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

Practice Areas: Education Law, Labor & Employment

Robert Riley's practice is concentrated in advising and representing units of local governments (including school districts, community colleges and municipalities), corporations and insurers in labor and employment matters. Bob has litigated civil rights cases, complex commercial cases and defended personal injury and property claims. He has represented numerous public employers in collective bargaining negotiations, grievance arbitrations and unfair labor practice cases.

Bob joined Robbins, Schwartz in 1989. He began his legal career in labor and employment law in 1980, representing public sector employees, including PATCO (air traffic controllers) employees terminated as a result of a national job action. He also represented numerous individual employees in discrimination and First Amendment cases. From 1984 to late 1989, he litigated large, complicated commercial and insurance fraud and arson cases throughout the Midwest including cases in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and Wisconsin.

Education

• J.D., DePaul University College of Law, 1980
• B.A., Political Science, Western Illinois University, 1977

Admitted to Practice

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Supreme Court of Illinois

Recent Publications

• Contributing author, "Labor Relations: Contract Administration Including ULPs," ILLINOIS SCHOOL LAW (IICLE, 2005)

Recent Presentations

• TRS Employee Penalty for End-of-Career Salary Increases More Than 6%, Legislative Education Network of DuPage (February 2006)
• Collective Bargaining Workshop, North Cook Intermediate Service Center Program (February 2006)
• Teacher Evaluation In-Service, Aurora West School District 129 (October 2005)
• Teacher Evaluation In-Service, Northbrook School District 28 (January 2005)
• Legal Workshop on Sexual Harassment, Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 (November 2004)
• Collective Bargaining Workshop, North Cook Intermediate Service Center Program (October 2004)
• Legal Workshop on Harassment and Bullying, Villa Park/Lombard School District 45 (October 2004)
• Examining New Court Decisions that Further Define Employer Rights and Responsibilities Under the ADA, Council for Education in Management, Advanced Employment Law, Certificate Forum for HR Professionals (June 2004)
• Collective Bargaining Tactics and Techniques, Fox River Grove School District 3 (March 2004)
• Training Managers to Navigate the Treacherous Waters Surrounding the ADA: Update on Reasonable Accommodations and Other Perplexing ADA Issues, Council Education in Management Public Sector Employment Law Conference (January 2004)