Ronald Schwartz - Lawyer in Deerfield, IL

Ronald Barry Schwartz

Employment and labor Attorney at Deerfield, IL

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Employment and labor

50%

I represent individuals in Whistleblower and unlawful retaliation cases. I frequently represent workers for unpaid overtime claims and in severance pay negotiations. I also represent individuals in defamation actions. In addition, I represent Relators in qui tam cases where false claims have been submitted to the United States, State of Illinois, the City of Chicago and other States.
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43 years, 640 cases
Civil rights

20%

I concentrate my practice in unlawful retaliation cases. Although employment discrimination may no longer be as rampant as it once was, retaliation for whistleblowing, reporting sexual harassment, race discrimination, sex discrimination, disability discrimination, ADA, overtime claims, national origin, age discrimination, sexual orientation, workers compensation claims is still prevalent. I have 25 years experience fighting for worker's rights.
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Litigation

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Whistleblower law / Retaliation claims / False Claims Act in which cases are filed under seal. If Government recovers from Defendant, Relator--Plaintiff gets 15% to 30% of the recovery. I also represent workers in overtime wage cases. But I try to settle these cases out of court whenever possible.
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25 cases
Libel and slander

5%

I represent persons who have been libeled and defamed in Illinois, especially employees. http://www.workplacelawyer.com/defamation.html
Workers compensation

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Our law firm, has a distinguished State wide Illinois workers compensation practice. We have more than 10 lawyers whose practice is in workers' compensation. Please call me for more details.
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I enjoy playing basketball and badminton with my youngest daughter. I know simple HTML code which allows me to update my website.

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Licensed for 42 years

State IL

Status Active And Authorized To Practice Law

Acquired 1980

Updated 01/06/2023

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

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Ronald Barry Schwartz

1260 Greenwood Ave.

Deerfield, IL, 60015

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AVVO RATING 8.2 (Excellent)

Work Experience

Partner
Hedberg, Tobin, Flarehty & Whalen
1995 - 2004

Education

Chicago-Kent College of Law Illinois Institute of Technology
Political Science
1980

University of Illinois College of Law
BA - Bachelor of Arts
1977

Niles North High School
High School Diploma
1973

Cardiff University
N/A

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Legal Cases

Desert Palace v. Costa
Affirmed for employee

Associations

Illinois State Bar Association
Member, Labor & Employment Section Council
2009 - Present

National Employment Lawyers Association--Illinois
Member
1986 - Present

Chicago Bar Association
Member
1980 - Present

American Bar Association
Member
1988 - 2005

American Association of Law Schools
Member
1988 - 1995

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Languages Spoken

English

Awards

Certificate of Appreciation
Chicago Bar Association
2004

Certificate of Appreciation
Chicago Bar Association
1993

Distinguished Service Award
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
1989

Certificate of Merit
Chicago-Kent Law Review
1980

Jordan S. Cassman Memorial Education Award
B'nai B'rith
1973

Memco Scholarship Recognition
Macomb County Bar Association
1973

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Publications

Practising Law Institute
Defamation, Privacy and Other Common Law Issues in the Computer Age
2002

Speaking Engagements

Joint Committee on Government Reform
Illinois Whistleblower Act
2009

Rotary Club Meeting
Avoiding Post-Termination Employment Disputes
2008

Networking opportunities for law students interested in Labor and Employment Law
Networking opportunities for law students interested in Labor and Employment Law
2008