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.
Maryam T. Brotine
Maryam T. Brotine
Maryam T. Brotine is Associate General Counsel and Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at the Illinois Association of School Boards in Lombard. Brotine is a Member of the Illinois Attorney General’s Advisory Committee on Special Education and has served on the Illinois State Board of Education’s Ensuring Success in School Task Force and Whole Child Task Force. She received her B.S. from the University of Illinois and her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law, where she was an International Human Rights Sullivan Fellow and a member of the Moot Court Trial Team, National Lawyers Guild, and the Chiapas Practicum. She has also completed Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management’s Beyond Diversity Certificate Program and Cornell University’s eCornell Diversity and Inclusion Certificate Program.
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. He represents municipalities in all aspects of growth from 4,000 to 100,000 and has advised numerous communities on their transition to home rule. Diamond also represents a number of water agencies during their multimillion-dollar construction phase and during mature operations. 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. Diamond is the originating General Editor of the IICLE^® municipal law and school law handbooks and has participated in numerous seminars on these subjects. He is the Editor of the ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL HANDBOOK, published by the Illinois Municipal League. He is also one of the authors of the ILLINOIS PARK DISTRICT LAW HANDBOOK, now in its 8th edition, published by the Illinois Association of Park Districts, and a handbook on township law. Diamond has written many articles on local government law. He has taught municipal law at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and The John Marshall Law School and is Past Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association Local Government Law Section Council. In over 40 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. He 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 III
Frank B. Garrett III
Frank B. Garrett III is a Partner with Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd., in Chicago, where he concentrates in education law, employment law, and litigation. Mr. Garrett has been named an Illinois Leading Lawyer in Employment Law and is a member of the Illinois Council of School Attorney, the American Bar Association, and its Labor and Employment Section. Mr. Garrett received his B.A. from Oberlin College and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
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.
Jason A. Guisinger
Jason A. Guisinger
Jason A. Guisinger is a Partner with Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago, and focuses in municipal, school, library, election, construction, environment, labor and employment, and real estate law. Guisinger is a Member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association and was recognized by the South Suburban Bar Association for outstanding service as the SSBA President in 2009. Guisinger received a B.A. from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law.
Margaret Kostopulos
Margaret Kostopulos
Margaret Kostopulos is a Partner at Ancel Glink, P.C., in Chicago, where she focuses on labor and employment law and school law. She is a member of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations and the Illinois Council of School Attorneys. Kostopulos is also a member of the Illinois Public Employer Labor Relations Association and has conducted training programs before IPELRA and other state associations on Illinois labor law issues. She has been named by Chicago Magazine and Illinois Super Lawyers as one of the top labor and employment lawyers in the state. Kostopulos received her B.A. from Loyola University and her J.D. from The UIC John Marshall Law School.
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.
Thomas M. Melody
Thomas M. Melody
Thomas M. Melody is a Partner with Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in labor and employment law. Melody is a Member of National Council of School Attorneys and serves on the Executive Committee of Illinois Council of School Attorneys. He is also a member of the National and Illinois Public Employer Labor Relations Association and the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations. Melody received his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law and his B.A. from Loyola University.
Jessica A. Milligan
Jessica A. Milligan
Jessica A. Milligan is a Partner at Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd., in Chicago, and concentrates her practice on labor and employment. Ms. Milligan is a member of the Illinois Council of School Attorneys, the National Council of School Attorneys, and the American Bar Association. She received her B.A. from Michigan State University and her J.D. cum laude from Michigan State University College of Law.
Mallory A. Milluzzi
Mallory A. Milluzzi
Mallory A. Milluzzi is a Partner with Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago, where she focuses on municipal, school, library, and election law. Milluzzi is a member of the Legacy Project, the Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association, and the Illinois Council of School Attorneys. She received her B.A. from Ohio University and her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Paul D. Newendyke
Paul D. Newendyke
Paul D. Newendyke is an associate at Littler, in Chicago, where he represents employers in employment litigation matters. Mr. Newendyke is a member of the American and Chicago Bar Associations. He received his B.S. with high distinction from Grand Canyon University and his J.D. magna cum laude from Indiana University Maurer School of Law, where he was Order of the Coif.
Susan E. Nicholas
Susan E. Nicholas
Susan E. Nicholasis a Partner at Robbins Schwartz, in Champaign, and concentrates her practice on labor and employment, students, and municipal law. Nicholas is a member of the Illinois Council of School Attorneys and the Illinois State and Decatur Bar Associations. She received her B.A. from Illinois Wesleyan University and her J.D. magna cum laude from Southern Illinois School of Law.
Kevin P. Noll
Kevin P. Noll
Kevin P. Noll is a Partner at Robbins Schwartz, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on labor and employment law. Noll is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. He received his B.A. from Indiana University and his J.D. from The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Joseph J. Perkoski
Joseph J. Perkoski
Joseph J. Perkoski is Managing Partner at Robbins Schwartz in Chicago, where he represents educational institutions and public sector employers with a focus on board and executive leadership. Mr. Perkoski also represents his clients on a broad range of labor and employment issues including collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, and contract interpretation. He has defended employers in unfair labor practice charges before the Illinois Education Labor Relations Board, the Illinois State and Local Labor Relations Boards, and the National Labor Relations Board. Mr. Perkoski has made several presentations on the labor issues in the transactional side of a project, adjusting school district priorities to meet current economic reality and revenue uncertainty, and other topics for the Illinois Association of School Business Officials, the Illinois Association for Employment in Education’s Annual Conference, and more. He is an Illinois Super Lawyer and a member of the American Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, and the Council of School Attorneys. Mr. Perkoski received his B.A. with honors, his M.A., and his J.D. from Ohio State University.
Robert E. Riley
Robert E. Riley
Robert E. Riley is a Partner with Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd., in Chicago, where he concentrates in advising and representing units of local government (including school districts, community colleges, and municipalities), corporations, and insurers in labor and employment matters. Mr. Riley has been a speaker for the Illinois Association of School Boards, the Illinois Association of School Administrators, the Illinois Community College Business Managers Association, and the Council on Education in Management and has spoken at numerous seminars for school district superintendents, board members, and business managers. He is a member of the American, Illinois State, and Chicago Bar Associations, the Chicago Council of Lawyers, and the State Judicial Evaluation Committee. Mr. Riley received his B.A. from Western Illinois University and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
Caroline A. Roselli
Caroline A. Roselli
Caroline A. Roselli is a Partner with Robbins Schwartz, in Chicago, where she practices in the areas of education law, special education, and student rights. Roselli is First Vice Chair of the Illinois Council of School Attorneys and a member of the National Council of School Attorneys and has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer in School Law multiple times. She received her B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and her J.D. cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Ellen B. Rothenberg
Ellen B. Rothenberg
Ellen B. Rothenberg is a Partner at Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn LLP, in Arlington Heights, where she serves as legal counsel to school districts and other units of local government with a concentration in labor relations and employment matters. Ms. Rothenberg is a co-author of the National School Boards Association publication, Identifying and Responding to Disabled Employees under the Americans with Disabilities Act. She is a member of the Illinois Council of School Attorneys, the National School Boards Association/Council of School Attorneys, and the Illinois State Bar Association. Ms. Rothenberg received her B.B.A. with honors from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and her J.D. with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she was a member of the Chicago-Kent Law Review and elected to the Kent Legal Scholars and Order of the Coif.
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.
Anne M. Skrodzki
Anne M. Skrodzki
Anne M. Skrodzki is an associate at Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., in Chicago, and concentrates her practice on municipal and school law. Skrodzki is a member of the Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association and the Illinois State Bar Association. She earned her A.B. cum laude from Harvard University and her J.D. cum laude from John Marshall Law School.
Ebony C. Smith
Ebony C. Smith
Ebony C. Smith is an associate at Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn LLP, in Arlington Heights, and focuses her practice on labor and employment-related issues in school law. Ms. Smith is a member of the National Employment Law Council and the National and Illinois Council of School Attorneys. She has been recognized by The National Black Lawyers as a Top 40 Under 40 African American attorney in Illinois and as an Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers. Ms. Smith received her B.S. from the University of Alabama and her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
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.

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James P. Bartley

Maryam T. Brotine

Stewart H. Diamond

Frank B. Garrett III

Philip H. Gerner III

Jason A. Guisinger

Margaret Kostopulos

Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer

Thomas M. Melody

Jessica A. Milligan

Mallory A. Milluzzi

Paul D. Newendyke

Susan E. Nicholas

Kevin P. Noll

Joseph J. Perkoski

Robert E. Riley

Caroline A. Roselli

Ellen B. Rothenberg

Laura M. Sinars

Anne M. Skrodzki

Ebony C. Smith

Scott F. Uhler

School Law: Personnel and Student Issues (ARCHIVED 2021 EDITION)