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Ron Schwartz
Katz, Friedman, Eagle, Eisenstein & Johnson, P.C.
77 W. Washington St., 20th Floor
Chicago, IL 60602
312-263-6330
312-372-5555
MEL@workplacelawyer.com
http://www.workplacelawyer.com
About Me:
Employment Lawyer, Illinois, Attorney for Employees
ducation
Related Activities
Practice Objectives
To represent and counsel individuals who have meritorious employment claims
through mediation, negotiation, litigation and trial practice.
Katz, Friedman, Eagle, Eisenstein & Johnson, P.C. December 2004 to present
Professional Experience
June 1995 - December 2004
HEDBERG, TOBIN, FLAHERTY & WHALEN, P.C., Three First
National Plaza, Suite 1950, Chicago, Illinois 60602
Attorney. General civil litigation and trial practice,
concentrated in employment discrimination/wrongful
discharge matters.
June 1995 - May 1996
CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW, ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY, 565 W. Adams St., Chicago, Illinois 60661.
Adjunct Professor. Taught Interviewing and Counseling
Course and supervised Advice Desk at Daley Civic Center.
July 1981 - June 1995
LAW OFFICES, CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW, ILLINOIS
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, 565 W. Adams St., Chicago,
Illinois 60661
Clinical Instructor. Supervised and utilized law students
on actual cases: provided individualized instruction in
interviewing, drafting of pleadings, discovery requests
and responses, motions, trial practice, counseling and
negotiations, and legal practice management.
September 1980 - March 1981
O'CONOR, KARAGANIS & GAIL LTD., Chicago, Illinois (merged
into Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, Chicago, Illinois)
Associate Attorney. Primary areas of practice: Insurance
Defense and Environmental Law.
Bar Admissions
State of Illinois; United States District Court for the
Northern District of Illinois (General and Trial Bar);
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Education
September 1977 - June 1980
CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW, Chicago, Illinois J.D.,
Honors (1980).
Law Review: Notes and Comments Editor. Legal Services
Center (now Law Offices): Law Intern, with Ill. Sup. Ct.
Rule 711 Student Practice License. Ethics Council.
Judicial Extern for Honorable Marvin E. Aspen, United
States District Court.
August 1973 - August 1977
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Urbana, Illinois B.A., Political
Science (1977).
October 1976 - June 1977
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom,
Liberal Arts studies.
Employment Lawyer, Illinois
I concentrate my practice in employment law, including all
areas of discrimination law. Discrimination law includes: race,
sexual harassment, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, handicap,
and national origin. I also practice in the areas of overtime,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family and Medical Leave
Act (FMLA), Retaliatory Discharge, Whistle blower cases,
breach of contract, and defamation which includes slander and
libel. I review and negotiate severance agreements.
My employment practice is limited to matters arising in the
State of Illinois.