Affiliations

• Anti-Defamation League, Co-Chair of Civil Rights Committee for the Greater Chicago / Upper Midwest Region, Washington Affairs Committee, Advisory Board of Directors
• Illinois Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association

Representative Engagements

• Arrez, et al. v. Kelly Services, Inc., No. 07 CV 1289 (N.D. Ill.) (defense of putative state-wide class action involving issues of first impression under Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act and claims under Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act)
• Resurrection Home Health Services v. Illinois Department of Labor, et al., No. 07M1-111335 (Cook Cty., Ill., Chancery Div.) (ongoing representation against home healthcare workers' novel overtime claims)
• DeCarlo, et al. v. The TJX Companies, Inc., et al., No. 2006 CV 08153 (Montgomery Cty., Ohio) (ongoing representation in multi-plaintiff / multi-defendant lawsuit alleging race and sex discrimination, and numerous tort claims)
• Cox, et al. v. Flair Corp. of Ocala, No. 01 CV 322 (M.D. Fla.), 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 19914 (11th Cir. June 18, 2003) (defense verdict in multi-plaintiff jury trial involving race discrimination claims; affirmed by 11th Circuit)
• American Asphalt Co. v. Hinsdale Township High School Dist. 86, No. 2000 L 558 (DuPage Cty., Ill.) (defense verdict in jury trial involving breach of contract claims)
• Betts, et al. v. Costco Wholesale Corp., Nos. 07-2103 / 07-2217 (6th Cir.) (ongoing representation in cross appeals arising from jury trial involving multi-plaintiff racial harassment and race discrimination claims)
• Metty v. Motorola, Inc., No. 05 CV 04113 (N.D. Ill.) (defense of senior executive’s sex discrimination claims) (Wall Street Journal, March 12, 2007) 
• Eisnaugle v. Midwest Generation, LLC, et al., No. 01-04-0517 (Ill. App. Ct., 1st Dist.) (affirming dismissal of wrongful death and survival claims against employer and seven corporate affiliates)
• Mullapudi v. Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, et al., No. 07 CV 2053, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 75409 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 21, 2008) (dismissal of resident physician’s claims of race and national origin discrimination and numerous tort and breach of contract claims) (analyzed in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, August 27, 2008)
• Cardinal Health 200, Inc. v. McKesson Corp., et al., No. 05 CH 0362 (Cook Cty., Ill.) (favorable resolution in temporary restraining order action involving alleged violations of restrictive covenants)
• Morgan v. Regis Corp., et al., No. 06 CV 332 (M.D. Tenn.) (summary judgment in race discrimination action arising from termination of employment)
• Gruber v. Mortgage IT, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank, No. 5-1800-07-021 (DOL/OSHA) (dismissal of Sarbanes-Oxley Act whistleblower claims)
• Fragakis v. Ill. State Toll Highway Auth., No. 05 CV 02741, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8279 (N.D. Ill. Mr. 3, 2006) (dismissal of claims for breach of contract, tortious interference with contract, administrative review, writ of certiorari, declaratory judgment, and due process violations)
• Marsh v. Square D Co., No. 04 CV 00588 (E.D. N.C., Nov. 22, 2005) (summary judgment on ERISA claims arising from denial of disability benefits)
• Luster v. Square D Co., No. 03 CV 4199, 2006 WL 680905 (W.D. Mo., Mr. 15, 2006) (summary judgment on Title VII retaliation claim and claims for violations of public policy)
• Trainor v. SBC Servs., No. 04 CV 779, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25891 (N.D. Ill., Dec. 17, 2004) (summary judgment on race discrimination and Equal Pay Act claims)
• Amanti v. Motorola, Inc., No. 197-23-653 (DOJ), No. 2007 CA 2742 (IDHR) (dismissal of multiple discrimination claims in parallel proceedings before U.S. Department of Justice and Illinois Department of Human Rights)
• L.A. County DCFS v. Valerie F., et al., No. B-139515 (Cal. Ct. App., 2d App. Dist.) (pro bono representation of de facto parents in successful bench trial and appeal; led to adoption by de facto parents)

Presentations

• “GINA and the ADA Amendments Act,” Labor and Employment Relations Association, Chicago, Illinois (October 2, 2008)
• “Illinois Employment Law Update,” Employer Resource Institute, Chicago, Illinois (October 1, 2008)
• “2008 Human Resources Conference,” Inland Press Foundation, Chicago, Illinois (August 7, 2008)
• Seyfarth Shaw Webinar: “Understanding GINA – The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008,” Panelist (June 24, 2008)
• “Safeguarding The Attorney-Client Privilege And Attorney Work-Product,” Fortune 50 Company’s Paralegal Town Hall Meeting, Libertyville, Illinois (March 19, 2008)
• “Assessing The Illinois Whistleblower Act’s Impact On Common Law Whistleblower Claims,” Chicago Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Committee seminar, Chicago, Illinois (December 12, 2007)
• "ADA and FMLA Interactions," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Seminar, “Disability Law Today,” Springfield, Illinois (October 24, 2007)
• "Understanding the Bermuda Triangle:  The Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act," Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Chicago Technical Assistance Program Seminar, Lincolnshire, Illinois (June 13, 2007)
• "Understanding the ‘Impact’ of Smith v. City of Jackson," 2007 Joint Conference of the American Society on Aging and National Counsel on Aging, Chicago, Illinois (March 10, 2007)