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James P. Bartley
James P. Bartley
James P. Bartley is a Partner with Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago, and practices in labor and employment law and school law. Bartley is a member of Illinois Council of School Attorneys, where he has chaired and served on the executive committee; member of the Illinois State Bar Association and has served on the executive board of Education Law Committee; and member of the Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association. Bartley received his B.A. from Loyola University and his J.D. with high distinction from The John Marshall Law School.
Stewart H. Diamond
Stewart H. Diamond
Stewart H. Diamond is a Partner at Ancel Glink, P.C., in Chicago where he concentrates his practice in representation of local governmental bodies. Mr. Diamond is the originating General Editor of the IICLE^® handbooks MUNICIPAL LAW AND PRACTICE IN ILLINOIS and ILLINOIS SCHOOL LAW and has participated in numerous seminars on these subjects. He is one of the authors of the ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL HANDBOOK, published by the Illinois Municipal League. He is also one of the authors of THE HANDBOOK ON ILLINOIS PARK DISTRICT LAW, published by the Illinois Association of Park Districts, and a handbook on township law. He has written many articles on local government law. He drafted one of the first contract and bylaws agreements for a comprehensive intergovernmental self-insurance pool in the United States and currently represents a large number of intergovernmental self-insurance pools. He has taught municipal law at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and is a Past Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association Local Government Law Section Council. He is the author of DIAMOND’S RULES OF ORDER,a set of parliamentary rules for governmental bodies and private organizations. In over 50 years of law practice, he has represented, as regular or special counsel, many governmental bodies in the Chicago metropolitan area and in other parts of the state. Mr. Diamond was educated at the University of Chicago, where he received both his A.B. and his J.D., and University College, Oxford, England.
Frank B. Garrett
Frank B. Garrett
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Philip H. Gerner III
Philip H. Gerner III
Philip H. Gerner III is a Partner with Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd., in Chicago, where he counsels and represents school districts and community colleges in collective-bargaining negotiations, union representation petitions, and IELRB proceedings; teacher evaluations, remediations, and dismissals; employee discipline and discharge issues; labor contract administration and grievance arbitration; and other labor and employment issues. Mr. Gerner is a frequent presenter for the Illinois Association of School Boards, the Illinois Association of School Administrators, the Illinois Association of School Business Officials, the Illinois Community College Trustees Association, and other educational employer associations on a full range of labor and employment issues. He has been named an Illinois Leading Lawyer in employment and school law. Mr. Gerner received his B.A. cum laude from St. Lawrence University and his J.D. from Washington University School of Law.
Timothy E. Guare
Timothy E. Guare
Timothy E. Guare is a Partner with Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn, LLP, in Arlington Heights, where he practices in the areas of public sector labor and employment law. He is a frequent speaker at labor and employment conferences and seminars presented in respected forums including the Illinois and National Public Employer Labor Relations Associations, the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law Public Sector Labor Relations Law Program, and IICLE®. A former teacher of mathematics, he has also served as a board member of his local high school district and as education editor in his community’s local press. Mr. Guare received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Heidi A. Katz
Heidi A. Katz
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Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer
Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer
Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer is an Equity Partner at Ancel Glink, P.C., in Chicago, where she focuses on local government law, election law, and labor and employment law. She was named by Chicago Magazine as one of the top 50 female attorneys in the State of Illinois; one of the top 10 Leading Lawyers in government, municipal, and administrative law; and an Illinois Super Lawyer. Ms. Krafthefer received her B.A. from the University of Illinois and her J.D. from The UIC John Marshall Law School.
Laura M. Sinars
Laura M. Sinars
Laura M. Sinarsis a Partner with Robbins Schwartz, in Chicago, where she focuses on education law, special education, and student rights. Sinars is a member of both the Illinois and National Councils of School Attorneys and has been named and Illinois Super Lawyer. Sinars received her B.A. the University of Notre Dame and her J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School.
Gregory T. Smith
Gregory T. Smith
Gregory T. Smith is a Partner at Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in municipal and local government law. He was named an Emerging Lawyer in 2015 – 2018. Mr. Smith received his B.S. from DePaul University and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he was on the Dean’s List and an Associate Editor of the Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property.
Scott F. Uhler
Scott F. Uhler
Scott F. Uhler is a Partner with Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in school and municipal law. Uhler is a member of the National and Illinois Councils of School Attorneys, the Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association, and the Illinois and Chicago Bar Associations. He received his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law and his B.S.W. and M.S.W. from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and also attended the University of Notre Dame.

James P. Bartley

Stewart H. Diamond

Frank B. Garrett

Philip H. Gerner III

Timothy E. Guare

Heidi A. Katz

Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer

Laura M. Sinars

Gregory T. Smith

Scott F. Uhler

School Law (Illinois): Personnel and Student Issues (ARCHIVED 2012 EDITION)