Tracy M. Billows
Tracy M. Billows
Tracy M. Billows is a Partner with Seyfarth Shaw LLP, in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in representing and counseling employers in a variety of areas of labor and employment law. Ms. Billows is a member of the American and Chicago Bar Associations, the Society for Human Resource Management, and the Human Resource Management Association of Chicago. She received her B.A. from DePaul University, her M.S. from Loyola University, and her J.D. with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Daniel R. Bryer
Daniel R. Bryer
Daniel R. Bryer is counsel for Allstate Insurance Company, in Northbrook. Mr. Bryer received his B.A. from Indiana University, his J.D. magna cum laude from The John Marshall Law School, and his LL.M. degree in Business Law from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Paul H. Burmeister
Paul H. Burmeister
Paul H. Burmeister is Shareholder of Davis & Campbell L.L.C. in Chicago, where he focuses on employment and labor law. He is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys. Mr. Burmeister received his B.A. and M.A. in labor and industrial relations from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Joshua L. Ditelberg
Joshua L. Ditelberg
Joshua L. Ditelberg is a Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Chicago, where he maintains a broad-based labor and employment practice. His practice includes a particular focus on labor relations and the employment-related aspects of corporate transactions and business restructuring. He is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and the American Bar Foundation, and he is a former Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Law. Mr. Ditelberg received his B.A. summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, his M.A. with honors from the University of Pennsylvania, and his J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School, Order of the Coif.
Noah A. Frank
Noah A. Frank
Noah A. Frank is Senior Corporate Counsel at Enlivant, in Chicago, where he focuses on employment and labor law and compliance. Mr. Frank is on the Law Alumni Board of the University of Illinois College of Law and on the Leadership Institute Steering Committee of the Chicago Bar Association. He has been selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star every year from 2012 to 2020. Mr. Frank received his B.A. and his M.H.R.I.R. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Michael V. Furlong
Michael V. Furlong
Michael V. Furlong is an associate at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in labor and employment law. Mr. Furlong is Chair of the Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association Labor and Employment Committee. He received his B.A. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School, where he worked on The John Marshall Law Review.
Peter J. Gillespie
Peter J. Gillespie
Peter J. Gillespieis a Partner with Laner Muchin, Ltd., in Chicago, where he represents, defends, and counsels management on a wide array of employment law-related issues. He handles litigation in both federal and state courts as well as claims pending with state and federal administrative agencies, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Illinois Department of Human Rights, and the Illinois Department of Labor. Mr. Gillespie is a member of the Editorial Board of SciTech Lawyer, a publication of the ABA Section of Science and Technology Law. He received his B.A. from Northwestern University, as a recipient of the Chick Evans Scholarship, and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.
Michael F. Hughes
Michael F. Hughes
Michael F. Hughes is a Partner at SmithAmundsen LLC, in St. Charles, where he concentrates his practice in employment law. Mr. Hughes is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and on the Board of Directors for the Fox Valley Associated General Contractors. He is a contributing author on SmithAmundsen’s The Labor & Employment Law Update blog. Mr. Hughes earned his B.S from the Illinois Institute of Technology and J.D. with high honors from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Kaitlyn N. Jakubowski
Kaitlyn N. Jakubowski
Kaitlyn N. Jakubowski is an associate in the Chicago office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP and a member of the firm’s Healthcare Department, Labor & Employment Law Department, and BT VentureTech Group. She is an Advisory Board Member of the Children’s Hospital of the University of Illinois and a Leadership Advisory Board Member of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School. Ms. Jakubowski earned her B.A. from Northwestern University and her J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School, where she received the BNA and ABA Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor and Employment Law and served as Executive Articles Editor for the Journal of Legislation.
David E. Krchak
David E. Krchak
David E. Krchak is a Partner at Thomas Mamer, LLP, in Champaign, where he concentrates his practice in labor and employment law and civil rights defense. Mr. Krchak is Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce and Past President of the Board of the Eastern Illinois Foodbank. Mr. Krchak received his B.A. with high honors from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law. He was also an Urban Mass Transportation Fellow at Northwestern University.
John F. Kuenstler
John F. Kuenstler
John F. Kuenstler is a Partner in Barnes & Thornburg LLP, in the firm’s Chicago and Los Angeles offices, where he concentrates his practice in the defense of employers in labor and employment litigation and litigation avoidance counseling. He appears before federal and state courts and agencies across the nation, defending his clients against claims of employment discrimination. Mr. Kuenstler has experience litigating and managing class actions and other complex litigation as well as obtaining favorable resolutions of high-profile litigation. He has obtained numerous summary judgment rulings for his clients on claims for alleged sexual harassment and age, race, and disability discrimination. Mr. Kuenstler also conducts management training seminars on issues of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Mr. Kuenstler received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from Washington University St. Louis School of Law.
Bradford A. LeHew
Bradford A. LeHew
Bradford A. LeHew is the Manager at the Law Offices of Bradford LeHew, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in employment and condominium law. Mr. LeHew was chosen a Super Lawyer Rising Star in Labor and Employment Law (2011 – 2013, 2015) and is a member of the American and Chicago Bar Associations. He received his B.S. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, his MPS HRER from Pennsylvania State University, and his J.D. with honors from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Michael R. Lied
Michael R. Lied
Michael R. Lied is an attorney with Howard & Howard Attorneys, PLLC, in Peoria, where he focuses his practice on labor and employment law and immigration law, representing employers. Mr. Lied is a Member of the State Bar of Michigan, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Federal Bar Association, the American Bar Association and its sections of Litigation and Labor and Employment Law, and the Illinois State Bar Association and it section on Labor and Employment Law. He is a member of the Leading Lawyers network and has been selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer (2007 – 2020). Mr. Lied received his B.S. and M.A. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from the University of Michigan.
Richard P. McArdle
Richard P. McArdle
Richard P. McArdle is a Partner in Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s Labor and Employment Practice Group, in Chicago, where he represents employers in the entire range of employment law matters. Mr. McArdle is a member of the American Bar Association’s Equal Employment Opportunity Committee. Mr. McArdle received his B.A. cum laude from Cleveland State University, M.B.A. from Case Western Reserve University — Weatherhead School of Management, and J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
Marco A. Moreno
Marco A. Moreno
Marco A. Moreno is a Partner at Moreno & Villarrubia LLP and the Indiana Regional Center, in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he concentrates his practice in immigration law. Mr. Moreno is a Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, a presenter on I-9 inspections for the Indiana Manufacturer’s Association, and a panel speaker at the EB-5 Industry Forum. He represents the Mexican Consulate in Indianapolis as appointed by the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations and is a recipient of the Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Service Class XXXIII by the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Moreno has been named to the Forty under 40 list by the Indianapolis Business Journal and has been selected as a Rising Star by Indiana Super Lawyers. He received his J.D. from Indiana University School of Law.
Jeffrey A. Risch
Jeffrey A. Risch
Jeffrey A. Risch is a Partner at SmithAmundsen LLC, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on management-side labor and employment issues. Mr. Risch is Chair of the Employment Law Council and Chair and Board Member of the Employment Law & Litigation Committee of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. He is the Chapter Labor Attorney and a National Advisory Board Member of the Associated Builders & Contractors of Illinois. He also serves as Labor Counsel to the Northern Illinois Building Contractors Association as well as to the Finishing Contractors Association of Illinois. He has been selected to the Illinois Super Lawyers list every year from 2013 to 2020 and recognized in Best Lawyers from 2015 to 2020. Mr. Risch received his B.S. from Illinois State University and his J.D. with highest honors from the University of Tulsa College of Law.
Nancy E. Sasamoto
Nancy E. Sasamoto
Nancy E. Sasamoto is a Principal at Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd., in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in employment law. Ms. Sasamoto is a member of the American, Illinois State, and Asian American Bar Associations as well as the Litigation Counsel of America. Ms. Sasamoto received her B.S. from the University of Illinois and her J.D. from Washington University School of Law.
Anita Senese-Johnson
Anita Senese-Johnson
Anita Senese-Johnson is a Partner at SmithAmundsen, in Chicago, where she is Chair of the firm’s Workers’ Compensation Practice Group. Ms. Sense-Johnson is Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rated, an advisory board member for the Legal Assistance Committee for Catholic Charities, a board member of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce’s Workers’ Compensation Committee, as well as a member of the American, Illinois State, and Chicago Bar Associations. She received her B.A. cum laude from Northwestern University and her J.D. summa cum laude from DePaul University College of Law.
Mark J. Sobczak
Mark J. Sobczak
Mark J. Sobczak is a Partner at Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP, in Chicago, and focuses his practice on appeals. Mr. Sobczak received his B.A. from Illinois State University and his J.D. magna cum laude from Northern Illinois University College of Law.
Norma W. Zeitler
Norma W. Zeitler
Norma W. Zeitler is a Partner in Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s Chicago office and a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment Law Department. She has extensive experience in litigating all forms of disputes that arise out of the employment relationship and advising clients on all aspects of litigation avoidance. As a former Army intelligence officer, Ms. Zeitler uses the skills she learned in the military to assess (and overcome) vulnerabilities in the defense of cases. In fact, in her many years of litigation, of the cases she has managed, summary judgment has been denied only once. She is the Commissioner of the Western Springs Park District and has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer. While in the Army, Ms. Zeitler received the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal. Ms. Zeitler received her M.S. in Strategic Intelligence from the Defense Intelligence College and her J.D. cum laude from Loyola University School of Law, where she was Editor-in-Chief of the law review.

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Conducting the Employment Practices Audit (ARCHIVED 2015 EDITION)

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Tracy M. Billows

Daniel R. Bryer

Paul H. Burmeister

Joshua L. Ditelberg

Noah A. Frank

Michael V. Furlong

Peter J. Gillespie

Michael F. Hughes

Kaitlyn N. Jakubowski

David E. Krchak

John F. Kuenstler

Bradford A. LeHew

Michael R. Lied

Richard P. McArdle

Marco A. Moreno

Jeffrey A. Risch

Nancy E. Sasamoto

Anita Senese-Johnson

Mark J. Sobczak

Norma W. Zeitler

Conducting the Employment Practices Audit (ARCHIVED 2015 EDITION)