Dennis R. Favaro
20 South Clark Street, Suite 1710, Chicago, IL 60603
About Dennis R. Favaro
Practice Areas
- Litigation
Education
- Aberdeen University School of Law, Aberdeen, Scotland, 2019Master of Laws
- Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana, 1986Juris Doctor
- Wheaton College, 2017Master of Arts
- Illinois Wesleyan University, 1983B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Classes and Seminars
- Wheaton College Wheaton, Illinois, Guest Instructor, Adjunct Faculty, Employment Law, Mediation Team Coach, 2017 - Present
- William Rainey Harper College Palatine, Illinois, Adjunct Faculty, Business Law I, Business Law Il, Employment Law, Legal Environment of Business, Hospitality Law, 1988 - Present
- Presenter, It's a New Day: Identifying and Managing Workplace Sexual Harassment and Discrimination, Prairie State College, Chicago, Illinois, April 2018
- Presenter, Mediation of Employment Law Cases, annual meeting of the InterNational Academy of Dispute Resolution, World Congress, Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, March 2018
- Presenter, Overview of Workplace Laws Affecting Public Employers, Kane County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Geneva, Illinois, January 2018
- Lecturer and Panel Member, Advocacy at Mediation, McHenry County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Woodstock, Illinois, April 2017
- Lecturer, The Role of the Advocate at Mediation, 16th Annual International Law School Tournament, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland, March 2017
- Presenter, Individual Liability Under State and Federal Statutory Law and Illinois Case Law in the Employment Context, Northwest Suburban Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Arlington Heights, Illinois, November 2016
- Presenter, Harassment, Retaliation and Discrimination: Rights and Reprimands, Sterling Education Services Continuing Education Seminar for Lawyers and Human Resource Professionals, Addison, Illinois, February 2016
- Lecturer and Panel Member, Top 10 List of What a Mediator Should Not Do in Mediation, InterNational Academy of Dispute Resolution, World Congress, Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa
- Presenter, What are an Employment Lawyer's Objectives in the Mediation of an Employment Case?, Northwest Suburban Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Arlington Heights, Illinois, November 2014
- Presenter and Panel Member, What are an Employment Lawyer's Objectives in the Mediation of an Employment Case?, InterNational Academy of Dispute Resolution, World Congress for Drake University School of Law, Des Moines, Iowa, October 2014
- Presenter, Litigation of Claims Involving Employment Handbooks, Kane County Bar Association, 2014 Employment and Labor Law Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Geneva, Illinois, May 2014
- Presenter, Litigation of Claims Involving Employment Handbooks, Northwest Suburban Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Arlington Heights, Illinois, November 2013
- Presenter, Bonus and Commission Compensation Upon Termination: Employee Rights, Kane County Bar Association, 2013 Employment and Labor Law Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Geneva, Illinois, May 2013
- Presenter, Current Employment Law Update, DDS Crew Study Club, Barrington, Illinois, May 2012
- Presenter, The Tort of Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress in the Context of Employment, Kane County Bar Association, Employment and Labor Law Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Geneva, Illinois, April 2012
- Presenter, Employment Law Update in Illinois, Lorman Education Services Continuing Education Seminar for Lawyer and Human Resource Professionals, Schaumburg, Illinois, March 2012
- Presenter, Retaliation Claims Under State Law: Recent Developments, Kane County Bar Association, 2011 Employment and Labor Law Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Geneva, Illinois, March 2011
- Presenter, mat Every General Practitioner Should Know About Employment Law, McHenry County Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Woodstock, Illinois, December 2010
- Presenter, Discrimination in the Workplace: What Does this Mean in Legal Terms?, American Association of University Women, Crystal Lake branch, Crystal Lake, Illinois, March 2010
- Presenter, The Regulated Workplace: Recent Employment Laws, The Rotary Club of Long Grove, Illinois, June 2009
- Presenter, The Tort of Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress in the Context of Employment, Northwest Suburban Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Arlington Heights, Illinois, May 2009
- Presenter, What Every Real Estate Lawyer Should Know About Employment Law, Professional National Title Network Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Arlington Heights, Illinois, February 2008
- Presenter and Panel Member, What Every Illinois-Based Professional Office or Small Business Should Know About Employment Law, Lorman Education Services Continuing Legal Education Seminar for Lawyers and Human Resource Professionals, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, September 2007
- Presenter and Panel Member, What Every Illinois-Based Professional Office or Small Business Should Know About Employment Law, Lorman Education Services Continuing Education Seminar for Lawyers and Human Resource Professionals, Chicago, Illinois, August 2007
- Presenter, Employee Rights Under Illinois Workers' Compensation Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, Local AFL-CIO Conference, Gurnee, Illinois, February 2007
- Presenter and Panel Member, Employment Discrimination and Harassment, Penton Media Group, Fire Chief Keys to Leadership Legal Issues Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, March 2006
- Presenter, Selected Employment Law Issues, Illinois State Bar Association, Committee on Law Office Economics and Management, Annual Convention, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, June 2005
- Presenter, Retaliation as an Exception to the At-Will Employment Doctrine, Illinois Paralegal Association, Spring Education Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 2005
- Presenter, Running the Discrimination Gauntlet: Age and Disability Discrimination from Start to Finish, Northwest Suburban Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Arlington Heights, Illinois, February 2005
- Presenter, Retaliation Claims: Employment Law from A to Z in Illinois, Lorman Education Services Continuing Legal Education Seminar to Lawyers and Human Resource Professionals, Rockford, Illinois, May 2004
- Presenter and Panel Member, Retaliation Claims: Employment Law from A to Z in Illinois, Lorman Education Services Continuing Legal Education Seminar for Lawyers and Human Resource Professionals, Lisle, Illinois, April 2004
- Presenter and Guest Lecturer, An Overview of Federal Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Claims and Defenses, National Lewis University, Public Safety Law and Civil Liability Course, Palos Hills, Illinois, August 2003 and August 2002
- Presenter and Panel Member, Covenants Not to Compete and Related Restrictive Covenants, Northwest Suburban Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Arlington Heights, Illinois, February 2002
- Presenter and Panel Member, New Standards för Liability under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce and Crystal Lake Economic Development Committee, Crystal Lake, Illinois, November 1999
- Presenter, New Standards for Sexual Harassment: Employer Duties /Employee Rights, Broomfield Chamber of Commerce and Norwest Bank, Broomfield, Colorado, February 1999
- Presenter, Employment Law Update, Marengo — Union Chamber of Commerce, Marengo, Illinois, July 1998
- Presenter, Employment Law Update, ParaSource, Inc., seminar for paralegals, Chicago, Illinois, February 1997
- Presenter, Employment Law Overview, Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce, Crystal Lake, Illinois, November 1996
- Presenter and Panel Member, Employment Issues for the General Practitioner, Northwest Suburban Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Arlington Heights, Illinois, May 1996
- Presenter and Panel Member, Employment at Will: Discrimination Exceptions, ParaSource, Inc., seminar for paralegals, Chicago, Illinois, December 1995
- Presenter, Sexual Harassment Claims After Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.: a Lessening of Standards?, Northwest Suburban Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Arlington Heights, Illinois, January 1994
- Presenter, Your Rights as a Cancer Patient, Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, Illinois, October 1993
- Presenter, Your Rights as a Cancer Patient, Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1995 - 1997
- Presenter, Current Employment Law Issues, Chicago Area Photo Lab Association, Schaumburg, Illinois, June 1992
- Presenter, Current Employment Law Issues, Palatine Chamber of Commerce, Palatine, Illinois, June 1992
- Presenter and Panel Member, Employment at Will: Emerging Exceptions, Northwest Suburban Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Arlington Heights, Illinois, February 1992
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Indiana
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2003
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1987
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois Trial Bar, 1999
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1989
- Illinois, 1986
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
Other Affiliations
- Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 1988 - Present
- Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 2003 - 2004 (President)
- Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 2002 - 2003 (Executive Vice President)
- Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 2001 - 2002 (First Vice President)
- Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 2000 - 2001 (Second Vice President)
- Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 1999 - 2000 (Treasurer)
- Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 2001 - 2003 (Employment Law Committee, Chair)
- Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 1997 - 1999 (Employment Law Committee, Chair)
- Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 1991 - 1993 (Employment Law Committee, Chair)
- Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 1987 - 1989 (Employment Law Committee, Chair)
- Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 1999 - 2001 (Budget/Finance Committee, Chair)
- McHenry County Bar Association, 1996 - Present
- McHenry County Bar Association, 2001 - 2003 (Employment Law Committee, Chair)
- National Employment Lawyers Association, 1994 - 2002
- National Employment Lawyers Association, 2006 - Present
- Illinois State Bar Association, 1987 - 1994
- Illinois State Bar Association, 2012 - 2016
Past Positions
- Favaro, Buzek & Gorman, Ltd., President and Managing Partner, 2000 - 2003
- Thill, Favaro, Buzek & Gorman, Ltd., Officer & Co-Managing Partner, 1998 - 1999
- Thill & Favaro, Ltd., Officer & Co-Managing Partner, 1996 - 1998
- Thill, Kolodz & Favaro, Ltd., Partner, 1989 - 1996
- Law Office of Dennis R. Favaro Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1987 - 1989
- Cowlin & Poehlmann Crystal Lake, Illinois, Associate Attorney, 1986 - 1987
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Honorable James T. Moody Hammond, Judicial Extern, 1985 - 1986
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Employment
Nearby Lawyers
- Litigation
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