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HIghly Recommend Doug Werman
Recovered my owed wages!
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Practice areas
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Employment and labor80%
33 years, 800 cases
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Class action10%
26 years, 250 cases
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Contracts and agreements10%
33 years
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Douglas M Werman
77 W Washington, Suite 1402
Chicago, IL, 60602-3499
Reviews
HIghly Recommend Doug Werman
Recovered my owed wages!
Cost
Rates
- Hourly Rates $ 600-725 per hour
- Contingency 33%-40%
- Retainer Sometimes
Payment methods
Cash, Check
Resume
Work Experience
- Managing Partner
- Werman Salas P.C. (formerly Werman Law Office P.C..)
- 2001 - Present
Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law
- JD - Juris Doctor
- 1990
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- BA - Bachelor of Arts
- 1987
Legal Cases
- Arrez, et al. v. Kelly Services, Inc.
- Case Settled on Class-Wide Basis, $11,000,000.
- Kim and Sorenson v. CHT Corp. and Charlie Trotter
- Settlement on Class-Wide Basis
Associations
- American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
- Member - Fair Labor Standards Legislation Committee
- N/A
- National Employment Lawyers Association
- Member
- N/A
- Chicago Bar Association
- Member
- N/A
Languages Spoken
- Spanish
Honors and Awards
- Super Lawyer
- SuperLawyers
- 2020
- Super Lawyer
- SuperLawyers
- 2019
- Super Lawyer
- SuperLawyers
- 2018
Publications
- American Bar Association publication
- The Fair Labor Standards Act
- 2013
- Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
- Settling Wage and Hour Class Actions
- 2010
- BNA publications, Daily Labor Report
- Douglas Werman quoted in "Contingent Workers Kelly Services to Pay $11 Million to Settle Wage, Hour Suit on Behalf of Illinois Workers"
- 2009
Speaking Engagements
- Wage and Hour Class Actions
- Settlement of Wage & Hour Class Actions
- 2013
- Practising Law Institute
- Litigating Wage and Hour Class Actions
- 2013
- Association for Continuing Legal Education
- Settling Wage and Hour Class Actions
- 2012
Attorney endorsements
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Employment and labor Attorney | Jun 18
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Well-known, well-respected lawyer who fights hard for his clients. Highly recommended."
Employment and labor Attorney | Jan 03
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Doug Werman is a knowledgeable and seasoned attorney who I highly recommend for all employment/labor law and class action related matters. His approach is straight forward and honest, and I know him to be a zealous advocate on behalf of his clients."
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