Contact Information
Tel: 618.692.4120 (Main)
Tel: 618.307.2021 (Direct Dial)
Fax: 618.307.1031
Email: cself@tuethkeeney.com
Primary Address:

101 W. Vandalia, Ste. 210, Edwardsville, IL 62025

Practice Areas
Illinois Education Law, Labor and Employment
 
Bar Admissions

Illinois, 2015
Missouri, 2022
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

News & Insights

Christine L. Self
     

Tel: 618.692.4120 (Main) | cself@tuethkeeney.com

Christine L. Self joined Tueth Keeney with 5 years of experience representing local municipalities and private clients. During this time, she gained experience in collective bargaining, conducting investigations into alleged employee misconduct and advocating on behalf of public and private clients before the Illinois Labor Relations Board, the Illinois Human Rights Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor. She has experience in the state and federal courts as well.

Christine is also knowledgeable about the operation of local governments in Illinois . She has developed policies and ordinances and advised clients on laws such as the Illinois Freedom of Information Act and the Illinois Open Meetings Act. She has closely tracked legislative and case law changes that impact public clients and assisted them in complying with those changes.

Christine also brings 15 years of experience as a public school teacher to her work in education law. Additionally, she taught at the community college and university levels. She is also involved in school related organizations in her hometown of Chatham, Illinois, including Titan Fuel, a program to assist district students with food insecurity issues. These experiences provide her with multiple perspectives from which she can best advise clients.

Education

J.D., St. Louis University School of Law, 2015

  • Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic
  • Academic Excellence Award Recipient

M.A., History, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

B.S., Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

  • Secondary Education Teaching Certificate

Professional Affiliations

  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • Sangamon County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Illinois Council of School Attorneys

Selected Publications and Presentations

  • Welcoming the Public:  FOIA, OMA, and Difficult Board Meetings – Illinois Council of School Attorneys Annual Conference, 2021
  • Guiding Schools Through the Racial Equity Backlash – Illinois Council of School Attorneys EDI Committee Webinar, 2021
  • Illinois Leave of Absence Laws – Illinois Municipal League Spring Attorneys Seminar, 2019
  • Troublesome Employees – Illinois Municipal League Annual Conference, 2017
  • “Free Speech and Public Education: Testing the First Amendment Protection of speech in K-12 schools.” Illinois Bar Journal, Vol. 110, No. 3. Mar 2022

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