Experience

Rating: 7.9 (Very Good)

Honors

2010

Outstanding Community Volunteer Award, Junior League of Evanston-North Shore

2009

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

1993

Moot Court Honor Society (Board Member), Chicago-Kent College of Law Illinois Institute of Technology

1992

Moot Court Honor Society (Board Member), Chicago-Kent College of Law Illinois Institute of Technology

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Work Experience

2010 - Present

Principal, Much Shelist, P.C.

1996 - 2010

Partner, Patzik, Frank & Samotny Ltd.

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Associations

2013 - Present

Chicago American Inn of Court

President Emeritus

1995 - Present

United States Supreme Court

Admitted to Practice

1993 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

2011 - 2013

Chicago American Inn of Court

President

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Education

1993

Chicago-Kent College of Law Illinois Institute of Technology

JD - Juris Doctor

1990

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

B.A.

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Speaking Engagements

2013

MS Labs at USB Tower Current Employment Law Practices That Can Land You in Hot Water

2012

MS Labs at USB Tower Restrictive Covenants: Illinois' Brave New World

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Publications

2013

Portfolio Media (Law360) Q&A with Much Shelist's Sheryl Halpern

2013

National Law Review Terminate with Dignity: Minimizing Personal and Professional Pain When an Employment Relationship Ends

2012

Much Shelist Construction Insights: 2012 General Contractors May Be Liable for the Discriminatory and Harassing Conduct of Their Subcontractors’ Employees

2012

Employee Benefit News NLRB offers long-awaited guidance on social media policies

2012

National Law Review When is Your Company’s Social Media Policy an Unfair Labor Practice? Recent NLRB Decisions Offer Long-Awaited Guidance for Employers

2012

National Law Review Employers Beware: 'Facebook Law' Protects Employees' Social Networking Privacy

2012

National Law Review Exercise Caution When Considering Use of Arrest or Conviction Records In Employment Decisions in Light of EEOC Guidance

2012

National Law Review When an Employee Threatens Violence, What's an Employer to Do?

2011

National Law Review New IRS Program Allows Employers to Correct Worker Misclassifications at Greatly Reduced Penalty Rates

2011

National Law Review Social Media in the Workplace: NLRB Offers Guidance for ALL Employers on Offensive Posts and Social Media Policies

2011

National Law Review Disabled or Not Disabled...That Is No Longer the Question: The ADAAA Necessitates a Shift In Focus for Employers

2011

National Law Review He's an Independent Contractor...Or Is He?

2011

National Law Review Q&A for Employers: Understanding the Impact of Illinois' New Civil Union Act

2010

Chicago Lawyer Q&A with Sheryl Jaffee Halpern

2010

National Law Review Top 10 Tactics to Avoid Litigation: An Employment Lawyer's Perspective (Part 1)

2010

National Law Review Top 10 Tactics to Avoid Litigation: An Employment Lawyer's Perspective (Part 2)

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