Assistant Real Estate

Joanne Marie Rogers

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EXPERIENCE:

NIELSEN, ZEHE & ANTAS, P.C., Chicago, Illinois

Partner

January 2003 to July 2016

Practice consists of civil defense litigation in both state and federal courts including labor and employment law, municipal tort litigation, premises liability, personal injury, and appellate practice. Engage in discovery, motion practice, settlement negotiations, arbitration, mediation and trial work. Also advise clients on labor and employment issues, draft and revise employee handbooks and workplace policies. Mentor and supervise young associates and law clerks.

JOANNE MARIE ROGERS, ATTORNEY at LAW, LLC, Burr Ridge, Illinois

Principal Attorney / Owner

January 2002 to January 2003

General Practice – civil litigation, criminal defense, traffic, real estate, appellate practice. In addition to litigation, managed firm, handled marketing, budgeting, and billing.

PATRICK W. WALSH, P.C., Chicago, Illinois

Attorney

April 1999 to January 2002

Litigation including: FELA, Plaintiff’s personal injury, employment law, real estate, and criminal defense. Record verdict in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

COOK COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Chicago, Illinois

Assistant State’s Attorney, Criminal Appeals Division

June 1998 to April 1999

Drafted numerous appellate briefs and presented oral arguments before the Illinois Appellate Court.

OFFICE OF THE COOK COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER

Assistant Public Defender, 4th Municipal District, Maywood, Illinois

December 1992 to July 1997

Defended individuals on both felony and misdemeanor charges; drafted and presented pre-trial evidentiary motions; negotiated plea agreements; tried numerous cases to verdict.

Assistant Public Defender, Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Div., Chicago, Illinois

February 1990 to December 1992

Defended juveniles on delinquency petitions charging both felonies and misdemeanors; defended parents charged in civil petitions alleging abuse and neglect of minor children. Prepared and presented pre-trial evidentiary motions, conducted discovery, negotiated plea agreements, and conducted numerous trials.

BAR ADMISSION: Illinois, November 1989

United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois

December 1989

Federal Trial Bar, Northern District of Illinois

January 2001

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

January 2001

United States District Court, Central District of Illinois

September 2003

United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana

September 2005

United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois

March 2007

Supreme Court of the United States

January 2010

State Bar of Texas

Pending

EDUCATION: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio

J.D., 1989

The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

B.S., 1985

MEMBERSHIPS: *Chicago Bar Association

*Defense Research Institute

References Available Upon Request

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