Biography

Mr. McGlothlen is a partner representing employers in equal employment opportunity and other employment law matters. He has particularly extensive experience representing companies in complex employment matters, including class actions and pattern and practice cases, as well as the development and implementation of advanced hiring, promotion, compensation, and separation systems. Mr. McGlothlen has tried numerous cases in federal district courts across the country, and has successfully argued half a dozen cases in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He has particularly extensive experience under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Americans With Disabilities Act, as well as employment-related provisions of the Sarbanes –Oxley Act. Mr. McGlothlen chairs the Firm’s Employee Separations Task Force, which focuses on reduction-in-force and release issues under the ADEA. He has advised hundreds of companies on such issues; representative clients in this regard include Motorola, Dial, and the National Association of Securities Dealers. Mr. McGlothlen also co-chairs the firm’s ADA Task Force. In 2005, he was selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer, one of 5% of Illnois attorneys to receive this honor. Mr. McGlothlen is also AV Peer Review Rated by Lexis/Nexis Martindale-Hubbell – the highest possible rating for both ethical standards and legal ability.

Education

J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School, with honors (1987)
B.A., University of Kentucky, magna cum laude (1984)

Admissions

• Illinois
• Wisconsin

Courts

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1989
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1990
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1987
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1987

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.