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Michael P Tomlinson
Chicago, IL Employment Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Employment, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
For nearly seven years, Michael P. Tomlinson practiced law at a large national law firm. During that time, Mr. Tomlinson represented clients in all types of complex commercial litigation, including the following types of cases:
Restrictive covenants (non-competition and non-solicitation)
Trade secret misappropriation
Securities litigation
Securities enforcement actions
Labor and employment law
Statutory fraud (e.g., the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act)
Class action defense
Uniform Commercial Code
General contract and tort law
Qui tam actions
White collar crime
Mr. Tomlinson also has experience in conducting internal investigations on behalf of both securities and health care clients.
In addition to the litigation-related services listed above, Mr. Tomlinson provides advice to his...
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Tami Ann Tolitano
10.0 (2 Peer Reviews)
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfChicago, IL Employment Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Employment, Business, Real Estate and Tax
The John Marshall Law School
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Douglas B. Harper
Chicago, IL Employment Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
(312) 214-2454
Two Prudential Plaza
180 N. Stetson Avenue, Suite 3500
Chicago, IL 60601-6769
Free ConsultationEmployment, Appeals, Business and Civil Rights
New York University School of Law
I've been a trial lawyer for over 30 years. I graduated from Yale and NYU Law School, and my legal career began as a criminal prosecutor in New York City. Then I moved to Chicago and became a partner with a mid-sized litigation firm for 10 years, receiving litigation training from some of the best trial lawyers in the city. I opened my current law office in Chicago in 1998. In addition to practicing law full time, I've also been teaching trial skills to practicing lawyers every year since 1994 as a faculty member with The National Institute for Trial...
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Lori D Ecker
Chicago, IL Employment Law Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Employment
DePaul College of Law
Lori Ecker provides knowledgeable representation to clients who have been subjected to sexual harassment, a hostile work environment, discrimination because of race, religion, age, gender, pregnancy, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or who have suffered retaliatory or wrongful termination. She has the experience and resources to represent employees in disputes involving the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, whistleblower retaliation, Workers’ Compensation retaliatory discharge claims, and unemployment compensation, among others. Ms. Ecker is particularly skilled in all matters relating to employment contracts, including severance agreements, executive compensation contracts and non-compete agreements.
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David Porter
Chicago, IL Employment Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Employment, Arbitration & Mediation and Civil Rights
Hofstra University and University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
David Porter, Esq. is an experienced, dedicated, and effective advocate for Chicago’s workforce.
Mr. Porter received his B.A. degree from the University of Michigan in 1982 and earned his Juris Doctor degree from Hofstra University in New York in 1985.
After law school Mr. Porter practiced law in New York for 10 years. Then he and his family moved to Illinois (to be closer to their family members), where he has been in private practice since 1995 (all at his current location).
For the last 30 years Mr. Porter has devoted himself to the practice of employment law primarily on behalf of employees....
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Patrick D. Cummings
Woodridge, IL Employment Law Attorney with 9 years of experience
Employment, Asbestos, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Northern Illinois University
Chicago attorney focusing on helping people who have suffered injuries in truck or motor vehicle crashes. I also represents individuals involved in workers compensation claims, people who have not been treated fairly by their own insurance company, and people who have been wrongfully or unlawfully fired by their employers.
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Terry J. Smith
Chicago, IL Employment Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Employment
Cornell University
Terry J. Smith is a partner with Smith O'Callaghan & White. He has represented employers in all aspects of labor and employment law for more than 25 years, representing and regularly advising corporate defendants in litigation involving labor and employment matters in federal and state courts, and administrative agencies, throughout the United States. Prior to founding a boutique firm, Mr. Smith was a partner in one of the largest law firms in Chicago.
He has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer for 15 consecutive years (2007-2021), representing the top 5% of all attorneys in the State of Illinois. Mr. Smith...
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Bridgette A. Kolb
Chicago, IL Employment Law Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Workers' Comp
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Bridgette A. Kolb joined Katz Friedman in 2014. Her practice is focused on protecting the rights of workers in Workers’ Compensation, Labor, and Employment law.
Bridgette represents clients in Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Disease cases. She is a zealous advocate who is dedicated to obtaining the compensation that injured workers and their families deserve. Bridgette has successfully represented clients with a wide variety of injuries, including injuries to the back, neck, and shoulders as well as burns, infections, and significant injuries to eyes. She has represented injured workers’ in claims against United Continental Holdings, American Airlines, Ford Motor Company, PepsiCo, DHL,...
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Courtney L. Abshire
Chicago, IL Employment Law Attorney
Employment, Business and Municipal
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
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Ross Good
Chicago, IL Employment Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Consumer and Legal Malpractice
University of Illinois - Chicago John Marshall Law School
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Kolby R. Smithpeters
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Harrisburg, IL Employment Law Attorney with 9 years of experience
Employment, Business, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Southern Illinois University
I am currently an Attorney in Harrisburg, IL at The Smithpeters Law Firm LLC serving the Southern Illinois community. Please contact me for all of your legal needs.
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Lawrence Joseph Disparti
Chicago , IL Employment Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Employment, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Stetson University College of Law
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Chicago personal injury, disability, workers’ compensation and employment lawyers. Disparti Law Group has recovered over 1 Billion dollars for our clients and named one of the most influential law firms by Trial Lawyer Magazine. Our top-rated lawyers have represented those injured in car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, slip & fall, work injury and social security disability. No fee unless we win. Have you been injured? Call now Chicago (312) 600-6000. Tampa (727) 600-6000.
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Martina Sherman
Chicago, IL Employment Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEmployment and Insurance Claims
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Martina Sherman is a shareholder at DeBofsky Law where she represents individuals in ERISA and insurance benefit disputes. Ms. Sherman has experience in employment and Social Security law as well, which enables her to provide clients with a comprehensive approach to benefit problems. Ms. Sherman represents clients at all stages of litigation, from consultation and pre-suit appeal to the trial and appellate levels. She has extensive federal court experience and has argued successfully before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Ms. Sherman is a frequent speaker on employee benefits at national conferences of the American Bar Association (ABA), and she is...
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Jennifer Witherspoon
Waukegan, IL Employment Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Civil Rights and Criminal
University of Illinois - Chicago John Marshall Law School and City University
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A native of Chicago's south side, J. Witherspoon witnessed both sides of the justice system and its ability to
impact lives. This inspired her to pursue a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice and later obtain her Juris Doctorate from John Marshall Law School in Chicago.
Over the last 25 years, she has held an array of positions and sat on numerous boards all centering around assisting others and improving their quality of life through the utilization of her knowledge of the judicial system. ?
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Ryan F. Stephan
Chicago, IL Employment Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Employment and Medical Malpractice
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Ryan Stephan is a founding partner of Stephan Zouras, LLP. Ryan represents people from all walks of life in class and individual civil litigation. Specifically, Ryan has helped thousands of clients recover damages in cases involving unpaid overtime, employment disputes, business litigation, products liability and personal injury. Ryan has successfully tried cases to verdict including obtaining a $9,000,000 verdict on behalf of 200 employees who were misclassified and denied overtime pay.
Ryan has also served as lead or co-lead counsel on numerous complex class and collective action cases involving wage and hour matters and has helped...
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Marcia A. Franklin
Northfield, IL Employment Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Construction and Estate Planning
American University Washington College of Law
Marcia worked with the Federal Communications Commission as an attorney in the Mass Media Bureau and as Branch Manager in the Common Carrier Bureau from 1982 through 1987, and at MCI Telecommunications as a senior attorney from 1987 through 1994. Thereafter, she worked as a consultant until joining Kaplan & Greenswag LLC in January 2007.
Marcia is admitted to practice in Illinois and the District of Columbia and is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association. Marcia also serves on the Northbrook Plan Commission.
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Poonam K. Lakhani
Chicago, IL Employment Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business and Civil Rights
DePaul College of Law
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D. Daxton White
Chicago, IL Employment Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
125 S. Wacker Dr. Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60606
Employment, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Collections
Florida State University College of Law
D. Daxton White is an AV rated attorney by Martindale Hubbell, the attorney rating service, indicating the highest rating for legal ability and ethics. He is a member of the Florida and Illinois Bar Associations, as well as the Indian River County Bar Association. He is also a member of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA), an association of securities attorneys who dedicate their practices to the representation of investors defrauded by their financial professional or brokerage firm. Mr. White has also served on the PIABA Legislative Committee which attempts to advance the cause of investors through the use...
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Pasha Vaziri
Chicago, IL Employment Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business and Personal Injury
The John Marshall Law School
I graduated from the University of Kentucky as a philosophy and political science double-major. I then worked in the financial services department of a Fortune 500 company for two years prior to attending The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. After obtaining my Juris Doctor, I worked as an associate attorney at a general civil litigation firm with a focus on personal injury and insurance law. There I settled countless cases for my clients, both individual and corporate. As a litigator, I obtained favorable outcomes through mediation, arbitration hearings, and bench and jury trials. Building on that experience, in 2014...
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Katrina Taraska Simon
Chicago, IL Employment Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Widener University Delaware School of Law
Unique to Ms. Taraska’s chosen career in personal injury law, she was the victim of a propane gas explosion, in which a commercial building collapsed on her, her mother, brother and a close family friend. The explosion left Taraska with extensive second and third degree burns early in her life. She was hospitalized for 3 months, during which she underwent skin grafting of her arms, legs, hands, and chest. Incredibly, a year prior to the explosion, Ms. Taraska’s father and a reconstructive surgeon opened the only downstate burn unit in Peoria where she was successfully treated despite the severity of...
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Samantha A. Guttenberg
Chicago, IL Employment Law Lawyer with 5 years of experience
Employment, Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home
DePaul College of Law
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Daniel J. Fisher
Chicago, IL Employment Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Employment and Immigration
Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
I have nine years of experience as an Immigration Attorney. Additionally, I have a very strong knowledge of employment law and the connection between immigration and Federal and State employment regulations. While I have not counted exactly how many immigration cases I have handled, reviewed, consulted with or been associated with, I estimate that the number is easily in the thousands. Based on this experience there is rarely a situation that I have not seen before. I am AV rated perfect “5.0”, Avvo rated “Superb”, Avvo Client choice awards 2011, 2012, 2013, “Rising Star” Orlando Style Magazine, Lead Counsel Rated...
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Neda Nozari
Evanston, IL Employment Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Real Estate
The John Marshall Law School
Neda Nozari is an attorney and mediator with her office based in Evanston, Illinois. Neda’s experience includes but is not limited to the practice areas of business, employment, real estate, fair housing and education. She has experience mediating a vast range of legal, personal and organizational issues. She is a highly skilled negotiator and a trained and proficient facilitator of communication.
She graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelors degree in Political Science and later from The John Marshall Law School with a Juris Doctorate. Her greatest skill is being able to understand the needs and interests of parties and to...
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Chad Eisenback
Lombard, IL Employment Law Attorney with 3 years of experience
Employment
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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Carol Coplan Babbitt
Chicago, IL Employment Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
Employment, Arbitration & Mediation and Consumer
DePaul College of Law
I am a Chicago based litigation attorney who has been practicing law since 1988. I opened my own law firm in 1997 and I have been a successful solo-practitioner ever since. I take a tenacious, results driven, approach to all matters in my practice which makes me a strong advocate and assists in my proven record of success. Because I am a solo-practitioner, I will be directly and personally involved in your legal matters from its inception through its conclusion and together, I believe we will achieve a positive resolve to your legal problems.
The focus of my practice is litigation...
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Hilary Elizabeth Wild
Wheaton, IL Employment Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
(630) 653-1577
1776 South Naperville Road
Suite 104 A
Wheaton, IL 60189
Free ConsultationEmployment
University of Colorado Law School
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Bill Boznos
Naperville, IL Employment Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business and Estate Planning
John Marshall Law School
William P. Boznos is the founding attorney of Boznos Law. He brings a unique 360 degree perspective to its advice and advocacy. He has served as in house senior counsel for a Fortune 500 Company for over a decade. In addition, he has served as Director of Human Resources and Vice President of Human Resources for both privately held and large publicly held companies for years, including Harrah’s Casinos, the largest gaming operation in the world. This unique background gave him an unprecedented access to company CEO’s, human resources departments, and the corporate insight you need. He has represented both...
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David J Fish
Naperville, IL Employment Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Employment and Business
Northern Illinois University
David is also well-respected in the legal community. For example, he was named an Illinois “Rising Star” attorney by Law and Politics Magazine during 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. He also received a 5.0 out of 5.0 “preeminent” ranking from Martindale Hubbell. David has, on several occasions, lectured at educational seminars for lawyers and other professionals. He has moderated a continuing legal education panel of federal magistrates and judges on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, he has presented before the Illinois State Bar Association on electronic discovery rules, and he testified before the United States Judicial Conference...
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Sharon R. Booker-Brown
Chicago, IL Employment Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Employment, Business, Civil Rights and Personal Injury
University of Minnesota Law School
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Amit S. Bindra
Chicago, IL Employment Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business and Civil Rights
DePaul College of Law
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Julie Owen Herrera
Chicago, IL Employment Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Civil Rights
University of Illinois College of Law
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Michael T. Mertz
Chicago, IL Employment Law Attorney
Free ConsultationEmployment, Animal, Elder and Workers' Comp
DePaul College of Law
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Peter T. Sadelski
Chicago, IL Employment Law Lawyer with 3 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Civil Rights
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
Peter T. Sadelski was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Peter earned his bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University in 2018, where he studied political science and legal studies. Peter earned his law degree from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law in 2021. During law school, Peter clerked at the Cook County Public Defendant’s Office and the UIC Pro Bono Litigation Clinic. Peter has been with Ed Fox & Associates since March 2022.
Peter concentrates his practice on civil rights law, mainly focusing on wrongful detentions, false arrests, unreasonable searches, malicious prosecutions, excessive force, due process violations, and other...
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Ted A Donner
Wheaton, IL Employment Law Attorney with 33 years of experience
(630) 588-1131
Donner & Company Law Offices LLC
1125 Wheaton Oaks Court
Wheaton, IL 60187
Employment, Business, Insurance Claims and Real Estate
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Ted Donner (Attorney) started his legal studies at Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1987 after a ten-year stint as the box office manager of The Second City in Chicago. His professional experience since then includes work as a law clerk for Corboy & Demetrio, P.C., a summer internship at Welsh & Katz, Ltd., and work as an associate with Rock, Fusco, Reynolds & Garvey, Ltd. Before opening Donner & Company Law Offices LLC, he was an Associate and then Of Counsel to the litigation practice group at Altheimer & Gray, where his practice was concentrated in insurance...
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James J. DeSanto
Libertyville, IL Employment Law Attorney with 55 years of experience
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DePaul College of Law and University of Illinois
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Bruce Lewitas
Chicago, IL Employment Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEmployment, Securities and Stockbroker Fraud
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Bruce Lewitas has litigated financial services disputes for three decades, beginning his career as an Enforcement attorney for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and thereafter serving as both in-house and outside counsel representing both individuals and broker-dealers. Bruce has overseen thousands of matters involving customer disputes, employment matters, regulatory inquiries and internal investigations.
At Lewitas Hyman PC, our core values include putting the client first and providing cost-effective counsel coupled with professional and aggressive advocacy.
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William R Pokorny
Chicago, IL Employment Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Employment, Business, Elder and Estate Planning
The University of Chicago Law School
William R. Pokorny represents management in a wide range of labor and employment matters. He concentrates his practice on litigation and counseling in areas including discrimination, disabilities, ERISA and employee benefits, employment contracts, covenants not to compete, wrongful discharge, wage and hour law, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and labor relations. He represents employers before state and federal courts as well as administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Illinois Human Rights Commission. Mr. Pokorny has experience with a wide variety of clients, including manufacturers, utilities, hospitals and healthcare providers, insurance companies, financial services...
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Kirsten M. Dunne
Chicago, IL Employment Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Appeals, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Notre Dame Law School
Ms. Dunne is an appellate lawyer at the law offices of GWC Injury Lawyers LLC and is based out of our Chicago location. An accomplished lawyer, Kirsten's legal ability it an asset to our law firm and the clients that she helps to protect. If you or someone that you love requires the assistance of a proven, experienced personal injury attorney, contact Ms. Dunne today at (312) 464-1234 or toll free at (800) 464-4772.
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Christopher T. Hurley
Chicago, IL Employment Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationEmployment, Animal, Elder and Workers' Comp
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, IL
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Richard J. Miller
Schaumburg, IL Employment Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Employment, Business and Divorce
The John Marshall Law School
Richard J. Miller was born on July 1, 1966, in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Arizona State University and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance. After graduating from ASU he relocated to Southern California whereby he worked as a top finance executive in the high technology business during the .com boom. While living in California, Mr. Miller received an MBA degree in Finance from California State University located in Long Beach. Mr. Miller received his JD degree from John Marshall Law School and was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 2007. Additionally, Mr. Miller was admitted to the Federal...