Congratulations to the dozens of Illinois school districts whose are celebrating the dismissal of Austin v. Bd. of Ed. CUSD #300 et al. today! Great work by Melanie Renken, who argued for the dismissal on August 10, 2022, and to Heather Igoe, Vince Reese, and the...
Steven Hall Contributes to IICLE 2020 Edition of Federal Civil Practice
Steven Hall, an attorney with Mickes O’Toole, wrote a chapter included in the 2020 Edition of Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE). The chapter focuses on the topic of Parties under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and has been published in...
Retaliation Claims Continue to Flourish in Missouri, Kansas and Illinois – By: Josh Douglass
Written By: Josh Douglass According to the annual report recently released by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), over 50% of all charges filed with the agency in FY 2018 allege unlawful retaliation, continuing the trend of increasing complaints...
Court Finds In Favor of District in Illinois Human Right Act Suit
Mickes Goldman O'Toole attorneys Christi Flaherty and Wendy Kasten were able to obtain a defendants’ verdict in a case against a Madison County, Illinois School District. In this case, a substitute teacher’s aide, who had been employed by the District as a substitute...
MGO Opens Illinois Office
Mickes Goldman O’Toole has opened a new office in Columbia, IL. The new office will be to better serve our growing Illinois clients. 107 North Main Street Suite 2E Columbia, IL 62236 Tel: 618.281.2700 Fax: 618.281.2701