Eugene A. Boyle is a Shareholder of Vedder Price, P.C., in Chicago, where he represents employers in all facets of employment and labor law.He is a member of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the American Bar Association, and he is recommended in the categories of Labor and Employment Disputes and Labor-Management Relations in the United States Legal 500 guide (2019 – 2025). Boyle has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America in the Employment Law — Management category (2024 – 2025). Boyle received his B.A. from Lawrence University and his J.D. from Washington University School of Law.
Kerry Davidson is Of Counsel at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in labor and employment law. She is a member of the Developing Labor Law Section of the American Bar Association and has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America in the category of Employment Law — Management (2023 – 2025). Davidson received her J.D from Valparaiso School of Law, with a concentration in Labor and Employment Law.
Peyton C. Demith is an associate at Vedder Price, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses on labor and employment law. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association. Demith received his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and his B.S. from The Ohio State University.
Damon E. Dunnis a Member of Clark Hill PLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates in litigation. He is a member of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations and the Media Law Resource Center Institute. He is recognized by Chambers and as a Leading Lawyer and a Top Lawyer of Chicago. Dunn received his J.D. with high honors from the Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he was a member of the Bar and Gavel Society, Moot Court Society CJ, and National Moot Court Competition Final Four, receiving the American College of Trial Lawyers Medal for Excellence and the New York Bar Association’s Evans Hughes Trophy.
Andrew S. Goldberg is a Managing Partner at Laner Muchin, Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses on employment and labor relations. He is listed as a Super Lawyer (2010 – 2025) and selected for recognition in Best Lawyers in America in the category of Labor Law — Management (2024). Goldberg received his B.S. from Illinois State University, where he was a member of the Red Tassel Mortar Board Honor Society, and his J.D. from UCLA School of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif.
Yvette Heintzelman is a Member of Clark Hill PLC, in Chicago, where she concentrates in labor and employment law. She has been named inLeading Lawyers (2014 – 2025) and Super Lawyers (2023 – 2025). Heintzelman received a Martindale-Hubbell “AV” rating (1989 – 2025) and was named an AV Preeminent Attorney in 2025. Heintzelmanreceived her J.D. cum laude from Creighton University School of Law and her B.A. from Creighton University.
Christopher J. Jump is a Partner at Davis & Campbell L.L.C., in Peoria, where he focuses his practice on governmental and municipal entities, civil litigation, employment and labor matters, and business transactions. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, where he serves on the Local Government Section Council, and the Fulton County Bar Association. Jump was recognized in Peoria Magazine’s 40 Leaders Under Forty (2022). He received his J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law and his B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Norma Manjarrez is a Shareholder of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in management-focused labor and employment law. She is listed in Best Lawyers in America (2024 – 2025) and in Illinois Super Lawyers (2016 – 2021), and she received the Hispanic National Bar Association Top Lawyers Under 40 Award (2022). Manjarrez received her B.S. from DePaul University and her J.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Law.
Jeffrey A. Risch is a Partner at Amundsen Davis LLC, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on management-side labor and employment law. He is a Board Member of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, and he serves as Chair of its Employment Litigation Committee. Risch is Chapter Labor Counsel and Board Member for the Associated Builders and Contractors of Illinois, and he is also recognized as a 2023 Honoree of Crain’s Chicago Business Notable Leaders in Employment and Labor Law. Rischreceived his J.D., with highest honors, from University of Tulsa College of Law and his B.S. from Illinois State University.
Harry J. Secaras is a Shareholder of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in management-focused labor and employment law. He is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Secaras has been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer (2010 – 2025) and listed in Best Lawyers in America (2021 – 2025). He received his B.A., M.B.A., and J.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Edward “Clint” Shivers is an associate at Laner Muchin Ltd., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in labor and employment law. He received his J.D. from the Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he was on the Dean’s list, and his B.A. cum laude from Lake Forest College.
Mark L. Stolzenburg is a Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on labor and employment law. He is a member of the American Bar Association. Mr. Stolzenburg received his B.S. from Cornell University and his J.D. from the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.
Gaetano Urgo is an associate at Davis & Campbell L.L.C., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in labor and employment law. He is a member of the Justinian Society of Lawyers, the American Bar Association, and the Chicago Bar Association. He received his J.D. magna cum laude from DePaul University College of Law, where he was Order of the Coif and earned a certificate in Business Law, and his B.A. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Tracy Y. Williams is a Senior Attorney at Clark Hill PLC, in Denver, where she focuses her practice on environmental law. She has been recognized in Super Lawyers (2023). Williams received her J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law and her B.A. from the University of Puget Sound.
Jon Zimring is a Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses on management in employment and labor law. He is a member of the DirectEmployers Compliance Advisory Board, and he is listed as a Leading Lawyer (2007 – 2025), a Super Lawyer (2010 – 2015), and one of 40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 To Watch (2006). Zimring received his B.A. with high honors from the University of Michigan and his J.D. from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
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