Employment Lawyers in Chicago, IL

329 lawyers listed. Wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wages, and contracts at work.

Listings are a starting point, not a ranking of legal ability. Imported details may be outdated. Check official licensing records and ask the office about your specific matter and availability.

Daniel Ryan

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP · Chicago, IL
Unclaimed profileEmploymentBusiness and CorporateConsumer ProtectionArbitration and Mediation

Theodore Becker

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP · Chicago, IL
Unclaimed profileEmploymentBusiness and CorporateConsumer ProtectionHealth Care

Gary Gerstman

Sidley Austin LLP · Chicago, IL
Unclaimed profileBusiness and CorporateEmployment ContractsMergers and Acquisitions

Jeffrey Tone

Sidley Austin LLP · Chicago, IL
Unclaimed profileEmploymentConsumer ProtectionGovernment and AdministrativeSecurities

Roger Price

Seyfarth Shaw LLP · Chicago, IL
Unclaimed profileBusiness and CorporateArbitration and MediationLegal MalpracticeProbate

John P. Kelsh

Sidley Austin LLP · Chicago, IL
Unclaimed profileBusiness and CorporateSecuritiesEmployment Contracts

David Porter

The Law Office of David Porter · Chicago, IL
Unclaimed profileWrongful TerminationWorkplace DiscriminationWage and HourEmployment Contracts

Amanda Wiley

Winston & Strawn LLP · Chicago, IL
Unclaimed profileEmploymentConsumer ProtectionAppealsInternational

About these 329 listings

The practice areas listed most often are Employment Contracts (99), Workplace Discrimination (39), Wage and Hour (33), Wrongful Termination (23) and Whistleblower (22). A lawyer can appear under more than one.

121 of the 329 listings show a year of admission. Of those, 72% were admitted more than 25 years ago and 1% within the last 10 years; the range runs from 1968 to 2017.

The firms and organizations that appear most often are Seyfarth Shaw LLP (104), Sidley Austin LLP (40), Winston & Strawn LLP (38), Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP (27) and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (13).

The law schools named most often are University of Illinois (35), Loyola University Chicago School of Law (22), Northwestern University School of Law (20), Northwestern University (20) and University of Notre Dame (19).

These figures describe the employment lawyers listed in this directory for Chicago, IL, not every lawyer there. Many listings come from older public records and have not been confirmed by the lawyer. Counts in brackets are numbers of listings.

How do I check that a employment lawyer in Illinois is licensed?

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What does a employment lawyer in Illinois typically charge?

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