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Jill represents corporate clients in complex litigation matters, including employment discrimination lawsuits, whistleblower cases, matters arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, trade secret and non-compete matters, Americans with Disabilities Act cases, and Family and Medical Leave Act disputes. She practices in federal and state trial and appellate courts and before arbitrators and administrative review judges.

Qualifications

  • Notre Dame Law School, 1996, J.D., cum laude, Executive Editor, Journal of College and University Law
  • Amherst College, 1993, B.A.

  • Illinois

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court - Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court - Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court - Western District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court - District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court - District of Nebraska
  • U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court - Southern District of Illinois

  • American Heart Association, Counsel for a Cause, Executive Board Member 
  • Brookfield Zoo, Governing Board Member
  • Chicago Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Committee, Executive Board Member
  • Chicago Bar Association, Member

  • Espagnol

Récompenses et distinctions

  • Selected to the Crain's Chicago Business's Notable Leaders in Employment & Labor Law List, 2023
  • Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for Trade Secrets Law, 2023-2024
  • Ranked in Chambers USA for Illinois Labor & Employment, 2021-2023
  • Labor and Employment, Legal 500 – 2016, 2018

Notable Quotes

  • 14 July 2022 “Illinois Cases to Watch in 2nd Half of 2022” Law360
  • 15 October 2020 “Marijuana Legalization Is on the Ballot in 5 States” Society for Human Resource Management
  • 7 October 2020 “Many States Require Employers to Provide Time Off to Vote” Society for Human Resource Management
  • 13 August 2020 “Top Employer Questions About Weed and the Workplace” Society for Human Resource Management
  • 26 June 2020 “What to Do If an Employee Is Arrested During a Protest” Society for Human Resource Management
  • 21 January 2020 “Workplace Drug Testing: What to Do When Employees Fail” Society for Human Resource Management 
  • 14 May 2019 "#MeToo Raises Stakes On Efforts To Root Out Wage Gaps" Law360
  • 20 September 2018 "How Has High-Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Ruled on Workplace Issues?" Society for Human Resource Management
  • 18 April 2018 “The Rise of Retaliation Rates” Human Resources Executive