Providing Peace Of Mind
Education
- University of Illinois College of Law, Illinois
- J.D. - 1984
- Augustana College
- B.A. - 1980
- Honors: magna cum laude
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- DuPage County Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
Practice Areas
- Corporate Compliance + Governance
- Employment Counseling + Transactions
- Employment Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1984
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1988
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1984
- Supreme Court of Illinois, 1984
Podcasts + Webinars
- “The New Market for Labor Offshoring: Current Issues in Business, Employment and Labor Law”, Human Resources Management Association of Chicago
- “Defending Sarbanes-Oxley Employment Claims”, International Personnel Association
- “Legal Perspectives and Interpretations of ILF v. Wal-Mart”, BSR Newsmakers
- “Fundamentals of U.S. Employment Law for Chinese Attorneys”
- “Performance Management: The Various Models and Associated Legal Risks”
- “Leadership and Succession Planning In The Global Workplace”
- “Investigating Workplace Fraud: Employment Law Considerations”, CPA Foundation
- “Managing and Preserving Employee Loyalty in the 21st Century,”, Center for International Legal Studies and the American Bar Association International Employment Law Committee
- “Cross Border Application of U.S. Employment Laws”
- “The U.S. Response to the European Union Data Privacy Directive”
- “Cross Border Labor Planning: Mexican Labor Laws and the Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Laws to the Mexican Workplace”
- “Covenants Not To Compete: A Cross-Border Perspective”
- “Cross Border Aspects of Reductions in Force”
- "Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions in Employment Litigation" Strafford Webinar Featured Speaker | 2024
- "Navigating Paid Leave Compliance" Webinar Featured Speaker | 2023
- "Happy Half-Hour Employment Law" Webinar Featured Speaker | 2023
- "Brewing Up New Thresholds for Federal Exempt Employee Classifications" Webinar Featured Speaker | 2023
- "Forward Looking: Planning for an M&A Transaction" Webinar Series, Ep. 3 Panelist | 2023
- "Delivering the IL Day & Temporary Labor Services Act Changes" Webinar, Featured Speaker | 2023
- “Digesting the IL Paid Leave for All Workers Act” Webinar Featured Speaker | 2023
- “The NLRB's New Menu: Time to Change the Recipe for Your Severance + Confidentiality Agreements” Webinar Featured Speaker | 2023
- "Employee or Independent Contractor?” Webinar Featured Speaker | 2023
- “Acquiring and Protecting Your Talent” Webinar Featured Speaker | 2023
- “Acquiring and Protecting Your Financial Services Talent” Webinar Featured Speaker | 2023
- "Forward Looking: Planning for an M&A Transaction" Webinar Series, Ep. 1 Panelist | 2023
- "Forward Looking: Planning for an M&A Transaction" Webinar Series, Ep. 2 Panelist | 2023