The 2021 Leading Lawyers list includes thirteen firm attorneys, while the Emerging Lawyers lists includes four firm attorneys.
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Athena Christofalos
As a partner in the firm, Tina Christofalos concentrates her school law practice on issues arising throughout all stages of the employment relationship.
In Kalisz v. Board of Education of Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96, an Illinois appellate court upheld a school board’s dismissal of a tenured teacher for cause, even though the teacher’s…
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Hear from trusted attorneys who have seen every RIF scenario imaginable and have successfully guided clients through hundreds of RIFs. Hodges Loizzi attorneys will share insights on navigating reductions in…
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In Mohorn-Mintah v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago, an Illinois appellate court agreed that the school board had the implied authority to suspend a tenured teacher without…
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A federal appeals court determined that a tenured teacher, RIF’d before the Illinois law allowing appeal of an unsatisfactory rating took effect, may have a right to due process, such…
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On August 23, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed House Bill 3687 into law as Public Act 101-0521. The law amends the Illinois Criminal Code and requires that, upon a school employee’s…
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On August 27, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1213 into law as Public Act 101-0591. The law amends the School Code. Following the enactment of this law, each school…
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We previously reported that Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon filed misdemeanor charges against a principal and a teacher at two elementary schools in East Aurora School District 131 for…
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