Biography

Mr. Schurgin is a partner engaged in a broad-based labor and employment law practice and is involved in the representation of employers in a variety of industries throughout the United States.  His areas of practice include issues arising under federal labor laws, collective bargaining, union representation, labor disputes, corporate campaigns, independent contractor issues, disability discrimination laws, employment discrimination laws and wage and hour laws.  He is a member of the Steering Committee of the Labor and Employment Department and past chair of the Firm’s Traditional Labor Practice Group.

As National Director of Training for the firm’s training subsidiary- Seyfarth Shaw at Work, Mr. Schurgin has developed and presented training programs to employers throughout the United States and the world.  These training programs have dealt with a wide-range of issues including workplace harassment, wage and hour compliance, complying with Americans with Disabilities Act, positive employee relations, collective bargaining, union representation, and employment discrimination.

Mr. Schurgin has given numerous speeches and papers on a variety of employment related topics, including presentations to the Society For Human Resource Management, The Conference Board, the National Employment Law Institute, the Southwestern Legal Foundation, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and the American Health Lawyers Association.  He was honored as one of the top ten speakers at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Society for Human Resource Management and recently testified before Congress on behalf of the US Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Schurgin is an adjunct faculty member at DePaul University College of Law and Loyola University College of Law.  He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Boards of the Thompson  Fair Labor Standards Act Publication Series and of the CCH Healthcare Compliance Portfolio.  Mr. Schurgin is a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and has been selected as a member of the 2006 Leading Lawyers Network and the 2006 Illinois Super Lawyers.

Education

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• Illinois

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The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certifications of specialties in the practice of law and no certificate, award or recognition is a requirement to practice law in Illinois.