Amanda Tiebert Collman

Associate, Chicago Office

312.332.7760 (tel.)
312.332.7768 (fax)
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Amanda Tiebert Collman practices in the area of labor and employment law. She has represented clients in federal court and administrative agency proceedings involving discrimination, retaliation, harassment and wrongful discharge claims. She counsels employers in all aspects of employment law including hiring, employee discipline issues, terminations, employee handbooks and policies and wage and hour matters.

Prior to joining Robbins, Schwartz, Amanda concentrated her practice in the areas of employment law and commercial litigation.

Recent Publication

“Deciphering Female Gender Roles in Cases of Undue Influence,” DePaul Women’s Law Caucus Digest (2004)

Recent Presentations

ADA Training Workshop, Workshop Presentation (October 2011)
New Teacher Best Practices, In-Service (July 2011; July 2010)
Legal Lite for School Administrators, Administrative Interns’ In-Service (December 2010)
Labor and Employment Overview: Hot Topics for Administrators, In-Service (August 2010)
Using the FMLA & ADA to Your Advantage – An Employer’s Perspective, Illinois Association of School Personnel Administrators’ 2010 Annual Spring Conference, Lisle, Illinois (January 2010)
Personnel and Student Records: Legal Basics, Administrators’ In-Service (October 2009)
Practice Pointers for New Teachers, Teachers’ In-Service (July 2009)
Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act: Military Leave and Updated Regulations, Administrators’ In-Service (April 2009)
Peer Sexual Harassment: District Responsibility for Student Sexual Harassment, Teachers’ In-Service (February 2009)
Investigation and Discipline of Employee Misconduct: Effective Strategies to Minimize Employee Grievances, Charges, and Lawsuits, Administrators’ In-Service Workshop (June 2009)
Practice Pointers for New Teachers, Teachers’ In-Service (July 2009)
Personnel & Student Records: Legal Basics, In-Service (May 2009)
Healthy Boundaries: Personnel and Student Boundaries in the Sexual Harassment Context, In-Service (April 2009)
Review of FMLA and Leaves of Absence, CUPA-HR, Bloomington, IL (September 2008)
Contract Grievances and Unfair Labor Practices: Practical Tips For The Educational Employer, IASBO (August 2008)
Coaching 101, In-Service (August 2008)
How to Stay Out of the Principal’s Office, In-Service (July 2008)

Practice Areas

Education Law
Labor & Employment

Education

J.D., magna cum laude, DePaul University College of Law, 2005, Order of the Coif
B.A., Indiana University - Bloomington, 2002

Admitted to Practice

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Supreme Court of Illinois

Chicago
55 West Monroe, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60603-5144
312.332.7760
312.332.7768 fax

Collinsville
510 Regency Centre
Collinsville, IL 62234-4658
618.343.3540
618.343.3546 fax

Decatur
132 South Water Street, Suite 420
Decatur, IL 62523-1332
217.428.2100
217.428.2186 fax

Joliet
24 West Cass Street, 5th Floor
Joliet, Illinois 60432-4116
815.722.6560
815.722.0450 fax