Manning, Claire A.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Claire A. Manning has over thirty years of substantial legal experience in environmental law, labor and employment law, regulatory and administrative law and procedures. Manning represents corporate, government and association clients in a wide variety of environmental, administrative and labor and employment matters. She has represented clients in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals; the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois; the Illinois Appellate Courts; the Illinois Supreme Courts, various circuit courts, the Illinois Pollution Control Board, the Illinois Commerce Commission and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

Representative Cases:

Sierra Club v. Illinois Pollution Control Board (Ill. S. Ct., October 27, 2011 Docket No. 110882) Represented Peoria Disposal in argument before Illinois Supreme Court and underlying Adjusted Standard proceeding before the Illinois Pollution Control Board.

In the Matter of Site Specific Rule for the City of Galva (Illinois Pollution Control Board, R-09-11) Represented the City of Galva in achieving a site specific rule for alternative boron standard.

Areas of Practice

• Environmental Law
• Labor and Employment Law
• Regulatory and Government Law
• Administrative Law; Appellate Review

Representative Clients

• Waste Industry
• Wind Energy Industry
• Clean Energy Technologies
• Oil, Gas & Mining
• Livestock, Agriculture, Agri-business
• Local Government and Municipalities
• Education Sector

West Practice Categories

Employment Law -- Employer, Environmental Law, Labor Law

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1979
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2003
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2003
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1994

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Illinois Academy of Laureates, 2007 (Illinois State Bar Association)
• Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2010 - Present (Board of Directors)
• Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, 2009 - Present (Board of Directors)
• Illinois Equal Justice Foundation, 2006 - 2009 (Board of Directors)
• Public Employer's Labor Relations Association, 1980 - 1993 (Board of Directors)
• Government Bar Association (Founding Board of Directors)
• Central Illinois Women's Bar Association (Founding member)
• Sangamon County Bar Association
• Association of Labor Relations Agencies, 1984 - 1993
• Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Hearings Panel Member, 2003 - Present Hearings Panel Chair, 2010 - Present Review Board Member, 2011 - Present
• Illinois State Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Committee, 2009 - Present Agricultural Law Committee, 2010 - Present Past Chair, Standing Committee on Women and the Law Past Member, Environmental Law Section Council Past Chair, Administrative Law Section Council Past Member, Special Task Force on Diversity
• American Bar Association Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Law Labor and Employment Administrative Law Practice
• Association of Labor Relations Agencies, 1989 - 1993 (Board of Directors)
• Association of Labor Relations Agencies, 1993 (President-Elect)

Classes and Seminars

• Hot Topics & Developments Regarding Environmental and Natural Resources, ISBA Agriculture Law Section Council CLE Program, Bloomington, IL, February 4, 2011
• FIFRA, CWA and the PGP, Implementation of National Cotton, ISBA Downstate Environmental Law Seminar, Springfield, IL, September 24, 2010
• Clean Water Act: The Rapanos-Carabell Fallout, Illinois State Bar Association Annual Environmental Law Conference, Chicago, Illinois, May 13, 2010
• Practice Before the Illinois Pollution Control Board, Illinois State Bar Association Annual Environmental Law Conference, Chicago, Illinois, May 13, 2010
• Climate Change, Environmental Law Conference, Chicago, Illinois, May 15, 2009
• Global Warming: Regulatory and Legal Developments from a National, Regional and State Perspective, Chemical Industry Council of Illinois, Collinsville, IL, October 11, 2007
• Illinois Municipal League, 93rd Annual Conference, The Illinois Regulatory Process – Municipal Impact, Chicago, Illinois, September 30, 2007
• Moderator, Judicial Independence and the Illinois Court System, Sandra Day O’Connor Project on the State of the Judiciary, Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, April 10, 2007
• Illinois Stormwater Regulations, LORMAN Seminars, Naperville, Springfield, Peoria, Collinsville, 2005 - 2006
• Illinois Regulatory Environment, Presentation to Illinois Municipal League with co-panel members Doug Scott (Director, IEPA) and Tiffany Chappel (City of Chicago), 2006
• Disciplinary Issues in Law Enforcement Employment, AELE Law Enforcement Legal Center, San Francisco, CA, April 2, 2005 - April 5, 2005
• Disciplinary Issues in Law Enforcement Employment, AELE Law Enforcement Legal Center, Las Vegas, NV, December 12, 2005 - December 14, 2005
• Due Process in Local Land Use Hearings, Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, August 5, 2005 - August 6, 2005
• The Conundrum of Leaves: FMLA, Military Leave and VESSA, Illinois Public Sector Employment Law Conference, Kent Law School, Chicago, November 12, 2004
• Environmental Bills to Watch, Illinois Environmental Conference, ISBA/CBA, Union League Club, Chicago, Illinois, October 7, 2004
• Non-Disciplinary Labor and Employment Law Workshop, AELE Law Enforcement Center, Las Vegas, NV, May 3, 2004 - May 5, 2004
• Alternatives to Discharge, Society of Human Resource Professionals, Springfield, Illinois, April 29, 2004
• Administrative Law, Young Lawyers Division, ISBA, Springfield, Illinois, April 7, 2004
• Employment Investigations, Illinois for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), Chicago, Illinois, March 4, 2004
• Employment Investigations, Illinois for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), Springfield, Illinois, March 12, 2004
• Employment Law Seminar, Sterling Educational Services, Springfield, Illinois, January 28, 2004
• Labor and Employment Update, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), November 5, 2003
• Expert Evidence in Administrative Proceedings, Illinois State Bar Association, Administrative Law Forum, Chicago, Illinois, October 9, 2003
• Legislative Update, Illinois State Bar Association, Environmental Law Forum, Chicago, Illinois, September 25, 2003
• Practicing Before the Illinois Pollution Control Board, Environmental Bureau, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, June 20, 2002
• Practicing Before the Illinois Pollution Control Board, Environmental Bureau, Office of the Attorney General, Springfield, Illinois, June 19, 2002
• Integrity of Decision-Making; Neutrality and Fairness in the Quasi-Judicial Process, Government Bar Association, Springfield, Illinois, April 26, 2002
• Water Issues of Greater Interest to Wastewater Treatment Plants and Water Issues of General Interest, Industrial Water Waste and Sewage Group Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, March 20, 2002
• Practice Before the Illinois Pollution Control Board, Illinois State Bar Association, Committee on Continuing Legal Education, Springfield, November 16, 2001
• Overview of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, John Marshall Law School, Environmental Control and Concerns, Chicago, Illinois, February 27, 2001
• The Role of the Illinois Environmental Regulatory Review Commission, Illinois State Bar Association, Environmental Law Forum, Chicago, October 2, 2000
• Overview of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, Midwest Environmental Enforcement Association, Itasca, Illinois, June 28, 2000
• Improving Public Trust and Confidence in Administrative Adjudication, Government Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, May 23, 2000
• The Illinois Regulatory Environment, Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators, Springfield, Illinois, April 20, 1999
• The Illinois Regulatory Environment, Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators, Springfield, Illinois, April 25, 2000
• The Illinois Regulatory Environment, Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators, Springfield, Illinois, April 18, 2001
• The Illinois Regulatory Environment, Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators, Springfield, Illinois, April 23, 2002

Pro Bono Activities

• Co-Founder, Williamsville Community Foundation
• Former President, Brinkerhoff Association
• Williamsville Unit School District, Referendum Advisory Committee
• Lector, St. Joseph's Church
• School Board Past President, St. Joseph's School
• Attorney Advisor, YMCA Youth and Government Program
• Evaluator and Judge, ISBA High School Mock Trial Competition
• Community Fund Evaluator, United Way
• Women for Women, A Fund Established for Women by the Sangamon County Community Foundation

Past Employment Positions

• Illinois Pollution Control Board, Chairman, 1993 - 2002
• Illinois Labor Relations Board, Member, 1984 - 1993
• State of Illinois, Department of Central Management Services, Chief Labor Relations Counsel, 1980 - 1984
• Listed on panels by FMCS; State of Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission; Iowa Public Employment Relations Board, Arbitrator, Mediator and Fact-Finder, 1988 - 2004
• Fair Employment Practices Commission, Law Clerk, 1977 - 1979
• University of Illinois' Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, Adjunct Professor

Education

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1979
  J.D.
• Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, 1972
  Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: magna cum laude

Published Works

• Various Published Administrative Decisions, Illinois Pollution Control Board
• Various Published Administrative Decisions, Illinois State Labor Relations Board
• Environmental Law for Transactional Attorneys, (Co-Author), IICLE
• The Conundrum of Leaves, Illinois Public Employee Relations Report, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Volume 22, Number 1

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