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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 government 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. 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 Pritzker School of Law and is a Past Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Local Government Law Section Council. He is the author of DIAMOND’S RULES OF ORDER,a set of parliamentary rules for government bodies and private organizations. In over 50 years of law practice, he has represented, as regular or special counsel, many government 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 AB and his JD, 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 Naperville, where she focuses on local government law and election law. Illinois Super Lawyers named her one of the Top 50 Female Attorneys in the State of Illinois, and Leading Lawyers Magazine named her one of the top ten leading women lawyers in government, municipal, lobbying, and administrative law. Krafthefer has been named as a Super Lawyer representing cities and villages for every year that such distinction has been awarded. She 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 Elrod Friedman LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in economic development, local government, and real estate. He is a member of the Illinois Municipal League’s Home Rule Attorneys Committee, the Illinois State Bar Association’s Local Government Law Section Council, and the Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association. Mr. Smith received his BS from DePaul University and his JD from the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Scott F. Uhler
Scott F. Uhler
Scott F. Uhleris a Partner at Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in school, municipal, and election law. He is a member of the Illinois Municipal League, the National and Illinois Councils of School Attorneys, and the Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association. Uhler received his B.S.W and M.S.W. from the University of Illinois Chicago, and received his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.

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)