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David Alan Harley
About David
Practice Areas
4
Practice Areas
Employment and Labor
40%
29 years | 100 cases
Education
35%
29 years | 400 cases
Elder Law
15%
9 years | 10 cases
Contracts and Agreements
10%
29 years
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in South Carolina for 29 years
State: South Carolina
Acquired: 1997
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2022
Licensed in Illinois for 27 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 1998
Licensed in North Carolina for 29 years
State: North Carolina
Acquired: 1996
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2022
Location
Law Offices of David Alan Harley
Mobile Office, Lake Bluff, IL, 60044
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David Alan Harley's Reviews
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Showing 1 - 2 of 2 reviews | Wrongful Termination
Posted by John | July 31, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Wrongful Termination
Great help saving my teacher job
I was being targeted as a teacher and believed being set up to be fired. David successfully helped me transfer to another school in a better position. He also helped me recoup pay/stipend because I worked with special needs students. I met David at an IEP meeting representing a student. He impressed ...
Posted by Aubrey | January 14, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Wrongful Termination
Saved my Teaching Certificate
Mr. Harley rescued me from an awful teaching situation. I faced unfounded discipline and possible termination. I wanted out of my job, but couldn't quit or I'd lose my teaching certificate. I put my problem in Mr. Harley's hands. He worked wonders. I left my school and saved my certificate. Now I st...
David Alan Harley's Lawyer Endorsements
"David is a very smart guy with a lot of enthusiam. Outstanding lawyer with a high level of skill and very ethical. I endorse this lawyer."
"I endorse David. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community."
"I endorse this lawyer. David really knows education law. Very strategic and very oriented towards executing the strategy he agrees with his client."
Dale Akins
Personal injury lawyer
Experience
Professional misconduct
This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2022.
Reprimand issued in NC, 2022
updated on 08/01/2025Typically in this case the lawyer's poor behavior is exposed to the public in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.
David’s comment:
“Reciprocal reporting from the SC Reprimand. All during a time attorney Harley became seriously ill and hospitalized in ICU and major lung surgery with ongoing complications that he has fully recovered.”
Public Reprimand issued in SC, 2022
updated on 08/01/2025Public reprimand means an attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The State gives the lawyer a public reprimand in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior. Details of the infraction are made part of the public record.
David’s comment:
“SC Reprimand. All during a time attorney Harley became seriously ill and hospitalized in ICU and major lung surgery with ongoing complications that he has fully recovered.”
Work Experience
2007 - 2019
Principal, Harley Law, LLC
2005 - 2007
Of Counsel, Scariano, Himes and Petrarca, Chtd
2001 - 2005
Of Counsel, Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP
1999 - 2006
General Counsel, Special Education District of Lake County
1997 - 1999
Attorney, Scariano, Himes and Pertrarca
1996 - 1997
Clerk, United States District Court For The District Of South Carolina
Associations
2015 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
2005 - Present
Unites States Supreme Court BarMember
1997 - Present
South Carolina Bar AssociationMember
1997 - Present
Illinois State Bar AssociationMember
2003 - 2004
Board Of Trustees, Grace United Methodist ChurchPresident
Sample of Legal Cases
AP v. Glenbrook North School District
Cert. Denied, Client Prevailed
Education
1996
University of South Carolina School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1988
Furman University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2018
IEP and 504 Plan Legal Workshop
Special Education and 504 Plans
2017
IEP and 504 Plan Legal Workshop
Special Education and 504 Plans
2004
Illinois Association of School Boards Joint Annual Conference 2004
Special Ed Cooperatives: Communication and Cooperation
Languages
English
Activity
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I am 17 and I have graduated high school and attending college how do I file for emancipation.
28 Jul 2020
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Is it worth hiring a lawyer for an expulsion that was based on a social media post?
29 Jul 2020
Q&A
Win Lose or Draw Win Lose or Draw how much would it cost me roughly to go after the school for violation constitutional rights?
28 Jan 2020