Biography
Mr. Smith is a partner practicing in the area of labor and employment law, including representation of public and private employers with respect to representation petitions, unfair labor practice proceedings, grievance arbitration, collective bargaining, mediation, interest arbitration and impasse resolution. Mr. Smith also represents public and private sector employers in state and federal court, as well as before administrative agencies, with respect to employment discrimination claims and civil rights actions.
Mr. Smith serves as General Counsel to the Illinois Public Employer Labor Relations Association. Mr. Smith is the Management Chair of the Interest Arbitration Subcommittee of the American Bar Association’s Committee on State and Local Government Bargaining and Employment Law. He is a co author of Smarter Bargaining II, A Guide to Contract Language for Today’s Public Negotiator which was published by the National Public Employer Labor Relations Association. Mr. Smith regularly addresses labor and employment topics of concern to public and private employers before management groups and bar associations in Illinois and nationally, and has written several articles on emerging public sector labor and employment law issues and union organizing techniques.
Education
J.D., DePaul College of Law (1981)B.A., DePaul University, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (1977)
Admissions
- Illinois
- Indiana