Litigation attorney

ROBERT JOSEPH SANDNER

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KALLAND & ROMAG August 2007 - Present

Civil and criminal litigation and consultation; multiple state and federal product liability and contract litigation legal research and document preparation; budget preparation; selection and management of local counsel; contract drafting, review and consultation; review and revise corporate procedures; administrative hearings and appeals through the circuit court level on a variety of employment related matters.

LAW OFFICES OF TIMOTHY P. DWYER June 2004 - August 2007

Civil, workers’ compensation and criminal litigation and consultation; legislative monitoring; consultation regarding the Open Meetings Act, FOIA, the Environmental Barriers Act, the Illinois Accessibility Code, and the ADA; appellate research and writing; contractual drafting, review, negotiation consultation and litigation (fraud, employment, corporate, professional services, construction, governmental policy, real estate, franchise and Deceptive Business Practices Act); consultation regarding labor and union matters.

KANE COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE April 1994 - June 2004

Advised elected and appointed officials as well as department heads and committees on all statutory and regulatory requirements; conducted national oral and written presentations on the reconciliation of statutory requirements and policy concerns; civil and criminal investigation, litigation and case management; civil rights, liability and workers’ compensation investigation, evaluation and consultation; employment and human resources review, document preparation, consultation, negotiation and litigation; researched and drafted ordinances, regulations and proposed statutory amendments; drafted FOIA, OMA and contractual procurement policies and procedures; researched and drafted legal memoranda and opinions regarding statutory and regulatory compliance; supervised the Community Prosecution Unit; developed and implemented community based projects; resolved and reconciled neighborhood disputes; coordinated interagency programs; provided formal and informal training for law enforcement agencies and county departments; drafted, reviewed and negotiated a large variety of contracts; USDOJ grant procurement and reporting; liaison with outside attorneys and review of outside counsel billing and work product.

WILLIAM B. MEYERS & ASSOCIATES June, 1992 - March 1994

Civil, workers’ compensation and criminal litigation; contractual drafting, negotiation and litigation; insurance coverage litigation; employment litigation; appellate research and writing.

GEORGE W. BRANNEN, P.C. March 1986 - March 1992

Civil litigation; contractual negotiations and litigation; insurance practices and coverage litigation; copyright and trademark litigation and consultation; estates; zoning; employment litigation; appellate research, writing and argument.

BERKE & SHAPIN February 1985 - March 1986

Defense litigation; workers’ compensation defense; insurance coverage and claims review.

BURDICK & SMITH February 1981 - January 1985

Defense litigation; workers’ compensation defense; insurance coverage, practices and claims review; audited claims and legal files; reviewed outside counsel billing and work product.

GARBUTT & JACOBSON ASSOC. November 1977 - January 1981

Defense litigation; insurance coverage litigation; workers’ compensation; appellate research and writing.

EDUCATION

DePaul University - Chicago, IL DePaul University - Chicago, IL

BA with High Honor JD with Honor

Political Science Dept. Research Asst. Law Review Research Staff

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