Biography of Kent Sezer, Labor & Employment Attorney, appellate lawyers chicago, chicago labor law, illinois employment lawyers

203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2300

Chicago, Illinois 60601-1213

Telephone 312-641-7144

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Kent Sezer

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312-641-7144
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Practice Areas

	•	Administrative Law
	•	Appellate Practice
	•	Civil Rights and Constitutional Law
	•	Labor and Employment Law
	•	Litigation

Representative Matters

	•	Defends employers in federal court litigation brought under Title VII, ADEA, ADA § 1981 and related anti-discrimination laws
	•	Represents employers before the EEOC, the Illinois Department of Human Rights, the Illinois Human Rights Commission and analogous state agencies
	•	Argues cases in the Appellate Court
	•	Advises employers regarding state law torts, such as intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent hiring and retaliatory discharge
	•	Defends governmental employers in § 1983 litigation
	•	Drafts legislation for consideration of the Illinois General Assembly
	•	Drafts language for employee handbooks and policy manuals
	•	Testifies in front of legislative committees
	•	Drafts employee severance agreements and releases

Professional Activities

	•	Illinois State Bar Association
	•	Chicago Bar Association
	•	Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education 2000, “Rights Remedies and Procedures Under Illinois Law,” a chapter in Employment Discrimination, author
	•	DePaul University School of Law, lecturer on legal writing

Education

	•	Washington University School of Law, J.D., 1977 - Order of the Coif, member
	•	Knox College, B.A., cum laude, 1974

Bar Admissions

	•	Supreme Court of Illinois
	•	United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit