Illinois residents facing employment law issues have access to attorneys who specialize in workplace discrimination, wrongful termination, wage disputes, harassment, and retaliation claims. The legal framework in Illinois differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Circuit Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern employment law cases in this jurisdiction.

Employment disputes in Illinois may involve wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, or wage violations. Administrative deadlines for EEOC charges typically run 180 to 300 days, and Illinois state law may provide additional protections beyond federal minimums. Claims can be pursued through the state human rights commission, federal EEOC, or directly in Circuit Court, depending on the nature of the case.

When selecting an employment law attorney in Illinois, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Circuit Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout Illinois and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

For a detailed overview of how employment law law works in Illinois — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to employment law law in Illinois. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Adam Dayan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Adam Dayan
 6232 North Pulaski Road, 300 Chicago IL 60646
(312) 925-9300
Illinois Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Employment Law
Jennifer Witherspoon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
J.Witherspoon Legal & Mediation Services
 Suite 100 Waukegan IL 60085
(847) 672-7819
University of Illinois - Chicago John Marshall Law School (2003)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Employment Law
Ross Good - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
  Chicago
University of Illinois - Chicago John Marshall Law School (2013)
English
9th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Consumer Law
Vincent C Mancini - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fornaro Law
 1022 S. LaGrange Road LaGrange IL 60525
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1994)
English, Spanish
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
James G Militello III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Prime Law Group, LLC
 747 S. Eastwood Drive Woodstock IL 60098
(815) 338-2040
The John Marshall Law School (1988)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Communications & Internet Law
Dr. Maudia Norman Washington - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Washington Law Offices, P.C.
 22 W. Washington Street, Suite 1500 Chicago IL 60602
(312) 772-7906
Argosy University
English
United States Tax Court Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
Michael I. Leonard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Leonard Trial Lawyers LLC
 120 N. LaSalle Street 20th Floor Chicago IL 60602
(312) 363-7895
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (1988)
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law
Doug Hyman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lewitas Hyman PC
 161 N. Clark Street Suite 1600 Chicago IL 60601
(312) 291-4600
English
Unknown Status
Employment Law Securities Law Stockbroker & Investment Fraud
Peter T. Sadelski - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ed Fox & Associates, Ltd.
 118 N Clinton St #425 Chicago IL 60661
3123458877106
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (2021)
English, Polish
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Employment Law
George W. Svoboda - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of George W. Svoboda
 17588 W Summit Dr Grayslake IL 60030
(224) 360-0696
University of Illinois - Chicago John Marshall Law School (1993)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Business Law Collections Employment Law
David Ivan Cates - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 216 W Pointe Dr. Ste A Swansea IL 62226
(618) 277-3644
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Employment Law Personal Injury
Peter C. Wachowski - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bellas & Wachowski Lawyers at Law
 15 N Northwest Hwy Park Ridge IL 60068
8478239030214
The John Marshall Law School (1990)
English, Polish
Federal Court Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate DUI & DWI Employment Law
TiShaunda McPherson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Loftus & Eisenberg, Ltd
 161 N Clark St #1600 Chicago IL 60601
(312) 899-6625
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
English
Illinois Bar
Active License
Education Law Employment Law
Neda Nozari - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nozari Legal
 701 Main Street. Suite 202 Evanston IL 60202
(847) 861-7900
The John Marshall Law School (2009)
English, Farsi, Spanish
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Employment Law
Philip Fornaro - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fornaro Law
 23 Lincoln Street Unit 101 Hinsdale IL 60521
(708) 639-4320
The John Marshall Law School (1991)
English, Italian
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business Law
Kamran Memon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Kamran Memon
 200 S Michigan Ave Suite 201 Chicago IL 60604
(312) 961-2354
University of Chicago (1995)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Business Law Civil Rights Consumer Law
Omar Khan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Khan Nayyar & Associates, LLC
 One Lincoln Centre 18W140 Butterfield Road, Floor 15 Oakbrook Terrace IL 60181
(630) 529-9377
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
English, Hindi, Spanish, Urdu
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Faraz Nayyar - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Khan Nayyar & Associates, LLC
 One Lincoln Centre 18W140 Butterfield Rd., Floor 15 Oakbrook Terrace IL 60181
(630) 529-9377
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
English, Hindi, Spanish, Urdu
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Brendan W Caver - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Brendan W. Caver, Ltd.
 308 W State St #321 Rockford IL 61101
(815) 714-9508
Loyola University Chicago (2002)
French
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Cameron Ross Monti - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Howard & Howard Lawyers, PLLC
 200 S. Michigan Avenue Suite 1100 Chicago IL 60604
(312) 456-3674
University of Washington School of Law (2001)
English
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Construction Law
Peter S. Lubin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lubin Austermuehle, P.C.
 19 S LaSalle St #702 Chicago IL 60603
University of Chicago (1983)
English
U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Communications & Internet Law
Michael T. Sanderson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC
 1737 South Naperville Road Suite 100 Wheaton IL 60189
(630) 665-7300
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (2017)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Employment Law Family Law Medical Malpractice
John Galarnyk - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Galarnyk & Associates
 55 W. Manroe St Suite 3600 Chicago IL 60603
(312) 441-5800
English
Unknown Status
Business Law Construction Law Employment Law
Justin Randolph - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Randolph & Holloway LLC
 53 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1234 Chicago IL 60604
(312) 663-1560
DePaul College of Law (1996)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Employment Law Immigration Law
Ted A Donner - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 Donner & Company Law Offices LLC 1125 Wheaton Oaks Court Wheaton IL 60187
(630) 588-1131
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (1990)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
M. Ammar Shamaileh - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Shamaileh Law Office
 350 S. Northwest Hwy Suite 300 Park Ridge IL 60068
(847) 656-5270
Rutgers University - Camden (2004)
Arabic
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Communications & Internet Law
D. Daxton White - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The White Law Group, LLC
 125 S. Wacker Dr. Suite 300 Chicago IL 60606
Oxford University (2001)
Florida Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Collections
Kathleen Currie Chavez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Foote, Mielke, Chavez & O’Neil, LLC
 55 West Wacker, 9th Floor Chicago IL 60601
(630) 232-7450
Northwestern University School of Law (1995)
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Antitrust Law Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
James R. Enlow - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gates, Wise, Schlosser & Goebel
 1231 S 8th St Springfield IL 62703
(217) 522-9010
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (1988)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Employment Law
James F. Hurst - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Winston & Strawn LLP
 35 West Wacker Drive Chicago IL 60601
(312) 558-5600
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Charles Mudd - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 411 S. Sangamon Street Suite 1B Chicago IL 60607
(312) 964-5051
University of Chicago (2021)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Communications & Internet Law
Garrett Browne - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 118 N Clinton St #425 Chicago IL 60661
3123458877104
St. John s University School of Law (1997)
English
Illinois Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Employment Law Nursing Home Abuse
Alex Kosyla - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Leone & Kosyla Law, LLC
 1655 S Blue Island Ave Chicago IL 60608
(773) 437-0489
The John Marshall Law School (2013)
English
4th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Consumer Law
Samuel Bae - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Samuel S. Bae
 1400 E Touhy Avenue Suite 245 Des Plaines IL 60018
(847) 813-6992
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (1995)
Korean
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Civil Rights Divorce
Denice Gierach - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1776 Legacy Circle Suite 104 Naperville IL 60563
(630) 756-1160
Illinois Institute of Technology (1976)
French
Illinois Bar
Active License
Business Law Elder Law Employment Law
Thomas Hargrove - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2300 Barrington Rd Suite 220 Hoffman Estates IL 60169
(847) 310-0025
Michigan State University
English
Illinois Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Construction Law Employment Law
Martina Sherman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
DeBofsky Law
 2 North Riverside Plaza Suite 1420 Chicago IL 60606
(312) 561-4040
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (2011)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Employment Law Insurance Claims
Patrick D. Cummings - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shannon Law Group, P.C.
 3550 Hobson Road, Suite 203 Woodridge IL 60517
(312) 578-9501
Northern Illinois University
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Employment Law Insurance Claims
D. Peter Wise - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gates, Wise, Schlosser & Goebel
 1231 S 8th St Springfield IL 62703
(217) 522-9010
The John Marshall Law School (1984)
English
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
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