Illinois Employment Law Lawyers Near You | Compare Options

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.

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mark R. McKenna - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 33 N. Dearborn St. Suite 1431 Chicago IL 60602
(312) 553-4900
University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, IL (1994)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Elder Law Employment 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
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
Richard Lofgren - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 536 Crescent Blvd., Suite 200 Glen Ellyn IL 60137
The John Marshall Law School (1985)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Construction Law Employment Law
Bradley B. Wilson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gates, Wise, Schlosser & Goebel
 1231 S 8th St Springfield IL 62703
(217) 522-9010
Northern Illinois University College of Law (1996)
English
7th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate 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
Ethan White - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Emery Law, Ltd.
 2021 Midwest Road Suite 200 Oak Brook IL 60523
(630) 984-0339
Northwestern University School of Law (2005)
Active License
Business Law Employment Law
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
Terry Heady - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Heady Law Office
 54 West Downer Place Suite 106 Aurora IL 60506
(630) 892-8109
Northern Illinois University College of Law (1993)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Employment Law Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
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
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
Mark Varboncouer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Varboncouer Law
 8767 Larawary Road Frankfort IL 60423
(815) 278-2448
University of Illinois College of Law (1997)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Employment Law
Jeremy Gibson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jeremy A. Gibson & Associates, P.C.
 Tower Floor 1415 West 22nd Street Oak Brook IL 60523
University of Michigan Law School (1987)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Business Law Consumer Law Employment Law
Nicholas James Crawford - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nicholas J Crawford, Lawyer at Law
 1516 E Fleming Dr N Arlington Heights IL 60004
(860) 338-6538
DePaul College of Law (2018)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Employment 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
David V. White - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 801 South MacArthur Blvd Springfield IL 62704
(217) 726-7540
University of Kentucky College of Law (1986)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Richard A. Greenswag - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Greenswag & Associates, P.C.
 181 Waukegan Rd #205 Northfield IL 60093
(847) 701-2251
University of Iowa (1979)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Construction Law Employment Law
Edgar Petti - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 22 S 4th St Ste 2 Geneva IL 60134
(630) 232-9303
Lake Forest College
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Employment Law
James G. Ahlberg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
James G. Ahlberg, Lawyer at Law
 501 6th Avenue P.O. Box 358 Rochelle IL 61068
(815) 562-4443
North Park University (1974)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Employment Law
James J. DeSanto - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
DeSanto Morgan & Taylor Law Group
 712 Florsheim Dr Libertyville IL 60048
(847) 816-8100
DePaul College of Law
English
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Employment Law
Susan Dawson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Waltz, Palmer & Dawson, LLC
 3701 Algonquin Road Suite 300 Rolling Meadows IL 60008
(847) 253-8800
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (1997)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Employment Law Real Estate Law
Scott G. Richmond - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
ARIANO HARDY RITT NYULI RICHMOND LYTLE & GOETTEL P.C.
 2000 McDonald Road Suite 200 South Elgin IL 60177
(847) 695-2400
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1995)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Employment Law Personal Injury
Ryan Mahoney - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mahoney Law Office, LLC
 1 Ginger Creek Parkway Glen Carbon IL 62034
(618) 961-8288
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Unknown Status
Employment Law Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
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