our philosophy

We understand that each client has specific goals and objectives. We will help you examine every available option, so that you can make informed decisions. Your legal needs are our priority; accordingly, we promptly respond to your inquiries and questions. We advocate preventative law over crisis management and we pride ourselves on our ability to provide the legal services that you need, when you need them, with the highest degree of professionalism.

Our firm recognizes that school districts have very specialized needs. Therefore, all of our attorneys make a consistent effort to keep abreast of both the educational and legal issues facing our school district clients. Our attorneys regularly present before school board associations, school administrators, teacher organizations and related professional groups, including the National Organization on Legal Problems in Education, the American Association of School Administrators, the National School Desegregation Committee, the National School Boards Association, the Association of School Business Officials, the National Council of School Attorneys, the American Education Research Association-Special Interest Group on School Law, the Illinois Association of School Boards, the Illinois Association of School Administrators, the Illinois Association of School Business Officials, the Illinois Council of School Attorneys, the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Institute on Continuing Legal Education.

Members of the firm also participate as speakers at continuing legal education seminars for practicing school attorneys. Additionally, several members of our firm teach graduate level courses in educational law and conduct seminars on school law. Various members of the firm have authored publications on education and school law issues, including chapters for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the “Law Ed” presentations of the Illinois State Bar Association on School Law and other prominent legal publications.