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Justice Ellis E. Reid, III (Ret.)
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Telephone
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312-641-7144
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Practice
Areas
Representative Matters
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Represents employers in labor matters
before state and federal courts and before arbitrators. |
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Represented Ford Motor
Company in various labor matters in Illinois, 1979-1985. |
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Served as General Counsel to Local 453 United Auto
Workers, AFL-CIO, 1960-1972. Represented the union
in all arbitration hearings. This was an
amalgamated local union with over 5,000 members in
23 separate union shops each with a separate labor
agreement. Representation involved negotiation and
enforcement of all agreements. As a result, there
were many matters that went to arbitration. |
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Served as General Counsel to Local 1006 AFSCME, AFL-CIO,
1976-1983. At the time of representation, this
local union represented the employees of the Illinois
Department of Labor on a statewide basis. |
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Member, National Panel of
Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association,
1968-1976. |
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Represents developers and
architects in various real estate transactions. |
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General Counsel to Campbell
Tiu Campbell, Architects. |
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General Counsel to New Visions Project Development Team,
LLC. |
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Served as General Counsel to
the National Organization of Minority Architects,
1976-1982. |
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Served as Special Assistant
States Attorney of Cook County, 1970-1972. |
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Consultant to the United
States Office of Economic Opportunity, Legal Services
Program, 1961-1969. |
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Handled numerous appeals, both civil and criminal, in
state and federal courts. Argued before the United
States Supreme Court on three separate occasions. |
Professional
Activities
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Presiding Justice, Illinois Appellate Court, First
District, Fourth
Division, 2004-2005. |
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Justice, Illinois Appellate Court, First District, Fifth Division, 2000-2004. |
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Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, 1985-2000. |
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Principal, Ellis E. Reid & Associates, Ltd., 1977-1985. |
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Partner, McCoy, Ming & Black, 1964-1977. |
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Associate Attorney, McCoy, Ming & Leighton, 1959-1964. |
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Illinois Judges Association |
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Illinois Judicial Council |
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Appellate Lawyers Association |
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National Bar Association |
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Illinois State Bar Association |
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Cook County Bar Association |
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Chicago Bar Association |
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Chicago Inn of Court |
Education
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University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1959 |
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University of Illinois (Urbana), B.A., 1956. |
Bar Admissions
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Supreme Court of Illinois |
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United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
(Trial Bar) |
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United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
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United States Supreme Court |
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