312.332.7760 (tel.)
312.332.7768 (fax)
cmello@rsnlt.com

Practice Areas: Education Law, Labor & Employment

Camille Cribaro-Mello practices in the areas of labor and employment law, education law, employee benefits law and litigation, representing public school districts, community colleges, and private employers. She has defended employers against claims of discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination in both federal and state court and before state and federal administrative agencies. She counsels employers in all aspects of employment law including hiring, terminations, reductions in force, performance issues, employment agreements, policies and practices, severance matters, wage and hour issues, I-9 compliance and immigration.

Camille holds an advanced law degree in the area of employee benefit law and she devotes a significant amount of her practice to employee benefit and tax matters. She regularly advises clients on all types of qualified and non-qualified benefit plans, like 403(b) plans, 457 plans, cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements. She has designed benefit plans to meet client-specific needs, prepared summary plan descriptions, and drafted and negotiated third party administrator agreements. Camille also works closely with municipal pension funds and advises on public pension matters.

Education

• LL.M., The John Marshall Law School, 2005
• J.D., DePaul University College of Law, 1999
• M.S., Loyola University, 1995
• B.S., Illinois State University, 1988

Admitted to Practice

• Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
• Supreme Court of Illinois

Organizations

• Illinois State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
• National Association of Public Pension Attorneys

Recent Presentation

• Section 403(b) Deferred Compensation Plan Compliance for Educational Employers (Oak Brook, IL, Sept. 2008; Springfield, IL, May 2008; Schaumburg, IL, April 2008)