Discrimination lawyers in Illinois

Firm: Law Offices Of Laurence M Cohen, P.C.

1033 West Golf Road , Hoffman Estates , Illinois 60169

Practice Areas: Arbitration & Mediation, Discrimination, Labor, Residential

Firm: The Law Office of Jeffrey J Kmoch

1016 W. Jackson Blvd. , Chicago , Illinois 60607

Practice Areas: Discrimination

For more than a decade, I have concentrated my practice on litigating and counseling on labor, employment, and employee benefit matters arising under state and federal law. After years of representing management, I am now primarily focused on representing individual workers and helping them fight for their legal rights.

Firm: DeBofsky & Associates, PC

200 W. Madison St. , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Discrimination, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Insurance, Social Security Benefits & Disability, Social Security

Attorney Mark DeBofsky is a member of the firm as well as an adjunct professor of law at John Marshall Law School. He has also lectured at conferences sponsored by the American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, and LexisNexis/Mealey's. Many of his cases have resulted in precedent setting decisions that have been published by the federal appellate courts.. In 2008, he was nominated as a finalist for LexisNexis' Insurance Law Center Policyholder Attorney of the Year award. Attorney DeBofsky is proud to have been recognized by his peers in the legal profession with the coveted AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated SM by Martindale-Hubbell®. He has also been ranked by other lawyers to be among the top five percent of all Illinois attorneys in Social Security Disability law by the Leading Lawyers Network, and was named a Super Lawyer in Employee Benefits/ERISA in 2009 and 2010.

Firm: Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC

1737 South Naperville Road Suite 100 , Wheaton , Illinois 60189

Practice Areas: Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Civil Rights, Constitutional, Discrimination, Divorce, Employment & Labor, Family, Real Estate, Sexual Harassment

My main focus in law is representing clients with divorce and employment related issues.. It should go without saying but sometimes lawyers forget that clients are the most important guests on their premises. As the managing partner of MKFM Law I strive to make our firm's mission and purpose the client.. -Our clients are not dependent on us - we are dependent on them.. -Our clients are not an interruption in our work - they are the purpose of it.. -Our clients are not an outsider in our business - they are part of it.. -We are not doing our clients a favor by serving them- our clients are doing us a favor by giving us an opportunity to do so.. Most importantly, when clients voice a concern, we need to take notice and do something about it.. George Frederick

Firm: Stephen A. Glickman, P.C.

55 West Monroe Street , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Business, Contracts, Corporate, Discrimination, Employment & Labor, Family, General Practice, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination

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.

Firm: Law Offices of Fern N. Trevino

120 N LaSalle Street   1050  606 , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Civil, Discrimination, Employment & Labor

Firm: Nicoara and Steagall

East Main Street , Peoria , Illinois 61602

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Constitutional, Discrimination, Personal Injury

Firm: The Tapella & Eberspacher Law Firm

6009 Park Drive , Charleston , Illinois 61920

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Automobile Negligence, Bicycle Accidents, Boating Accidents, Bodily Injury, Brain Injury, Catastrophic Injury, Head Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Plaintiffs Personal Injury, Slip and Fall, Spinal Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Wrongful Death, Truck Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Birth Trauma, Medical Liability, Discrimination

Firm: Richard A. Lowell & Associates

1045 Burlington Avenue   Unit 6 , Lisle , Illinois 60532

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Constitutional, Discrimination, Sexual Harassment

Firm: Beermann Pritikin Mirabelli Swerdlove LLP

161 N. Clark Street , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Business, Civil Rights, Contracts, Corporate, Criminal Defense, Defamation, Libel and Slander, Discrimination, Family, Insurance, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice

“Having practiced law for 30 years, I pride myself on being aggressive, skilled, and prepared. My goal Is to resolve your problem with the least amount of time and expense.”. Karen has been a lawyer for 30 years, concentrating in all types of litigation—criminal, civil, and appellate. Karen has excellent and diverse trial experience and has litigated cases across the country in a wide variety of matters including: commercial business real estate litigation, insurance coverage disputes, physician disputes, contracts, probate, defamation, domestic relations, white collar criminal defense, environmental matters, employment discrimination, injunctions, business torts, trade secrets, professional negligence, and civil rights. At the same time, Karen has exceptional negotiation skills which allow her to quickly and creatively settle matters for clients with the least possible expenditure of time and money. She is formally trained as a mediator and in collaborative law.. A member of the Illinois, California, and U.S., Supreme Court bars, Karen has handled numerous significant cases, including a successful United States Supreme Court appeal on behalf of the Cook County Democratic Party, the death row appeals of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, a reversal in the Illinois Supreme Court in an employment discrimination matter, and a wrongful arrest and injury action against the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers arising from the infamous May 2000 brawl in the Wrigley Field stands. In December 2008, Karen tried a six week jury trial and obtained a $1.2 million fraud verdict against a nationally known home builder, represented by the world’s largest law firm.. Karen’s valued clients include, among others, physicians, medical clinics, internet entrepreneurs, authors, retail establishments, small business owners, construction companies, and a non-profit animal shelter.. For over 20 years, Karen has been an adjunct professor at University of Illinois College of Law and DePaul University College of Law. She has guest lectured at Stanford University and American University and single-handedly teaches civil procedure to recent law graduates taking the bar.. Karen has extensive experience in domestic relations. In 2008, she was appointed by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to assist in redrafting the divorce laws in Illinois. She was solely responsible for redrafting the statute concerning grounds for divorce, when, if passed, should modernize and streamline the process of dissolving a marriage. In 2007, she was a headline speaker at the Family Rights Rally at the Lincoln Monument in Washington, D.C. on the issue of child custody and parental alienation.. For over 20 years, Karen has been a part of the local and national media. She has been the designated local Chicago Fox affiliate legal expert giving weekly commentary on diverse issues such as family law, business matters, criminal cases, and appellate decisions. She has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, Nancy Grace, Court TV and other media venues. For over 20 years, Karen hosted and produced radio talk shows including “Legally Speaking” on WGN Radio in Chicago for which she has won numerous awards, among others, Achievement in Radio for Best Public Affairs and the Kogan Award. She currently has a weekly segment on WGN where she discusses current legal events and answers listeners’ questions.. Karen also writes and lectures. Her articles are published in the Chicago Sun-Times, local magazines, and online. She has spoken at many seminars and events on issues of family law, media law, women in business and current legal news stories.. Karen was voted one of 40 under 40 Illinois Attorneys to Watch by Chicago Lawyer Magazine, One of the 100 Women Making a Difference in Chicago by Today’s Chicago Woman, Outstanding Alumni of the Year at University of Illinois College of Law, and the Distinguished Graduate Award. She was voted a Leading Lawyer, part of a network of elite lawyers in the state and received the Impresa Award from the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans.

Firm: Cramer Law Chicago, P.C.

180 North LaSalle Street. , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Discrimination

Firm: Johnson Theresa V Law Office Of

200 East Chicago Avenue , Westmont , Illinois 60559

Practice Areas: Americans with Disabilities Act, Copyrights, Defamation, Libel and Slander, Discrimination, Entertainment & Sports, Estate Planning, Family, Immigration & Naturalization, Intellectual Property, International & Trade, Mechanics Liens, Patents, Personal Injury, Probate, Trademarks, Immigration

Before I opened my solo law practice, I was a Manager of Intellectual Property for the telecommunications corporate giant, AT&T. During my 21 year career at AT&T, I always dreamed of having my own business. I had great jobs at AT&T - I was a technical training course developer, an instructor of communications and finally a Manager of Intellectual Property. AT&T gave me the best training available, I traveled around the country, had a lot of autonomy compared to many jobs, and worked with a lot of wonderful people. As the years passed, I became more and more self-realized. I began to realize that I had great ability to work hard for my company, I was pretty smart, and I also had the drive and know-how to start my own business. I wasn't afraid of hard work. The only profession that ever interested me, other than marriage, motherhood and being a professional dancer, was being a lawyer. I wanted to help people. I wanted to be free. I always loved words and I loved to analyze things. I liked taking complex information (which AT&T trained me to do) and synthesizing it into some type of cohesive framework. Words are powerful. They can bring peace. They can bring strife. I love what the Bible says in proverbs: "A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh answer stirs up anger." (Proverbs 15:1) and "A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver"(Psalm 25:11-13). Thus, I began diligent pursuit of my dream of becoming an international lawyer, negotiating big time complex contracts.. Having had a corporate career with AT&T, I had no real practical legal experience the day I opened my own law office. I did not know how to do anything practical - not even how to file a lawsuit or a motion in court. Law school does not teach you how to practice law, only how to research it or learn legal concepts and reasoning. When I finally wound up in a courtroom, I did not even know how to address the Judge or to call a witness. I used my retirement money from AT&T to support myself for the first year or two of law practice. The day I opened my law firm, I had only one client. It was unnerving at times and certainly exhausting. For all practical purposes, I really was my own law clerk for a couple years because I entered a very different world from corporate America.. Twenty two years later, I have had many great experiences - some horrible, some beautiful, some funny. I have had some precious clients in fascinating careers and wonderful young people who worked for me and who I mentored on to their legal careers. Believe or not, for all the stress of law, there are many touching, fun and comical moments. What could be more touching than helping a foreign national become an American citizen or helping a family stay in their home, or more fun than seeing a client's great invention come to fruition, or funnier than my client who stretched out his arms to his sides and asked our receptionist "Can I copyright me?"? That's why I love being a lawyer - it is never boring and I'm always meeting interesting people. And there are lots of opportunities to do good.. In the last 22 years, I have successfully practiced in over 10 different areas of law. Having practiced in many areas of the law often gives me a broader and more in depth understanding of a client's complicated legal situation than the understanding of some lawyers who have focused on only one area of law.. I'm here to help you. Just call.

114 Rutgers Ct , Glenview , Illinois 60026

Practice Areas: Discrimination

Firm: The Civil Litigation Clinic at Chicago-Kent College of Law

565 W. Adams , Chicago , Illinois 60661

Practice Areas: Class Actions, Consumer Protection, Discrimination, Environmental, Federal

Jamie Franklin is the Director of the Civil Litigation Clinic at Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she is a Clinical Professor of Law. Jamie is an advocate for employees, consumers, and other plaintiffs whose rights have been denied. She is dedicated to providing the highest level of legal representation to her clients in cases involving employment discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour law, whistleblower actions, consumer law, class actions, and other complex litigation.

Firm: Randolph & Holloway, LLC

Free Phone or Email Consultation , Chicago , Illinois 60604

Practice Areas: Discrimination

Randolph & Holloway, LLC which opened in 2019, handles harassment, discrimination, and retaliation issues in the Chicago area. The Law Office of Justin G. Randolph which opened in 2004, continues to handle all immigration matters for clients located anywhere in the world. In addition to his practice, Justin has been teaching immigration law and procedure since 2007 for students in the paralegal program at Wright College.

Firm: Randall Gold

111 E. Upper Wacker Dr. , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Discrimination

Mr. Gold handles legal matters and litigation (including trial work) involving employment discrimination, commercial litigation, retaliation, job harassment, civil rights, whistle-blowing, unlawful discharge, False Claims Act/Qui Tam, securities/investment claims, fraud, contract and defamation claims - primarily in Wisconsin and the Chicago metropolitan/Northern Illinois area, and elsewhere too.

77 West Wacker Drive 4100 , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Discrimination, Labor

Firm: Elizer Law Group, LLC

7366 N Lincoln Ave Ste 305 , Lincolnwood , Illinois 60712

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Civil Rights, Constitutional, Construction, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Criminal Defense, Debtor/Creditor, Discrimination, Education, Government Contracts, Insurance, Landlord & Tenant, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Traffic Violations, General Practice

Firm: The Law Offices of Carol G. Silverman, LLC

707 Skokie Blvd. , Northbrook , Illinois 60062

Practice Areas: Contracts, Discrimination, Employment & Labor, Sexual Harassment

Illinois native Carol G. Silverman is an employment law attorney with more than twenty years of experience. Ms. Silverman has served as counsel in cases for discrimination based on age, religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, pregnancy and sexual harassment and has provided quality representation to clients in all phases of employment discrimination cases. In addition, she has litigated cases for breach of an employment contract and breach of a non-compete agreement, retaliation and whistleblowing.. Prior to joining The Law Offices of Laurie J. Wasserman in 1999, Ms. Silverman provided legal services in areas including family law, corporate law, tort law, probate, civil practice and procedure and criminal law. Ms. Silverman is also a trained and experienced mediator. Ms. Silverman's mediation skills have proven a valuable asset in negotiation and mediation of clients' cases.

77 West Wacker Drive 4100 , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Discrimination, Labor, Sexual Harassment, Wages/Commissions/Overtime

6600 Sears Tower , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Discrimination, Labor, Wages/Commissions/Overtime

542 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 660 , Chicago , Illinois 60605

Practice Areas: Discrimination

Megan O'Malley, a principal and founding member of O'Malley & Madden, P.C., concentrates her practice in the areas of civil rights and employment law. Her decision to focus exclusively in those areas is born of her unwavering commitment to employee rights and eliminating discrimination in the workplace. Ms. O'Malley has successfully litigated hundreds of claims on behalf of victims of discrimination, harassment and retaliation. She has also represented numerous whistleblowers in claims against their employers for retaliatory conduct. She has extensive trial experience before the federal and state courts and administrative agencies, and she has successfully argued before both the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the Illinois Appellate Court on behalf of employees. Although she primarily litigates cases in court, Ms. O'Malley also routinely counsels employees through career transitions and reviews, drafts and negotiates employment contracts, severance negotiations, and favorable non-compete agreements.. Ms. O'Malley is a former President of the National Employment Lawyers Association, Illinois Chapter and a past Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Committee. She has been selected as a Leading Lawyer and an Illinois Super Lawyer in the area of employment law. Ms. O'Malley currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Judicial Nominations Committee of the National Employment Lawyers Association. She is licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Illinois Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and she is a member of the Federal Trial Bar.

Firm: Querrey and Harrow, Ltd.

175 West Jackson Boulevard   1600 , Chicago , Illinois 60604

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Discrimination, Labor, Workers Compensation

Firm: Steven H. Kuh, P.C.

North Franklin Street , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Business, Corporate, Discrimination, Employment & Labor, Wrongful Termination

203 N. Wabash Avenue, Suite 2206 , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Litigation, Construction, Election Campaign, Discrimination, Land Use & Zoning

300 Grand Ave , Waukegan , Illinois 60085

Practice Areas: Discrimination

Firm: Law Offices of David L. Lee

660   53 West Jackson Boulevard   , Chicago , Illinois 60604

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Contracts, Discrimination, Employment & Labor, Wages/Commissions/Overtime

Firm: Adamski and Conti

100 N LaSalle Street 1750 , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business, Civil Rights, Contracts, Corporate, Criminal Defense, Defamation, Libel and Slander, Discrimination, Professional Malpractice, Securities

Firm: Meites, Mulder, Mollica and Glink

20 S Clark Street   1500 , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Appellate, Class Actions, Discrimination, Federal

Firm: Fioretti, Lower and Carbonara Law Offices

222 S Riverside Plaza   1550  60 , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business & Commercial, Civil, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Energy, Environmental, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Mediation, Zoning, Planning & Land Use

Firm: Law Offices of Thomas M. Battista

10 S La Salle St Ste 3600 , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Condemnation & Eminent Domain, Discrimination, Election Campaign & Political, Land Use & Zoning, Administrative Law

Firm: The Law Offices of David Sternfield

640 N LaSalle 556 , Chicago , Illinois 60610

Practice Areas: Adoption, Child Support, Discrimination, Social Security Benefits & Disability, Traffic Violations, Wills

Firm: Sheribel F. Rothenberg

2084 W Pratt Blvd , Chicago , Illinois 60645

Practice Areas: Discrimination

Firm: Hoagland, Fitzgerald, Smith and Pranaitis

Market Street , Alton , Illinois 62002

Practice Areas: Discrimination, Insurance, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability

Firm: Goldman & Ehrlich

10 South La Salle Street , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Corporate, Discrimination, Employment & Labor, Sexual Harassment, Social Security Benefits & Disability, Wrongful Termination

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

835 Sterling Avenue   100 , Palatine , Illinois 60067

Practice Areas: Appellate, Discrimination, Employment & Labor, Sexual Harassment

Firm: Favaro & Gorman Ltd.

1834 Waldon Office Square , Schaumburg , Illinois 60173

Practice Areas: Civil, Discrimination, Employment & Labor, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination

Dennis R. Favaro is a principal of Favaro & Gorman, Ltd. Mr. Favaro received his undergraduate degree from Illinois Wesleyan University and his juris doctorate from Valparaiso University School of Law. He is admitted to the Illinois Barand the Federal Bar for the Northern District of Illinois(including the Trial Bar), the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.. Mr. Favaro is a faculty member of William Rainey Harper College where he teaches employment law courses. He has certifications in trial advocacy from the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, is a graduate from the Trial Lawyers College, is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, and has been recognized as a leading American Attorney in Employment Law and as aSuper Lawyer.. Mr. Favaro is a frequent speaker on employment law topics. He is a former President of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association and in addition to his current practice, Mr. Favaro holds leadership positions in various charitable organizations and in his church.. To meet with Mr. Favaro or any of our other experienced lawyers, fill out a contact form and schedule a consultation today.

Firm: Stock, Carlson, Flynn and McGrath, LLC

124 C County Farm Road , Wheaton , Illinois 60187

Practice Areas: Consumer Fraud, Discrimination, Divorce, Real Estate

Westmoreland Building   9933 Lawler Avenue Illin , Skokie , Illinois 60077

Practice Areas: Contracts, Discrimination, Employment & Labor, Sexual Harassment

Firm: Rock Fusco, LLC

321 N Clark Street   2200 , Chicago , Illinois 60610

Practice Areas: Discrimination, Energy, Housing & Construction Defects, Natural Resources

Firm: Law Offices of Mitchell A. Kline

203 North Lasalle Street Suite 2100 , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Discrimination, Labor, Sexual Harassment, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Termination, Employment & Labor

Firm: Law Office of Lori D. Ecker

180 N. LaSalle Street Suite 3700 , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Americans with Disabilities Act, Contracts, Discrimination, Employment & Labor, Family, Labor, Mediation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination

Practice Dedicated Exclusively to Employment Law on Behalf of Employees.. Lori is an experienced trial attorney practicing since 1982. She is an arbitrator and mediator of employment disputes and represents employees in cases arising under local, state, and federal antidiscrimination laws and in matters involving the Family and Medical Leave Act, noncompete agreements, severance agreements, employment contracts and employment torts.. Ms. Ecker has litigated over 100 cases, but much of her time is spent in alternative dispute resolution of employment cases as an advocate and also as a mediator and arbitrator. Ms. Ecker is a member of the Association of Attorney-Mediators. She received her formal training as a mediator with the DePaul University Mediation Training Certificate Course. She is listed as a court-certified mediator for the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Court-Annexed Major Case Civil Mediation Program, and she is listed on the American Arbitration Association’s National Employment Arbitration Roster.. Ms. Ecker is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and the American Bar Foundation. She is listed in Who’s Who in American Law and Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. She was selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, as an Illinois Super Lawyer, a Leading Illinois Attorney, and a member of the Leading Lawyers Network. Ms. Ecker is often interviewed as an authority on employment law by national and regional media, such as Fortune Magazine, CBS Chicago, WMAQ-AM, WBEZ-FM, and the Chicago Tribune. A frequent lecturer, Ms. Ecker has spoken and written on a wide variety of employment law topics, including mediation, arbitration, litigation strategy, employment torts, sexual harassment, sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination, age discrimination, leaves of absence, and retaliation.. A graduate of Lake Forest College, Ms. Ecker received her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law. She is admitted to practice in the State of Illinois, the United States Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois and the Northern District of Indiana. She is a member of the U.S. District Court Trial Bar.. Ms. Ecker is Employee Co-Chair of the Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee of the ABA’s Section of Labor and Employment Law. She is a Co-Chair of the Section’s Membership Development Committee, a member of both the National Employment Lawyers Association and its local affiliate, NELA/Illinois, of which she is a past President and a founding Executive Board Member; a past member of the Labor & Employment Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association; and a member of the Chicago Bar Association, for which she served as Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Committee during the 1997-98 bar year. Ms. Ecker is also a member of WPATH.

Firm: Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell

200 N Martingale Rd Ste 800 , Schaumburg , Illinois 60173

Practice Areas: Discrimination, Labor, Employment & Labor

Alan M. Kaplan represents management in labor, employment and benefits law. His clients are in the manufacturing, warehousing, service and professional industries. He provides counseling, drafting, negotiation and litigation services, representing clients in federal and state courts and before the federal and state employment and labor agencies. He specializes in union avoidance, union negotiations and representing management in grievances and arbitrators and also advises clients regarding wage and hour, family leave, wrongful termination, harassment, safety and health as well as the drafting and implementation of employment policies. A 1973 graduate of Northwestern University, he earned a JD degree from DePaul College of Law. Entering government service, he served in the Washington, D.C. headquarters office and as a hearing officer, prosecuting attorney and investigator for the Chicago Regional Office of the National Labor Relations Board. Having been named a Super Lawyer for the last 7 years, he is also past Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association's Labor and Employment Section Council.

, Chicago , Illinois 60657

Practice Areas: Discrimination

Firm: Brady & Jensen

2425 Royal Boulevard 579 , Elgin , Illinois 60123

Practice Areas: Animal Bites, Arbitration & Mediation, Assault & Battery, Condemnation & Eminent Domain, Contracts, Discrimination, Divorce, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises Liability, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Death

835 Sterling Avenue   100 , Palatine , Illinois 60067

Practice Areas: Discrimination, Employment & Labor, ERISA, Securities

Firm: Gibson & Sharps, P.S.C.

745 McClintock Drive Suite 240 , Burr Ridge , Illinois 60527

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Contracts, Corporate, Defamation, Libel and Slander, Discrimination, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death

3500 Three First National Plaza , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Civil, Discrimination, Labor

One North Wacker Drive   4400  60 , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Civil, Corporate, Discrimination, Municipal, White Collar Crime

Firm: Sulaiman Law Group, LTD.

South Highland Ave, Suite 200 , Lombard , Illinois 60148

Practice Areas: Discrimination

If you asked Chad’s family, friends, and colleagues about what drives Chad to work tirelessly through the night, they would likely say that 1) he cares about his family and 2) he cares just as much about the employees that depend on him.. This dedicated passion for workers’ rights comes from being raised in a union home in Louisville, Ky. and having parents that taught him inclusivity, integrity, compassion, and to put others before himself. Furthermore, Chad’s passion for workers’ rights also stems from his experiences working since he was 15. Like many, Chad worked multiple jobs (i.e retail, fast food, delivery driver, laborer, manufacturer) in order to provide for his family and pay for college. In fact, when Chad began his first semester at University of Louisville School of Law, he was also employed full-time at a Louisville manufacturing plant where he was a night shift union shop-steward. During law school Chad made every attempt to gain opportunities in all things relating to labor and employment law so that he could fulfill his passion to represent workers who need a voice when they need it the most.