Attorneys from Tueth Keeney often contribute their time and talents on a voluntary basis to educate and inform their colleagues, or in the case of a recent speaking engagement for shareholder D. Shane Jones, future colleagues. On June 22, 2010, Shane took the opportunity to speak with a group of Master’s students attending Southern Illinois University. The class taught by James Gregory Reynolds, PhD is a class of students with their sights on becoming administrators in Illinois public schools. Dr. Reynolds sought out Shane for his experience and expertise in school law, particularly personnel topics. Shane spoke with the students regarding a myriad of school law topics centered on the legal aspects of dealing with teachers and other public school personnel.
Shane Jones practices in the areas of labor and employment law, education law, and litigation in both Missouri and Illinois. He routinely advises and represents employers in wage and hour matters, in the design and review of employee handbooks, and disciplining and terminating employees. Shane has also successfully defended employers against discrimination claims, First Amendment claims, Due Process claims, and other constitutional issues, in both state and federal courts.
Shane also practices in the area of collective bargaining and labor relations. He is experienced in crafting proposals and counter-proposals, and in effectively presenting the employer’s position at the collective bargaining table. He has directly negotiated, or participated significantly behind the scenes, in the negotiation of more than fifty collective bargaining agreements under the National Labor Relations Act, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, and in the “meet and confer” process under the Missouri Public Sector Labor Law.
Shane is a Vice-Chair of the Missouri Bar Labor & Employment Law Committee, an author of the “Prevailing Wage” chapter in the most recent Missouri Employee-Employer Law Desk Book, and a co-author of the “Employment Law” chapter in the most recent Missouri Bar School Law Desk Book as well as its most recent supplement. Shane has been a Tueth Keeney shareholder since January, 2003.
Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. is proud to be one of the state’s largest Illinois education law practices. The firm has one of the most experienced groups of attorneys in Central and Southern Illinois dedicated to serving public schools. We regularly represent nearly 150 public school districts, including many districts in Central and Southern Illinois. Our Firm is also regularly appointed by insurers of educational institutions to represent districts in complex or difficult cases involving school or civil rights laws.