Cross, Roland R.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Primary Industries Served:

Family Law; Employment Law; General Civil Practice; School Law

West Practice Categories

State & Municipal Bonds & Financing, Collections, Garnishment, Contracts, Uniform Commercial Code, Business Successions, Limited Liability Companies, DUI/DWI, Drug Violations, Federal, Felonies, Juvenile Crimes, Misdemeanor, White Collar Crimes, Education Law, Colleges & Universities, Private Schools, Public Schools, Special Education, Student Rights, Tenure, Employment Law -- Employee, Affirmative Action -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Railroad Worker Injury/FELA, Municipal Employment -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Affirmative Action -- Employer, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer, Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employer, Municipal Employment -- Employer, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Whistleblower -- Employer, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Solid Waste, Elder Law, Trusts, Wills, Divorce, Government Procurement, State & Municipal Contracts, Hospital Law, Mental Health, Commercial Insurance, Property & Casualty, Title Insurance, Animal Bites -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Aviation Accidents -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Railroad Accidents -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Estate Administration, Dental Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Land Use & Zoning, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Employment, Municipal Liability, Workers' Compensation Appeals, Workers' Compensation Fraud

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 2001

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association, Education Law Section (Council)
• Sangamon County Bar Association
• Lincoln Land Community College Foundation, 2003 - 2009 (Board of Directors)

Honors and Awards

• Sangamon County Bar Association Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, 2005
• Joseph Bartylak Award, Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, 2011

Classes and Seminars

• Panelist, Central Illinois Builders of AGC 57th Annual Meeting, Springfield, IL, November
• Moderator and Presenter: Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education Pre-Marital Agreement Seminar, Champaign, IL, November 9, 2011
• Divorce Boot Camp (Collinsville): Presenter, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Initial Conferences/Choosing Clients/Difficult Clients, June 8, 2011
• You Be the Judge - An Employment Case Law Update (Springfield): Presenter, Central Illinois Chapter-Society for Human Resource Managers, Ninth Annual Legislative Conference, April 23, 2008
• Representation of Children in Family Law Cases (Collinsville): Presenter, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 7th Annual Family Law Conference, April 18, 2008
• Divorce Boot Camp (Collinsville): Moderator, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, February 22, 2008
• Mediation in Custody/Visitation Cases (Springfield): Presenter, Sangamon County Bar Association, February 8, 2008
• Employment Law from A to Z (Springfield): Presenter, Lorman - Employment Law Update, January 23, 2008
• Pleadings, Responses, and Appearances (Peoria): Speaker, Illinois State Bar Association, Family Nuts and Bolts Seminar, 2011

Pro Bono Activities

• Illinois State Historical Society

Education

• Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 2001
  J.D.
  Honors: Excellence Award, Fall 2000
• University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, 1998
  Ph.D.
  Major: English
• University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, 1989
  M.A.
  Major: English
• Denison University, Granville, Ohio, 1987
  B.A.
  Major: English

Published Works

• Seventh Circuit Certifies Questions to Illinois Supreme Court on Tendered Teachers, Recall Rights, ISBA Education Law Newsletter, October, 2011

Address

205 S. Fifth Street
Suite 700
Springfield, IL 62701

Phones

888-763-9594
217-280-4271

Faxes

217-544-9609

Emails

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Websites

http://www.bhslaw.com