Attorney Claire Manning, Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP, Springfield, Illinois

Claire A. Manning
Springfield, Illinois

Of Counsel
phone	(217) 544-8491
fax	(217) 544-9609
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Areas of Practice:: Environmental Law; Labor and Employment Law; Regulatory and Government Law; Administrative Law; Appellate Review

Bar Admissions:: Illinois, 1979; U.S. Supreme Court, 1994; U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2003; U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2003

Education:: Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1979
Juris Doctor; Bradley University, Peoria, IL, USA, 1976
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Published Works:: Various published administrative decisions, Illinois Pollution Control Board; Various published administrative decisions, Illinois State Labor Relations Board; Environmental Law for Transactional Attorneys, IICLE (co-author); The Conundrum of Leaves, Illinois Public Employee Relations Report, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Volume 22, Number 1

Representative Clients:: Allied Waste; Big Swan Farms, Inc.; CW3M, Co.; Elmhurst Drycleaners; Gateway Petroleum; Illinois Recycling Association; Joyce Farms Recycling; National Association of Oil Recyclers; Professionals of Illinois for Protection of the Environment; United Disposal of Bradley; United Science Industry; Secretary of State Jesse White; Village of Sherman; Illinois Pork Producers Association; Kendall Land and Cattle, LLC; Carus Chemical; Robert's Sysco Foods

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Illinois Storm Water Law and Regulations: Issues Facing Water Treatment Districts and Facilities, Lorman Education Services, Springfield, IL, May 11, 2005; Disciplinary Issues in Employment, AELE Law Enforcement Legal Center, San Francisco, CA, April 2, 2005 - April 5, 2005; The Conundrum of Leaves: FMLA, Military Leave and VESSA, Illinois Public Sector Employment Law Conference, Kent Law School, Chicago, IL, November 12, 2004; Environmental Bills to Watch, Illinois Environmental Conference, ISBA/CBA, Union League Club, Chicago, IL, October 7, 2004; Non-Disciplinary Labor and Employment Law Workshop, AELE Law Enforcement Legal Center, Las Vegas, NV, May 3, 2004 - May 5, 2004; Alternatives to Discharge, Society of Human Resource Professionals, Springfield, IL, April 29, 2004; Administrative Law, Young Lawyers Division, ISBA, Springfield, IL, April 7, 2004; Employment Investigations, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), Chicago, IL, March 4, 2004; Employment Investigations, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), Springfield, IL, March 12, 2004; Employment Law Seminar, Sterling Educations Services, Springfield, IL, January 28, 2004; Labor and Employment Update, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, November 5, 2003; Expert Evidence in Administrative Proceedings, Illinois State Bar Association, Adminstrative Law Forum, Chicago, IL, October 9, 2003; Legislative Update, Illinois State Bar Association, Environmental Law Forum, Chicago, IL, September 25, 2003; Practicing Before the Illinois Polution Control Board, Environmental Bureau, Office of the Attorney General, June 19, 2002 - June 20, 2002; Integrity of Decision-Making: Neutrality and Fairness in the Quasi-Judicial Process, Government Bar ASsociation, Springfield, IL, April 26, 2002; Water Issues of Greater Interest to Wastewater Treatment Plants and Water Issues of General Interest, Industrial Water Waste and Sewage Group Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 20, 2002; Improving Public Trust and Confidence in Administrative Adjudication, Government Bar Association, Chicago, IL, May 23, 2000; The Illinois Regulatory Environment, Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators, Springfield, IL, April 20, 1999; The Illinois Regulatory Environment, Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators, Springfield, IL, April 25, 2000; The Illinois Regulatory Environment, Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators, Springfield, IL, April 18, 2001; The Illinois Regulatory Environment, Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators, Springfield, IL, April 23, 2002; Pollution Control Board and Environmental Regulation/Update and Initiatives, Chemical Industry Council of Illinois' General Membership Meeting, Chicago, IL, February 22, 1999; Proportionate Share Rulemaking, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL, February 2, 1999; Proportionate Share Rulemaking, American Bar Association Section of Business Law, Chicago, IL, June 4, 1998; Role of the Illinois Pollution Control Board in Environmental Law, Northern Illinois University College of Law, Law Review Symposium, Market-Based Solutions to Environmental Regulation, Dekalb, IL, March 26, 1998; Science in Environmental Decision-making, American Association of University Women Conference, Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics, Springfield, IL, February 28, 1998; Speaker, Illinois Steel Group, Chicago, IL, February 10, 1998; Various Proposals before the Board including TACO, UST and ERMS, The Illinois Chamber's Environmental Affairs Committee, Chicago, IL, February 19, 1997; The Role and Initiative of the Pollution Control Board, Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation, Springfield, IL, January 17, 1997; The Pollution Control Board - Its Responsibilities in Illinois Environmental Law, The Union Club of Chicago Environmental Group, Chicago, IL, December 4, 1996; Perspectives on Illinois' Environmental Regulatory Agenda, Industrial Water Waste and Sewage Group, Chicago, IL, September 18, 1996; Illinois Pollution Control Board Rulemaking Process for the Livestock Facilities Act, Illinois Pork Producers Association, Springfield, IL, June 17, 1996; Illinois Pollution Control Board: Water Issues Update, 61st Annual Conference Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators, Springfield, IL, April 23, 1996; Mission, Philosophy and Happenings at the Illinois Pollution Control Board, Chemical Industry Council of Illinois, Chicago, IL, February 26, 1996; New Legislation and Board Initiatives, Chicago Bar Association, Environmental Law Committee, Chicago, IL, December 5, 1995; New Directions for Environmental Policy: Public Regulation and Private Initiative, The Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, October 5, 1995; Illinois Pollution Control Board - The Latest in State Rulemaking, 9th Annual Conference Environmental Regulation in Illinois, Chicago, IL, September 20, 1995; Overview of the Illinois Pollution Control Board and Environmental Issues for the 1990's, Illinois Assoc. of Environmental Service Companies and Illinois Assoc. of County Board Members and Commissioners Annual Conference, Spfld, IL, May 13, 1995; Arbitration: Violence in the Workplace, Gateway Chapter Industrial Relations Research Association Conference, Collinsville, IL, May 3, 1995; Illinois Polution Control Board Rulemaking, Administrative Law Course, Sangamon State University, Springfield, IL, April 10, 1995; Water Pollution Control at the Illinois Pollution Control Board, Government Affairs in Water Pollution Control Conference, Matteson, IL, January 18, 1995; Underground Storage Tank Regulations: The Pollution Control Board's Perspective, Chicago Bar Association Environmental Law Committee's Seminar, Chicago, IL, October 18, 1994; Ten Years Under the Illinois Labor Relations Act: Reflections of Former Board Members, The 10th Annual Illinois Public Sector Relations Law Program, Chicago, IL, October 7, 1994; State Regulatory Structure, 7th Annual Conference Environmental Regulation in Illinois, Chicago, IL, September 28, 1993; Luncheon Speaker, Illinois State Chamber of Commerce Environmental Affairs Committee, Springfield, IL, July 21, 1993; Luncheon Speaker, Conference of the Greater Illinois Chapter of the International Personnel Management Association, Decatur, IL, September 20, 1991; Labor Relations for Administrators in Illinois State Government, University of Illinois Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, Springfield, IL, 1990; Program Chair, Association of Labor Relations Agencies 30th Annual Conference, Cincinnati, OH, 1990; Faculty, ALRAcademy, Cincinnati, OH, 1990; Interest Aribitration in Five Midwest States: The Illinois Experience, Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin Public Employer Labor Relations Associations, Lake Geneva, WI, 1990; The Illinois Public Labor Relations Act and the Role of the County Board, Urban Counties Council of Illinois and the University of Illinois County Information and Education Service, Bloomington, IL, 1990; Labor Relations for Administrators in Illinois State Government, University of Illinois Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, Springfield, IL, 1988; Faculty, ALRAcademy, Seattle, WA, 1988; The Public Labor Relations Act and Its Impact on Illinois Government, Inside Government, WSSR, Springfield, IL (Radio Interview), 1987; The Illinois Public Labor Relations Act and Its Impact on Counties, Speech delivered to Illinois County Board Members via University of Illinois Extension Telenet Services, 1987; The Decision-Making Process: Consensus and Dissent, Association of Labor Relations Agencies 36th Annual Conference, Albany, NY, 1987; Public Sector Collective Bargaining: States, Cities and Counties, 2nd Annual Mid-America Conference on Labor Management Cooperation, Lake of the Ozarks, MO, 1987; Interest Arbitration Under the IPLRA, Chicago Bar Association Arbitration and Disputes Resolution Committee, Chicago, IL, 1987; The Illinois Public Labor Relations Act: Two Years Later, Speech delivered to Illinois County Board Members via University of Illinois Extension Telenet Services, 1986; Wingspread Symposium on Labor-Management Dispute Resolution: The State of Art, Assoc of Labor Relations Agencies, the U.S. Department of Labor, the American Arbitration Assoc., and the Johnson Foundation, Racine, WI, 1986; Fair Share/Agency Fee Challenges Post-Hudson: The Illinois Experience, Association of Labor Relations Agencies 35th Annual Conference, St. Paul, MN, 1986; The Public Sector: A Forum for State Reports, 1st Annual Mid-America Conference on Labor-Management Cooperation, Lake of the Ozarks, MO, 1986; Moderator and Program Coordinator, Midwest Public Labor Relations Agencies' Conference, Allerton Park, Monticello, IL, 1986; Faculty Member and Luncheon Speaker, Public Sector Labor Relations Conference, IIT-Kent College of Law, Chicago, IL, 1986; The Illinois Public Relations Act: The First Year, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Springfield, IL, 1985; Public Sector Labor Relations in the Midwest, International Personnel Management Association, Clarion Hotel, St. Louis, MO, 1985; The Illinois State Labor Relations Board: The First Year, Industrial Relations Research Association, Midland Hotel, Chicago, IL, 1985; The Illinois State Labor Relations Board, Greater Illinois City-County Management Association, Holiday Inn, Mt. Vernon, IL, 1985; An Examination of the Illinois State Labor Relations Act: To What Extent a Little NLRB?, National Labor Relations Board, Region 33, Pere Marquette Hotel, Peoria, IL, 1984; The Illinois Public Labor Relations Act and Its Application to Counties, Speech delivered to IllinoisCounty Board Members via University of Illinois Extension Telenet Service, 1984; The Illinois State Labor Relations Board: The Organization and Administration, Conference for County officials, sponsored by Illinois State's Attorneys' Appellate Service Commission, Sheraton Hotel, Springfield, IL, 1984; S.B. 536 and Public Sector Labor Relations in Illinois: The State's Experience, Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, IL, 1984; S.B. 536 - To Whom Does the Law Apply? The Inclusions and Exclusions, Conference of the Illinois Association of Park Districts, Chicago, IL, 1984; Public Sector Collective Bargaining Under S.B. 536: The State's Experience Under the Executive Order, Industrial Relations Research Association, Chicago, IL, 1984; S.B. 536 - The New Public Sector Labor Relations Act: Its Impact on Government, Conference of the State's Attorneys' Association, LaSalle-Peru Holiday Inn, 1984; Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Illinois Public Employer Labor Relations Assoc. and National Public Employer Labor Relations Assoc., Spfld, IL, 1983; Supervisors in the Public Sector: Who are they?, Illinois Public Employer Labor Relations Association's Annual Conference, O'Hare Hyatt, 1983

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Illinois State Bar Association - Administrative Law Section Council; Former Chair; Illinois State Bar Association - Environmental Law Section Council; Illinois State Bar Association - Standing Committee on Women and the Law; Illinois State Bar Association - Illinois Bar Foundation; American Bar Association; Government Bar Association; Founding Board of Directors; Central Illinois Women's Bar Association; Founding Member; Sangamon County Bar Association; Illinois Public Employer's Labor Relations Association; Former Board of Directors; Association of Labor Relations Agencies, 1989 - 1993; Board of Directors; Association of Labor Relations Agencies, 1993; President-Elect; Women Executives in State Goverment

Past Employment Positions:: Illinois Pollution Control Board, Chair, 1993 - 2002; Illinois Labor Relations Board, Original Member, 1984 - 1993; State of Illinois, Department of Central Managment Services, Chief Labor Relations Counsel, 1980 - 1984; Listed on panels by FMCS; State of Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission; Iowa Public Employment Relations Board, Arbitrator; University of Illinois' Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, Adjunct Professor

Pro Bono Activities:: Hearings Panel Member, Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission; Volunteer Judge and Evaluator, Illinois State Bar Association Moot Court Competition; Student Advisory for Attorney Program, YMCA Youth and Government Program; Illinois Bar Foundation; Lector, St. Joseph Church, Springfield, IL

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