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Firm: Smith O'Callaghan & White

33 North Lasalle Street, Suite 3800 , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Civil , Corporate , Discrimination, Employment & Labor , Labor , Wrongful Termination, Employment & Labor

Laura A. White is a partner with Smith O'Callaghan & White and has extensive experience advising corporations in employment-related litigation. She has in-depth knowledge of the employment discrimination laws, employer compliance and federal and state court litigation in the employment law arena.. Ms. White holds the AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating for ethics and legal ability. Ms. White was selected by her peers and recognized as an Illinois Rising Star in Labor and Employment Law in 2008 and 2009, and an Illinois Super Lawyer in 2010, 2011 and 2012. www.superlawyers.com In addition, she is a Leading Lawyer in Illinois, named by her peers as a top lawyer in the category of Employment Law: Management. www.leadinglawyers.com. Ms. White has been a partner with Smith O'Callaghan & White since its formation, and was previously an associate with Kessler Smith & Powen. Prior to her years in private practice, Ms. White gained legal experience with the University of Dayton Office of Legal Affairs and was an attorney with Loyola University of Chicago's Office of the General Counsel.. Ms. White represents employers in numerous federal court and administrative agency proceedings, involving allegations of race discrimination, sex discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge, age discrimination, disability discrimination and state handicap discrimination, to name a few. She consistently obtains favorable resolutions to discrimination and harassment charges and complaints filed with various federal, state and local fair employment practices agencies, including the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Illinois Department of Human Rights, the Illinois Human Rights Commission, the City of Chicago Commission on Human Rights, the Wisconsin Equal Rights Division, and the Indiana Civil Rights Commission, among others. Ms. White was a member of the defense team representing one of the first corporations to be sued under the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), a case that resulted in the first matter to be heard by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals interpreting the FMLA. She also recently obtained the dismissal of FMLA and retaliatory discharge claims in a matter involving novel interpretation of judicial estoppel arguments.. Ms. White actively counsels employers on navigating the requirements of the ADA to ensure statutory compliance in dealing with employees with alleged disabilities and requests for reasonable accommodation. Ms. White's record of success in obtaining dismissal or summary judgment on ADA and other discrimination claims is a direct result of her expertise in the area of employment discrimination law and her impassioned result-oriented approach to representing her clients. Most recently, Ms. White has secured victory for her clients in contentious litigation involving alleged pattern and practice claims of age and disability discrimination in federal court, as well as numerous EEOC investigations.. Ms. White also represents employers in breach of employment contract litigation, wrongful discharge claims, wage and hour claims, including the recent vindication of an employer in a wage claim in which the employee abused the judicial process, and employment-related torts, such as employee theft and wrongdoing and workplace defamation. She frequently provides critical counseling to her clients on problematic discipline and termination decisions in order to limit potential exposure and liability.

Firm: Drinker Biddle Gardner Carton

191 North Wacker Drive   3700  60 , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Civil ,Employment & Labor

30 South Wacker Drive   26th Floor  606 , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Aviation & Aerospace,Civil ,Construction

Firm: Latham and Watkins LLP

Sears Tower   5800 , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Civil ,Intellectual Property ,Professional Malpractice,Regulatory ,Securities

Firm: Eimer Stahl Klevorn and Solberg LLP

224 South Michigan Avenue   1100 , Chicago , Illinois 60604

Practice Areas: Civil ,Corporate ,Toxic Substances

Firm: Langhenry, Gillen and Lundquist, LLC

29 South La Salle Street   720  6 , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Civil

Firm: Lisa A. Copland, P.C.

35 East Wacker Drive , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Civil , Family , Family

I have practiced law in Illinois for my entire career and focused primariy on real estate law, family law, probate and civil litigation.  I am a graduate of Northwestern University School of Law and earned my undergraduate degree from Princeton University.. Our firm provides quality and efficient legal representation in Cook, Will, Lake and DuPage Counties.  With over 30 years of litigation experience under our belt, we are comprised of aggressive, intelligent attorneys who have practiced in both public and private sectors of the law.. Watch me discuss Omaha's 2005 murder spree:

Firm: Linda S. Kagan

Monadnock Building   53 West Jackson Boulevard I , Chicago , Illinois 60604

Practice Areas: Appellate ,Civil ,Domestic Partnership,Family ,Immigration & Naturalization ,Real Estate

6600 Sears Tower , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Civil ,Intellectual Property

Firm: Schopf and Weiss LLP

One South Wacker Drive   2800  60 , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Civil ,Intellectual Property

Firm: Quarles & Brady LLP

500 West Madison Street Suite 3700 , Chicago , Illinois 60661

Practice Areas: Civil , Corporate , Health Care & Hospitalization, Non-Profit Corporations, Health Care, Health Care, Health Care, Health Care

Firm: Barnes & Thornburg

One North Wacker Drive Suite 4400 , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Civil , Corporate , Employee Benefits, Health Care & Hospitalization, Taxation - State & Federal, Business

71 S Wacker , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation,Civil ,Franchise

Two North LaSalle Street 2200  60 , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Civil ,Entertainment & Sports ,Intellectual Property

Firm: Deutsch Levy & Engel Chartered

225 West Washington Street Suite 1700 , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Civil , Commercial

Firm: Shefsky & Froelich

111 East Wacker Drive Suite 2800 , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Civil , Bankruptcy & Debt

Firm: Beermann Swerdlove LLP

161 North Clark Street   2600  60 , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Civil

Firm: Schiff Hardin LLP

6600 Sears Tower , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Civil

Firm: Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw

71 S. Wacker Drive , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Civil , Litigation

Firm: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert and Berghoff LLP

300 South Wacker Drive , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Civil ,Intellectual Property ,Patents