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CHICAGO, IL, FEBRUARY 3, 2021 – Robbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltd. (RD), a full-service law firm in the Chicagoland area, announced that leading industry disability rights attorney and Shareholder, Andrés J. Gallegos, was officially designated as Chairman of the National Council on Disability (NCD) by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on January 20, 2021. NCD… Read more »
RD Quarterly-2021 Issue 1 How COVID-19 Changed the Fast Food Landscape-Permanently Illinois Criminal Justice Reform and the SAFE-T Act A Weapon Against Condominium Deconverters: The Fiduciary Duty of Directors
Health Affairs, a leading journal of health policy features an op-ed on their blog written by Shareholder Andrés J. Gallegos. The op-ed is titled “Misperceptions Of People With Disabilities Lead To Low-Quality Care: How Policy Makers Can Counter The Harm And Injustice”. Click here to read the full op-ed: https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20210325.480382/full/
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Q. How has the fast-food industry been impacted due to COVID-19? A. Shutdowns, social distance rules, employee safety concerns – almost no aspect of quick service restaurants and fast casual industry segments have been left untouched. Sales dropped precipitously in March and April 2020 when people were afraid to go out. After May 1, customers… Read more »
In the late hours of a recent “lame duck” session of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislature passed a broad criminal justice reform bill. Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the bill into law. It will be known as the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity – Today (SAFE-T) Act. This law impacts many aspects of the criminal… Read more »
Shareholder Richard Lee Stavins has authored “A Weapon Against Condominium Deconverters: The Fiduciary Duty of Directors,” published in the Chicago Bar Record, a law review publication for attorneys. The article was also republished by the Illinois State Bar Association in its law review publication. Click below to read the full article. A Weapon Against Condominium… Read more »
By: Karuna S. Brunk On March 9, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping pro-union reform law that, if enacted, would dramatically change the dynamics between employers and workers. The Protecting the Right to Organize Act (the “PRO Act”) was previously introduced in the House but not debated in the Senate. Now it… Read more »
Robbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltd. (RD) on March 10, 2021, filed a lawsuit against Family Eldercare, Inc., a Texas guardianship program and two of its employees, in the District Court of Travis County, 126th Judicial District in Texas. The employees were assigned as guardians for Mr. Michael Hickson, a 47-year-old man with multiple disabilities who… Read more »
RD attorney Cornelius F. Riordan has been recognized by peers and selected to Super Lawyers for 2021 in Construction Litigation. This selection is based off of an evaluation of 12 indicators including peer recognition and professional achievement in legal practice. Being selected to Super Lawyers is limited to a small number of attorneys in each… Read more »