Me in the Media

My Media, Public Presentations & Seminars

Me in the Media-Interviews, Articles, etc.

My Seminars & Presentations

  • February 24, 2010, “Employment Law and HR Primer for Small Businesses”  co-sponsored by the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce, www.northbrookchamber.org, and SCORE, www.scorechicago.org.
  • December 11, 2009, in Des Plaines, IL, a panel of 6 attorneys (including me) did a business succession workshop focusing on the legal & financial aspects of business succession.  The panel presenters were Fred Dempsey – Real Estate Tax Appeals Attorney; Leon Edelson – Intellectual Property Attorney; Bill Ensing – Attorney, Estate Planning & Asset Protection; Angela Hoops – Financial Planner – Lincoln Financial Advisors; Barry Mortge – Attorney for Closely Held Businesses; & Michael Stuart – Attorney, Estate & Succession Planning.  This workshop was sponsored by Next Level Planning Group.
  • December 9, 2009, a panel of 5 attorneys (including me) did a business & personal asset protection seminar in Des Plaines, IL.   Topics include evaluating the worth of intellectual & real property & determining tax liabilities.  The panel presenters were Fred Dempsey – Real Estate Tax Appeals Attorney; Leon Edelson – Intellectual Property Attorney; Bill Ensing – Attorney, Estate Planning & Asset Protection; & Barry Mortge – Attorney for Closely Held Businesses.
  • December 4, 2009, I presented a labor & employment law seminar at Chicago’s City Hall for the Department of Business Affairs (DBA).  This was my 7th for the DBA.
  • November 5, 2009, I was part of a panel presentation at the Chicago chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI).  Took place at the Rosewood in Rosemont, IL.
  • October 12, 2009, I was part of a panel presentation for the Human Resources Management Association of Chicago (HRMAC).  We discussed legal issues concerning setting up a business in Illinois, & how people in transition must consider these issues when thinking about setting up their own business, instead of looking for “salaried” work.  Thanks to Steve Callisher, Vice President of The Mentor Group Inc., & member of the HRMAC HR Transition Group planning committee & the Board of Directors for a chapter of SHRM (CHRA), for inviting us to present.  This took place at United Airlines’ Reservation Center in Des Plaines, IL.
  • September 24, 2009, I presented the University of Illinois’ “Finding Talent” program for employers & recruiters. My presentation concerned legal issues surrounding background checking, electronic communication & social networking in recruiting & selection.  This was sponsored by the Alumni Career Center at the University of Illinois Alumni Association.  The actual seminar was recorded as a webinar and is available here (due to WordPress’ file size restrictions the link takes you to a zipped file which requires unzipping; other than that it’s a typical media file that can be played on most media players).
  • July 22, 2009, I presented a labor & employment law seminar at Chicago’s City Hall.  Thanks to the City of Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs for setting this up.  This was my 6th presentation for them.
  • May 2, 2009,  presentation to a group of about 40 clients of Chicago’s Woodlawn Community Service Corporation’s annual “Law Day” at Chicago’s Bessie Coleman Public Library, 731 E. 63rd Street.
  • March 4, 2009, presentation for the World Trade Center Illinois‘ Doing Business With Latin America seminar at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago.  My part of the day-long seminar concentrated on the Legal & Cultural Considerations for International Trade in Latin America.  My seminar PowerPoint (10 slides) is available here.
  • February 24, 2009, Joshua Betancourt with UBS Financial Services sponsored a business law seminar centered on business asset protection.  This included protecting intellectual property from competitors & current & former employees, employment agreements including non-competes, non-disclosures, severance, hiring & separation.  Boris Umansky of national IP law firm Leydig, Voit & Mayer, presented on intellectual property, copyright, patent & trademark law. Joshua focused on business financial asset protection strategies, and I handled employment agreements & employment law.
  • February 20, 2009, I gave my 5th seminar for the City of Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs & Licensing.  Like my other seminars this was Q & A focused. Attendees received a 20-page handout summarizing 55+ federal, state and local labor & employment laws, & examining a variety of human resources related legal issues.  This handout is available here.
  • October 27, 2008, and November 10, 2008 business law seminars “Legal Assistance for Entrepreneurs” and “Small Businesses and Human Resources” seminars; I presented with with attorney Elliot Richardson of Horwitz, Richardson and Baker,  at Orly’s Cafe in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood.  These presentations were sponsored by Foreign Exchange Services of Illinois, Inc. as part of their Green Tech Experience forums.
  • June 20, 2008, my 4th seminar for the City of Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs and Licensing.  Like my prior seminars for them, it focused on labor and employment law for small and medium sized businesses (2-1,000 employees).  My presentation’s PowerPoint is here.
  • February 27, 2008, 2 hour training session for a Chicago-based nonprofit. The training concerned progressive discipline and discharge. As typical with most of my training sessions, Q & A and role playing were emphasized. The session was conducted for middle and senior managers with supervisory responsibilities. The training also included a handout which I’ve posted on this site as a PDF. You can access the 10 page handout here/link. In order to maintain confidentiality, I removed the business’ name and all identifying references to the business.
  • January 12, 2008, I presented at the Ground Floor Entrepreneur Center’s 2008 business development seminar. I was part of the “Staffing for Success” panel focusing on the legal issues established businesses must consider relative to selecting, screening/verifying and hiring employees. Other sessions centered on various development, marketing and finance issues encountered by established businesses.
  • November 15, 2007, part of panel presentation for World Trade Center Illinois’ “Breaking Down Trade Barrier” conference. I served on the “Legal Considerations, Accounting & Cultural Considerations” panel.
  • August 15, 2007, labor & employment law seminar for the City of Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs & Licensing at Chicago’s City Hall.
  • March 13, 2007, “Understanding Employment Law” seminar at Loyola University of Chicago’s Water Tower campus. Sponsored by Loyola’s Graduate School of Business & Loyola’s student Human Resource Student Association.At Loyola’s Downtown law school.
  • January 17, 2007, employment law seminar for the City of Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs & Licensing at Chicago’s City Hall. Cosponsored by the Community Economic Development Law Project.
  • December 11, 2006, labor & employment law seminar at the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Stuart Graduate School of Business/Kent College of Law, for a group of 21 Chinese nationals from the province of Inner Mongolia. The class and presentation was sponsored by the Central Asian Productivity Research Center.
  • November 15, 2006, labor & employment law seminar at Chicago’s City Hall. Sponsored by the City of Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs & Licensing & the Community Economic Development Law Project.
  • October 6, 2006, “Understanding Employment Law,” at the Chicago Minority Business Development Council, Inc. and the Chicago Minority Business Opportunity Center’s annual Corporate Bridges event. Sponsored by the Northern Trust Company & Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., at the Northern Trust Company’s HQ in Chicago.
  • April 25, 2006, labor & employment law seminar at the University of Illinois Chicago’s Center for Urban Business & Small Business Development Center.
  • February 22, 2006, employment law seminar at Evanston-Northwestern University’s Small Business Development Center at the Illinois Technology Enterprise Center building. Sponsored by the SBDC, the Illinois Technology Enterprise Center-Evanston & The Technology Innovation Center.
  • November 10, 2005, “Handling Employee Disruptive Behavior” at the Northern Illinois Society of Human Resources Management’s Legal Update conference at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.
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