Lawyer Overview

Primary Industries Served:

Elementary & Secondary Schools; Colleges & Universities; Realtors Association; Charitable Organizations; Private Sector Business

Representative Clients

• Lincoln Land Community College
• Heartland Community College
• Springfield Public School Dist.
• Ball-Chatham Community Unit School Dist.
• Pleasant Plains Community Unit School Dist.
• Springfield Clinic, LLP
• Sojourn Shelter & Services, Inc.
• Capitol Area Association of Realtors
• Bartlow Bros., Inc.

West Practice Categories

Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Age Discrimination, Disability & Illness Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Education Law, Colleges & Universities, Public Schools, Tenure, Employment Law -- Employer, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employer, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer, Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Family Law, Divorce, Prenuptial Agreements, Insurance Law, Bad Faith Insurance, Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Title Insurance, Labor Law, Labor Arbitration, Unfair Competition, Wage & Hour Laws, Litigation & Appeals, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Real Estate Law, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, Collaborative Law, Administrative Law

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1993
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1993
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1993
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1993
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1998

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Rutledge Youth Foundation, 1997 - 1999 (Board of Directors)

Classes and Seminars

• Employment Law Seminars, BHS
• Unemployment Compensation - Effective Policies and Procedures That Could Positively Impact Your UEI Ratings and Liability, 6th Annual Seminar in Human Resources, Central Illinois Chapter - Society for Human Resources Management, Springfield, IL, April 20, 2005
• Employment Discrimination Seminar, Lorimar, 2000
• Compliance w/ 501(C)(3), Illinois Community College System, 1999
• Obtaining 501(C)(B) status, Springfield Community Federation, 1997

Pro Bono Activities

• Pro Bono Domestic Cases, Child Representative, 1995 - 2000

Past Employment Positions

• Honorable Rodney S. Webb, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of North Dakota, Law Clerk, 1993 - 1994

Education

• University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1993
  J.D.
  Honors: With Distinction; Order of the Coif
• University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1979
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude

Address

205 S. Fifth Street
Suite 700
Springfield, IL 62701

Phones

(217) 544-8491 (ext. 236)

Faxes

(217) 544-9609

Emails

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Websites

http://www.bhslaw.com