Joseph Yastrow
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Legal Experience Mr. Yastrow has been engaged in the practice of labor and employment law since 1978, primarily with Laner Muchin where he is a partner and Executive Committee member. Mr. Yastrow's legal expertise includes employment discrimination and harassment matters, employment litigation, mediations, collective bargaining, wage and hour matters, OSHA and arbitrations. He has published articles and lectured extensively on a wide array of employment topics and is a leading authority on Employment Practices Liability Insurance. Admissions Information Mr. Yastrow has been admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the Illinois Supreme Court. Bar Association And Other Memberships Mr. Yastrow is a member of the Chicago Bar Association where he has served as the Chairman of the Labor and Employment Law Committee. He is also a member of the American Bar Association Labor Law Section and the Management Chair of the Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) Subcommittee. Mr. Yastrow is a member of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and the American Employment Law Council. Mr. Yastrow holds an AV peer rating from Martindale Hubbell and has repeatedly been selected by his peers as one of Illinois' leading labor and employment attorneys. He also has been selected as one of America's Outstanding Lawyers and as one of The Best Lawyers in America and has received special mention in multiple editions of the Chambers Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers as follows: “Yastrow . . . was enthusiastically described to researchers as a top-notched guy and a classy litigator,” “a wonderful gentlemen,” “very much appreciated on both sides of the aisle,” “a terrific problem solver” and someone who knows “when to fight and when to settle.” In 2005-2012, Mr. Yastrow was selected as one of the world’s preeminent management labor and employment attorneys in a peer review survey conducted by Who’s Who Legal and also as one of Illinois’ “Super Lawyers” in labor and employment law in 2005 through 2012. Mr. Yastrow is a member of the Dartmouth Lawyers Association and a former member of the Daniel Webster Legal Society at Dartmouth College. Mr. Yastrow also is a certified mediator with certification from the DePaul College of Law Center for Dispute Resolution inChicago. Education Summary Mr. Yastrow graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1975. At Dartmouth, Mr. Yastrow was named a Rufus Choate Scholar, the College's highest academic honor. He received his J.D. from Southern Methodist University (SMU), with concentration in labor relations law, in 1978. While at SMU, Mr. Yastrow served as an Editor of the Southwestern Law Journal and was elected to membership in the Barristers, the law school's most prestigious honor society.