People: John E. Duggan, Senior Project Manager

John E. Duggan

Senior Project Manager

Chicago
Direct: (312) 460-6777
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Mr. Duggan is a Senior Project Manager and a member of the firm’s Project Management Office (PMO).   In his role, he works on a variety of firm-wide, interdepartmental and cross-functional projects, including legal process mapping, client/attorney case management improvement and other internal and external SeyfarthLean initiatives.  Mr. Duggan is currently managing several large complex litigation matters and  has also previously managed several large-scale FLSA audits and  declaration campaigns for firm clients.  In addition, he has managed enterprise-wide projects, such as upgrading the firm’s external facing website,  telephone system upgrades for all offices and the selection and implementation of the firm’s Human Resource Information System. 

Mr. Duggan is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt and a certified Project Management Professional.  He is also a active member of the Chicagoland Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI).  Mr. Duggan has served as Chapter President (2000)  and recently completed a two-year term as Vice President of Education .  Mr. Duggan teaches project management courses for DeVry University and Keller Graduate School of Management.

Using Lean Six Sigma and project management methodologies, our SeyfarthLean approach delivers increased value to our clients at a time of increased market pressures and competitive demands.  Seyfarth’s commitment to delivering legal services in a new way—with an emphasis on value and continuous improvement—has been praised by the Association of Corporate Counsel as being "five years ahead of every other AmLaw 200 firm."

Mr. Duggan is a Senior Project Manager and a member of the firm’s Project Management Office (PMO).   In his role, he works on a variety of firm-wide, interdepartmental and cross-functional projects, including legal process mapping, client/attorney case management improvement and other internal and external SeyfarthLean initiatives.  Mr. Duggan is currently managing several large complex litigation matters and  has also previously managed several large-scale FLSA audits and  declaration campaigns for firm clients.  In addition, he has managed enterprise-wide projects, such as upgrading the firm’s external facing website,  telephone system upgrades for all offices and the selection and implementation of the firm’s Human Resource Information System. 

Mr. Duggan is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt and a certified Project Management Professional.  He is also a active member of the Chicagoland Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI).  Mr. Duggan has served as Chapter President (2000)  and recently completed a two-year term as Vice President of Education .  Mr. Duggan teaches project management courses for DeVry University and Keller Graduate School of Management.

Using Lean Six Sigma and project management methodologies, our SeyfarthLean approach delivers increased value to our clients at a time of increased market pressures and competitive demands.  Seyfarth’s commitment to delivering legal services in a new way—with an emphasis on value and continuous improvement—has been praised by the Association of Corporate Counsel as being "five years ahead of every other AmLaw 200 firm."

Education

  • Masters of Project Management, Keller Graduate School (2000)

  • B.S., University of Illinois (1984)
  • A.S. Math and Science, College of DuPage (1982)

Professional Memberships

  • Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • Past President (2000) of the Chicagoland Chapter of PMI, a chapter of 4000 members 
  • Served three years on the Midwest Chapter Board of Directors as Vice President of Communications and a Director at Large 

Certifications

  • Six Sigma Green Belt
  • Project Management Professional, PMP
  • ITIL Service Management Essentials from Loyalist College; EXIN (2003)