Biography
Since 1985, Marc Jacobs has been advising employers throughout the United States regarding a myriad of labor and employment issues. His legal practice is premised on the idea that good employee relations is good for business and good for the “bottom line.” Marc has been selected as an “Illinois Super Lawyer,” is a member of the Leading Lawyer Network, and is listed in the Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Labour and Employment Lawyers.
Mr. Jacobs regularly helps public and private sector clients insulate themselves against employment law claims by counseling them through employment related problems and situations; analyzing employers' practices and procedures; preparing employment policies and manuals; and conducting interactive supervisor training programs. He has successfully represented employers in employment disputes before state and federal courts (at both the trial and appellate levels), arbitrators, mediators, the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Departments of Labor, and similar agencies in Illinois and other states.
Among his significant accomplishments, Mr. Jacobs has tried age and reverse race discrimination cases, won on summary judgment a wide variety of discrimination cases, resolved a complicated multi-party employment dispute through mediation, obtained injunctions on several occasions prohibiting unions and their members from engaging in picket line violence and strike misconduct, and successfully defended a municipality in a union’s challenge to outsourcing and privatizing certain operations.
Mr. Jacobs is the author of several articles on legal topics and is a regular contributor to HR Watch, a weekly column published at monster.com. He also is a sought after speaker on employment law topics and has spoken for organizations including the American Bar Association, American Law Institute, National Academy of Arbitrators, National Public Employers Labor Relations Association, Chicago Bar Association, Human Resources Management Association of Chicago, and Chicago-Kent College of Law Institute for Law and the Workplace.
Education
J.D., Boston University School of Law, cum laude (1985)B.A., Reed College; University of Wisconsin-Madison (1982)
Admissions
- Illinois
Courts
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth, Sixth and Seventh Circuits
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (including Trial Bar)
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
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.