Ian Cooper Speaks at the Illinois Council of School Attorneys’ 30th Annual Seminar on School Law

Jan 17, 2017 | Ian P. Cooper

Ian Cooper was recently a featured speaker at the Illinois Council of School Attorneys”™ 30th Annual Seminar on School Law in Chicago, Illinois. Ian presented on “Practical and Ethical Considerations in Practicing Before the US Supreme Court and the...

D. Shane Jones Presents on Collective Bargaining at the 2016 Regional Conferences

Nov 4, 2016 |

On October 26-27, 2016, D. Shane Jones presented at the 2016 Regional Conferences in Decatur and Mt. Vernon Illinois sponsored by the Illinois Association of School Business Officials (IASBo) and the Illinois Association of School Personnel Association...

Rob Jackstadt Presents at the 2016 Regional Conferences in Decatur and Mt. Vernon

Nov 4, 2016 | Robert L. Jackstadt

On October 26-27, 2016, Rob Jackstadt presented at the 2016 Regional Conferences in Decatur and Mt. Vernon Illinois sponsored by the Illinois Association of School Business Officials (IASBo) and the Illinois Association of School Personnel Association (“IASPA)....

Ian Cooper and Kate Nash Win Trustee Election Case for SIU

Oct 5, 2013 | Ian P. CooperKate L. Nash

Ian Cooper and Kate Nash obtained the dismissal of a suit brought by a candidate for the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University.  On October 4, 2013, the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Illinois dismissed the plaintiff’s claims in Sharkey v. Board of...

D. Shane Jones wins arbitration for Illinois school district

Jan 4, 2013 |

On January 3, 2013, Arbitrator Thomas F. Gibbons issued a decision denying a grievance filed by the Roxana Education Association, IEA-NEA (the “REA”), and  upholding a directive issued by the Roxana Community Unit School District No. 1.   The REA filed...

D. Shane Jones Wins Labor Arbitration for Illinois Special Education School District

Sep 21, 2012 |

On August 9, 2012, Arbitrator George L. Fitzsimmons issued a decision finding for the employer, Mid-State Special Education District, and denying a grievance filed by an employee of the District, and her union, the Illinois Education Association (IEA). The employee...