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Alyana J. Abellar is an associate at Blacha Law Office, in Naperville, and concentrates her practice on family law, immigration, and probate. Abellar is a member of the Chicago, DuPage County, and Kane County Bar Associations as well as the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois. She received her B.A. from the University of the Philippines Diliman and her J.D. magna cum laude from Michigan State University College of Law. She also has received Jurisprudence Achievement Awards for Immigration Law, Trust and Estates, Torts, and Sales and Leases.
James G. Aldrich is a Member at Dykema Gossett PLLC, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he leads the firm’s Immigration Team in the Labor and Employment Department. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Immigration Law (2021 – present) and by The Legal 500 (United States) for Labor and Employment — Immigration (2017 – 2019). He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Aldrich earned his B.A. from Michigan State University and his J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
Joseph P. Basile, Chicago, concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation and civil litigation. He is a chair-qualified arbitrator for the Circuit Court of Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program, has been a faculty member at annual IICLE® workers’ compensation seminars, and is the author of the monthly workers’ compensation column for IICLE®’s FLASHPOINTS. He is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Mr. Basile received his B.S. from St. Louis University and his J.D. with distinction from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, where he was a member of The John Marshall Law Review.
Paul E. Bateman is a Shareholder in Littler Mendelson PC’s Chicago office, where he focuses his practice in litigation and trials, labor management relations, appellate practice, and workplace safety and health (OSHA and MSHA). Mr. Bateman is a member of the Labor and Employment and Litigation Sections of the American Bar Association and a former member of the IICLE® Board of Directors. He received his J.D. from the University of Michigan and his B.S. from Illinois State University.
Matthew R. Custardo concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, election law, and employment law at Custardo Law, LLC, in Naperville. He received his B.S. from Lewis University and his J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago College of Law.
Joshua L. Ditelberg is a Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice on labor and employment issues. He is Vice President and Past President of the Chicago Chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association, a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Mr. Ditelberg received his B.A. summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Pennsylvania, his M.A. with honors from the University of Pennsylvania, and his J.D. magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, from the University of Michigan Law School.
Kenneth R. Dolin is a Partner at the Chicago office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, where he concentrates his practice in labor and employment law. He is a Fellow in The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and a member of the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor & Employment Law. He received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, his M.I.L.R. from Cornell University, his LL.M. from New York University, and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Linda J. Haynes is a Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on employee benefits, executive and equity compensation, and institutional investors. She received her B.S. from Purdue University and her J.D. cum laude from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Yasamin N. Kaye is an associate with Goldberg Kohn in Chicago, where she concentrates her practice in bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the American Bankruptcy Association and serves on the Chicago board of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation and the pro bono committee of the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She received her B.A. from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
Prisca M. Kim is a Principal at Goldberg Kohn in Chicago, where she practices in the Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Group. While attending law school, Ms. Kim was a part of the Employment Discrimination Project for the Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic and served as an extern to the Honorable Michael T. Mason of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Turnaround Management Association, and the American Bar Association. She received her B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
Ronald J. Kramer is a Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Chicago, representing management in labor and employment law matters. He is a member of the American and Chicago Bar Associations. He is a Past Chair of the ABA’s State and Local Government Law Section. He has spoken at numerous conferences regarding labor issues and has written for a variety of journals. Mr. Kramer received his B.A. magna cum laude from Michigan State University and his J.D. with high honors from the Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Steven R. Lifson is a retired Partner with Seyfarth Shaw LLP, in Chicago, and concentrated his practice on employee benefits and ERISA. Mr. Lifson is a member of the ESOP Association; the National Center for Employee Ownership; and the American, Illinois, and Chicago Bar Associations. Mr. Lifson obtained his undergraduate degree with honors from Boston University. He received his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law and his M.S. with honors from the University of Illinois Chicago College of Law.
Darren M. Mungerson is a Shareholder with Littler Mendelson, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on labor and employment law. Mr. Mungerson is a member of the Illinois State and American Bar Associations. He has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America from 2021 to 2022. He earned his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School and his B.S. with Bronze Tablet (highest honors) from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Michael L. Sullivan is a Principal at Goldberg Kohn in Chicago and Chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment Group. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Labor and Employment Relations Association and is a member of the American Bar Association (Tort and Insurance Practice Section — Employee Relations Committee and Labor and Employment Section), Illinois Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section), and Chicago Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section). Mr. Sullivan received his B.S. with high honors and his J.D. from the University of Illinois, where he was a Harno Fellow and was awarded various honors, including the Rickert Award for Excellence in Moot Court.