About Herb
Herb Blum has built a long career across government, insurance and private practice. He trained in the Midwest and then moved into roles that paired courtroom experience with regulatory work. The arc of his resume shows steady engagement with labor and insurance matters over decades.
Blum earned his law degree from Northern Illinois University in 1978 after completing a master’s degree at Roosevelt University in 1974 and a bachelor’s degree at St. Ambrose University in 1970. Those academic years bookend an era when many lawyers combined liberal arts and graduate study before entering practice. His legal education at Northern Illinois provided the credential that launched his subsequent positions.
His professional record lists several distinct posts. Beginning in 1979 he served as Of Counsel at Sostrin and Sostrin, P.C. He also served as Assistant Lawyer General in the State of Illinois Labor Division, where he handled matters arising from employer-employee relations and administrative proceedings. At another point in his career he worked in-house for Wausau Insurance Company, advising on insurance coverage and defense issues. The listings do not confine him to a single setting; he has moved between public service, corporate counsel work and private law firm practice.
Colleagues describe Blum’s approach as pragmatic. He has worked on administrative hearings, defended insurance claims, and advised employers on regulatory compliance. He is comfortable in both negotiation and litigation contexts. His background in a state labor division gives him familiarity with agency processes. His in-house experience adds knowledge of policy and claims handling.
Blum maintains professional memberships and remains connected to bar activities and association work. He has kept those ties current while balancing practice responsibilities. That network has informed his practice and kept him aware of evolving rules in labor and insurance law.
Over the years he has handled courtroom work, administrative advocacy and corporate advice. He has been an adviser to insurers and a representative for clients in labor disputes. His resume shows an attorney who has practiced in multiple legal settings and moved between roles as circumstances required.
Today he continues to practice law, concentrating on labor and employment matters, insurance defense and related civil litigation. His current practice focuses on those areas.
