• Born, Chicago, Illinois .
• B.A., DePaul University, 1964
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• J.D., DePaul University, 1967
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• Law Clerk for Justice Daniel J. McNamara of the Illinois Appellate Court, 1967-1968.
• Captain, U.S. Army, 1969-1973
• United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1969-1973.
• Department of the Army Civilian Attorney, 1973-1976 .

• Admitted to the Bar of Illinois, 1967.
• United States Court of Military Appeals, 1969.
• United States District Court, Northen District of Illinois,
• United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1976.
• United States Supreme Court, 1980.
• Trial Bar of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1984.
• United States District Court, Colorado, 2006.

Practice Areas:

Employment law and discrimination in public accommodations and commercial facilities, including equal employment litigation before the Illinois Department of Human Rights; Illinois Human Rights Commission; Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and in Illinois state and federal courts. Civil appellate practice including practice before the Illinois Appellate and Supreme Courts and the United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

 

Professional Memberships and Activities:

• Chicago Bar Association and Member of the Senior Lawyers Section; California State Bar Association
• Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association
• Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Employment Law Committee

 

Publications & Presentations:

• Lecturer in the U. S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps.
• Lecturer on appellate practice.
• Lecturer on the erosion of the employment-at-will doctrine; defending sexual harassment claims; the applicability of the Americans With Disabilities Act to commercial facilities, public accommodations, employment and the workers compensation statute; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act; the Family Medical Leave Act; drug and alcohol polies; how to respond to an EEOC charge; and, coverage provided by and how to assess risks under an Employment Practices Liability Insurance Policy.
• Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in the Employment Context, IDC Quarterly, Third Quarter, 2005, Vol. 15, No. 3, Durga Bharam, Tina L. Fink, Thomas Scott Stewart, Thomas R. Weiler and James P. DeNardo.
• Standard for Granting Summary Judgment in a Retaliation Case Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, IDC Defense Update, April 2004, Vol. 4, No. 2.
• Sexual Harassment: A Review of Current Legal and Pratical Issues, IDC Quarterly, Third Quarter, 1999, Vol. 9, No. 3, William Beatty, Francis Spina, Kimberly Ross, James P. DeNardo, Peter Zullo, John S. Huntley and Samuel Bae.
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act: A Seventh Circuit Perspective, IDC Quarterly, Second Quarter, 1998, Vol. 8, No. 2, William Beatty, Joseph Spitzzeri, Kevin Luther, Francis Spina, Julie Bruch, James P. DeNardo, John S. Huntley, Eric L. Brodie, Durga M. Bharam and Michael J. Fusz.
• Federal Family & Medical Leave Act - Effect on Employees Rights and Employer Responsibilities, The Transportation Lawyer, April, 1996, Vol. 4, No. 7.
• The Impact of Federal Legislation on the Employer/Employee Relationship in Illinois: A Summary of Federal Regulations of Illinois Workplace Issues, IDC Quarterly, Second Quarter, 1996, Vol. 6, No. 2, William Beatty, Patrick Keefe, James P. DeNardo and Kevin Luther.
• Discrimination Vignettes: Age Discrimination & Retirement, Presentation for the Labor & Employment Law Institute, University of Louisville School of Law, Louisville, Kentucky, June 29-30, 1989.