Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Cynthia Peterson, a senior associate in the Labor &; Employment group, focuses her practice on employment litigation defense, including Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, and wage and hour cases before both federal and state courts and administrative agencies. She also advises clients on employment contract matters, workplace harassment training, affirmative action compliance and employment counseling.

Areas of Practice

• Labor & Employment
• Litigation
• Counseling and Preventive Law/Training
• Employment Litigation

West Practice Categories

Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals, Estate Planning, Taxation Law

Bar Admissions

• Illinois
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit

Past Employment Positions

• Hinshaw & Culbertson

Education

• Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1998
  J.D.
• University of Maryland at College Park, 1995
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Major: Sociology

Address

131 South Dearborn Street
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60603-5559

Phones

(312) 324-8620

Faxes

(312) 324-9620

Emails

cmpeterson@perkinscoie.com

Websites

http://www.perkinscoie.com