Margery Newman contributed an article for the Illinois Mechanical & Specialty Contractors Association’s June 2017 issue of SubStance. The article focuses on false claims and whistleblowing related to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) in Illinois. Read the article as it originally appeared in SubStance here.             […]

On 6/7/17 Rich Lenkov presented at the FoodService Industry Risk Management Association (FIRMA) Chicago Conference. Rich provided important legal updates regarding why, when and how businesses should use video surveillance in litigation.

Rich Lenkov moderated a panel on “3 Common Ethical Dilemmas From 3 Different Perspectives” with Eric Spalsbury, Director of Risk Management for Stanley Steemer International and Arbitrator Maria Bocanegra of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission at the 2017 CLM & Business Insurance Workers’ Compensation Conference in Chicago, Illinois.         […]

On 5/25/17, Rich Lenkov attended Legal Prep Charter Academy’s 6th Annual Barristers’ Ball. Rich is proud to serve on the advisory board of LPCA, Chicago’s only legal themed charter high school.

On 5/15/17 Rich Lenkov joined several fellow Northern Illinois University College of Law alumni to be sworn into the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Rich was welcomed to the highest court in the land by Chief Justice John Roberts and 6 associate justices (Justices Sotomayor and Gorsuch were […]

Dear Colleague: Last month, the 7th Circuit affirmed the US. District Court’s decision, which granted our Motion for Summary Judgment and resulted in the dismissal of the entirety of an ADA suit against our client, a Chicago hotel. Plaintiff was terminated after being caught on video sleeping in the hotel […]

Rich Lenkov moderated a discussion on “Managing the opioid epidemic” in CLM‘s Spring issue 2017 of Workers’ Compensation Magazine. Click here to view the full article.

Rich Lenkov recently appeared on WGN’s The Bill & Wendy Show to discuss Barbara Byrd Bennett’s sentencing, Jesse Jackson Jr. and Sandi Jackson in divorce court, United Airlines passenger settlement among other current legal issues. Click here to listen to the show.

Maital Savin recently recorded a presentation on “Workplace Violence” for the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association’s video reference library. Click here to view the presentation.

Jeanne Hoffmann, Margery Newman and Tina Paries attended the Women Construction Owners & Executives (WCOE) 2017 Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. from April 2-4, 2017. The three-day Conference started with High Tea Celebration on Sunday afternoon followed by dine-arounds, Monday speakers and panelists, Monday night’s Awards Gala, and culminated with […]