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| | Address | 33 North La Salle Street
Suite 3800 | | Chicago, Illinois 60602 | | (Cook Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 312-419-1000 | | Facsimile: 312-419-1007 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.socw.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Smith O'Callaghan & White practices in the following areas of law:
Labor and Employment. Trial and Appellate Litigation: Federal and State Courts. Employment Litigation. Management Labor Law. Unfair Competition, Trade Secrets and Non-Compete Agreements. Administrative Agency: Federal, State and Local. Employment Mediation and Arbitration. | Firm Profile:
Smith O'Callaghan & White is a labor and employment law firm representing national and international corporations, including Fortune 500 and Global 500 companies, in legal matters and litigation arising in Chicago and the Midwest, mid-size corporations and professional entities such as other law firms. The firm's focus is in labor and employment law and the full spectrum of employment-related litigation. | | Firm Size: 9 | | Terry J. Smith (Member) born Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, September 5, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Wisconsin, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1987, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Lawrence University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); Cornell Law School (J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Henry M. Wriston Scholar. Member: Chicago (Member: Labor and Employment Law and Federal Civil Practice Committees), Seventh Circuit and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Brill v. McDonald's Corporation, 28 F.3d 633 (7th Cir. 1994); Johnson v. Indopco, Inc., 79 F. 3d 1150, 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 6313 (7th Cir. 1996); Wohl v. Spectrum Mfg., Inc., 94 F.3d 353 (7th Cir. 1996); Kelley v. Crosfield Catalysts, 135 F. 3d 1202 (7th Cir. 1998), 962 F. Supp. 1047 (N.D. Ill. 1997); Adamczyk, et al. v. Lever Brothers Co., 991 F. Supp. 931 (N.D.Ill. 1997), 33 F. Supp. 2d 679 (N.D.Ill. 1998) and 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3494 (N.D.Ill. 1999); Dikcis v. Indopco, Inc., 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5276 (N.D. Ill. 1997) and 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 234 (N.D.Ill. 1998); Stevenson v. Unichema North America, 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10547 (N.D. Ill. 1995); Johnson and Wilkes v. Indopco, Inc., 887 F. Supp. 1092 (N.D. Ill. 1995), 846 F. Supp. 670 (N.D. Ill. 1994) and 834 F. Supp. 1039 (N.D. Ill. 1993); Messing v. InPhynet Medical Mgmt., et al., 872 F. Supp. 539 (N.D. Ill. 1995); Johnson v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co., 844 F. Supp. 466 (N.D. Ind. 1994); Rose, et al. v. Consolidated Elec. Distributors, Inc., 816 F. Supp. 489 (N.D. Ill. 1993); Layne v. Builders Plumbing Supply Co., Inc., 210 Ill. App. 3d 966, 569 N.E. 2d 1104 (2d Dist. 1991); Rolark v. University of Chicago Hospitals, 688 F. Supp. 401 (N.D. Ill. 1988) and 51 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1230 (N.D. Ill. 1989); Patton v. University of Chicago Hospitals, 706 F. Supp. 627 (N.D. Ill. 1989). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation; Management Labor Law; Litigation; Unfair Competition; Theft of Trade Secrets. Email: Terry J. Smith | | Mary Aileen O'Callaghan (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, July 24, 1945; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1990, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1996 U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar. Education: Mundelein College (B.F.A., with honors, 1967); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 1977). Associate Editor, Loyola University Law Journal, 1976-1977. Author: "Labor Law-Ominous Implication for Public Sector Collective Bargaining in Illinois," 8 Loy. Chi. L.J. 209 (1976); "Employment Discrimination Law," 2d edition, 1983-1985 cum. supplement, BNA Books, 1987-1990 (Contributing Editor). Speaker, Council on Education in Management, Executive Enterprises, American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law, Mid-Winter Meetings, American Management Association. Adjunct Professor, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, 1980-1983; Adjunct Faculty, University of Wisconsin Management Institute, 1991-1998. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Section of Labor and Employment Law; Equal Employment Opportunity Law Committee; Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee; International Labor Law Committee). Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Reported Cases: McEwen v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., 919 F.2d 58 (7th Cir. 1990); Taylor v. Canteen Corp., 789 F. Supp. 279 (C.D. Ill. 1992); Kohnke v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., 932 F. Supp. 1110 (N.D. Ill. 1996). Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation; Affirmative Action Plans; Employee Handbooks; Employer Counseling; Employment Mediation; Executive Severance Contracts; Labor Relations; Collective Bargaining. Email: Mary Aileen O'Callaghan | | Laura A. White (Member) born Dayton, Ohio, November 24, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1992); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 1996). Phi Alpha Delta. Office of the General Counsel, Loyola University of Chicago, 1996-1997. Member: Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago, Volunteer Lawyers for the Homeless. Member: Chicago (Member, Labor and Employment Law Committee), Illinois State (Member, Labor & Employment Law and Civil Practice & Procedure Committees), Seventh Circuit and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Employment Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Employment Class Actions; Management Employment Law; Wrongful Termination Defense. Email: Laura A. White | | OF COUNSEL | | John T. Powen (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, January 1, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Finance, 1985); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1988). Gavel Society; Phi Delta Phi. Partner, Kessler Smith & Powen, 1995-1999. President, 2002-2003, and Board of Directors, 1993-2004, Blind Service Association of Chicago. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Litigation; Real Estate Development. Email: John T. Powen | | David Alan Schneider (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, July 16, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 1991); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation; Litigation; Employment Class Actions; Employment Discrimination. Email: David Alan Schneider | | ASSOCIATES | | Robert R. Duda Jr. (Associate) born Hoffman Estates, Illinois, July 14, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1996); DePaul University (J.D., 1999). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Employment Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Theft of Trade Secrets; Unfair Competition. Email: Robert R. Duda Jr. | | Rebecca A. Figler (Associate) born Park Ridge, Illinois, March 5, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Purdue University (B.S., with distinction, 1998); DePaul University (J.D., 2001). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "Friends of Southeast's Future v. U.S. Forest Service," DePaul Environmental Law Digest, 1999. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Rebecca A. Figler | | Maureen A. Quann (Associate) born Fort Dix, New Jersey, September 26, 1974; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Clarke College (B.S., 1997); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2007). Author: "D-dimer, inflammatory markers, and lower extremity functioning in patients with and without peripheral arterial disease," Circulation, July 1, 2003, Volume 107(25): 3191-8; "Depressive symptoms and lower extremity functioning in men and women with peripheral arterial disease," Journal of General Internal Medicine, June, 2003, Volume 18(6): 461-7; "Statin use and leg functioning in patients with and without lower-extremity peripheral arterial disease," Circulation, February 11, 2003, Volume 107(5): 757-61. Speaker: Society of General Internal Medicine, Midwest Chapter, September, 2002; Society of General Internal Medicine, Midwest Chapter, September, 2001; Iowa Academy of Science, April, 1997; Argonne National Laboratories Undergraduate Science Symposium, November, 1996. Member: Chicago (Member, Labor and Employment Law Committee), Illinois State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Committee) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Maureen A. Quann | | Jessica L. Putnam (Associate) born DeKalb, Illinois, May 18, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 2003); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., 2007); Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work (M.S.W., 2008). Member: Chicago (Member, Labor and Employment Law Committee), Illinois (Member, Labor and Employment Law Committee) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. |
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