Building Lasting Legal Relationships One Case At A Time
Practice Areas
- Labor and Employment- Employer 90%
- State, Local, and Municipal Law 10%
Education
- Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York
- J.D.
- State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York
- B.A. - 1997
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Major: History
Bar Admissions
- New York, 2001
- Illinois, 2006
- Missouri, 2012
Current Employment Position
- President and Chief Executive Officer
Past Positions
- Hesse Martone, P.C., Principal, 2012 to 2020
- Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council, Attorney, 2006 to 2011
- Civil Service Employee Association, Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, 2002 to 2006
- New York State Law Enforcement Officers Union, Council 82, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, 2001 to 2002
Classes & Seminars
- "Funding and Collective Bargaining" in the Public Sector, IIT Chicago Kent College of Law, 2020
- Are We Really Going to Talk About Pot?, Illinois Association of County Clerks and Recorders, 2020
- Social Media Policies - Employer Needs & Employee Rights, National Business Institute, 2018
- NLRB Rules and Recent Decisions, National Business Institute, 2017
- Discipline & Discharge Bootcamp for Public Employers, Illinois Municipal League, 2017
- Employee Handbooks, Discipline, & Discharge, National Business Institute, 2017
- Employee Sick Leave Act & Illinois Human Rights Act, Association of General Contractors of Illinois, 2017
- Illinois Employee Sick Leave Act, Illinois Association of County Administrators, 2016
- NLRB Obligation and Compliance, National Business Institute, 2016
Pro-Bono Activities
- Theatre in the Park, 2018 to 2021
- Springfield Theatre Centre, 2019 to Present
Languages
- English
Fraternities Or Sororities
- Phi Alpha Theta