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1.25.24
Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers; Two Young Principals Named Rising Stars
Experience
- Hall v. Cable One (N.D. Miss. 2021 No. 20-cv-0009). Obtained summary judgment for defending employer against plaintiff asserting race, disability and age discrimination in violation of Title VII, the ADA and the ADEA.
- Baron v. Abbott Laboratories (5th Cir. 2019 No. 18-2933). Obtained the affirmance of summary judgment in favor of employer in age discrimination claim brought by former employee.
- Mula v. AbbVie, Inc. (W.D.N.Y 2018 No. 15-6563). Won summary judgment on behalf of employer asserting sexual harassment in violation of Title VII and the New York State Human Rights Law.
- Stevenson v. Abbott Laboratories (C.D. Cal. 2014 No. 13-cv-579). Obtained summary judgment for defending employer against plaintiff asserting disability discrimination and failure to accommodate under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act, and invasion of privacy.
- Holshouser v. Abbott Laboratories (N.D. Ill. 2014 No. 12-cv-2654). Obtained summary judgment for defending employer against plaintiff asserting age discrimination and violation of ERISA.
- Adams v. Abbott Laboratories (N.D. Ill. 2014 No. 11-cv-6739). Obtained summary judgment for defending employer against plaintiff asserting violation of the Equal Pay Act.
- Franchini v. UChicago Argonne, LLC (N.D. Ill. 2013 No. 12-cv-279). Obtained summary judgment for defending employer against plaintiff asserting national origin discrimination and harassment and retaliation.
Credentials
Education
- University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1999
– magna cum laude
- DePaul University, M.B.A., Human Resource Management, 1995
- Purdue University, B.S., 1992
Admissions
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
- U.S District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S District Court for the Western District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Professional Activities
- Chicago Bar Association, Member
- Illinois State Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
Publications
- “Larger Employers Must Provide Compensation Data to the EEOC,” a Goldberg Kohn Alert, Aug. 14, 2019.
- “J.B. Pritzker Signs Marijuana Legalization Bill into Law: Now Illinois Employers Must ‘Weed’ Through Potential Employment Issues,” a Goldberg Kohn Alert, June 25, 2019.
- “Illinois Law To Mandate Timely Expense Reimbursements,” a Goldberg Kohn Alert, Dec. 20, 2018.
Presentations
- “The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act,” a Goldberg Kohn webinar, July 16, 2020.
- “Illinois Charter School Challenges & Changes,” a Goldberg Kohn conference, March 11, 2020.
- “Proper Pleadings: Complaints, Answers, Affirmative Defenses and Responsive Motions,” an Illinois State Bar Association CLE program, Jan. 16, 2018.
- “Recent Changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act,” a National Alliance for Public Charter Schools conference, Sept. 22, 2016.
- “Department of Labor’s Final Rule on Overtime Regulations,” a webinar with the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, July 14, 2016.
- “Outsourcing; Leased Employees, Independent Contractors, Owner-Operators, and the Impact of the Illinois Classification Act,” a Chicago-Kent College of Law CLE Conference.
- “Reducing Exposure to Fair Labor Standards Act and State Wage-and-Hour Collective/Class Actions,” a North Shore General Counsel Association seminar.