cases. She penned article, “Spotlight On: The Nurse-Family Partnership,” which was published in the prestigious Children’s Legal Rights Journal.. Demonte received her Juris Doctorate from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and graduated summa cum laude from DePaul University with a bachelor’s in Business Management. She also received the coveted Certification in Child and Family Law and was awarded a position as Editor on Loyola’s Children’s Legal Rights Journal, a major honor.