Nanci N. Rogers

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Nanci Rogers represents clients on a wide range of matters related to education and local government law.  Nanci counsels employers in all areas of employment and labor law, including employee discipline and termination, grievance arbitration, employee benefits plans, employment agreements, and labor contract administration.  She advises municipalities and educational employers in the areas of finance, risk management, tax and Board governance issues.  Nanci represents school districts, community colleges, municipalities and other local governmental bodies in matters before state and federal courts and in administrative review proceedings, including proceedings involving zoning and land use, property tax rate objections, and employment and contract disputes.

Nanci was recently awarded the Annual Litigation Award from the Illinois Institute for Local Government Law for her work on obtaining a favorable Illinois Supreme Court ruling in the case of Napleton v. Village of Hinsdale, 229 Ill. 2d 296 (2008), which established that municipal governments’ zoning decisions are reviewed under the deferential rational basis test.  In 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Nanci was named a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers Magazine in the area of Governments, Cities, and Municipal Law.  Nanci is a member of the Executive Committee of the Illinois Council of School Attorneys and currently serves on the PRESS policy advisory board of the Illinois Association of School Boards.

Awards

• Named Illinois “Rising Star”, by Super Lawyers Magazine, in the area of Government/Cities/Municipal Law (2011, 2010, 2009, 2008)
• Illinois Institute for Local Government Law, Annual Litigation Award, (February 2009).
• Beta Gamma Sigma

Recent Publications

• Contributing author, “Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies Standard of Review for Zoning Decisions,” Illinois Municipal Review (August 2008)

Recent Presentations

• Best Practices for Development and Review of Board Policy, Board of Trustees Workshop, McHenry County College (August 2011)
• Ethics and Conflicts of Interest, Newly Elected Officials Workshop presented by IML, IAPD and ICCTA, Schaumburg, IL (June 2011)
• National Health Care Reform A Year Later: Implications for Employers and Employees, Decatur Bar Association, Decatur, IL (June 2011)
• National Health Care Reform – What Employers Need to Know and Do Now, Springfield, IL (October 2010)
• The New Frontier: Advising School Clients on Compliance with the Amended Illinois Freedom of Information Act, Illinois Council of School Attorneys Annual Seminar on School Law, Chicago, IL (November 2009)
• Options for Funding Employer Provided Health Benefits, Lisle, IL and Springfield, IL (October 2009)
• Section 403(b) Deferred Compensation Plan Compliance for Educational Employers (Oak Brook, IL, September 2008; Springfield, IL, May 2008)
• Managing Employee Use of the School Technology System, K.I.D.S. ROE and Learning Technology Center 2 East (Rockford, IL, May 2008; Utica, IL, September 2007)
• Internet Liability and Computer Acceptable Use Policies for Schools, Illinois Technology Conference for Education, St. Charles, IL (February 2008)
• Internet Liabilities:  Issues for Schools, North Cook Intermediate Service Center Administrators’ Academy, Des Plaines, IL (March 2007)
• School Internet Use and Liability Issues, Illinois Technology Conference for Educators, Administrators’ Academy Program, St. Charles, IL (February 2007)
• Zoning, Subdivision and Land Development Law in Illinois, Lorman Education Services Seminar, Oak Brook, IL (September 2006)
• Outsourcing Contracts – Implications for Collective Bargaining, IASBO Annual Conference, St. Charles, IL (May 2006)
• Employee Evaluations:  How to Provide More Effective Evaluations, Harper College, Palatine, IL (April 2006)