Background
Bates, Fredrick H. was born on July 19, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Fredrick H. BATES
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Marquette University (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 1979). Creighton University (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1983).
Career
Worked at Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Labor and Employment Law, Commercial Litigation, Petroleum Industry Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1983, Illinois, Nebraska, United States. District Court, District of Nebraska and United States.
Court of Appeals, 7th and 8th Circuits.
1984, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. 1990, United States. District Court, Central District of Illinois.
1992, United States. District Court, District of North Dakota.
Author: "Nebraska Law Survey-Commercial Law," 15 Creighton Law Review 170, 1981. "Affirmative Action In The 80"s," International"l Public Works Convention, 1987.
"Individual Liability of Managers," Personnel Update, 1987. "Strategies Foreign The Development of Minority Recruitment And Retention Programs In Law Firms," American Bar Association/Master of Science in Nursing, 1988.
"Myths Regarding The Qualified Minority," Barrister, June, 1988.
"Do Something Different: Making a Commitment to Minority Lawyers," American Bar Association Journal, October, 1990. Judicial Law Clerk to Honorary Judge Donald R. Ross, United States. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1983-1985.
Associate: Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, 1985-1988.
Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, 1988-1992 (Partner, 1991-1992). Company-Founder and Chairman, Chicago Committee on Minorities In Large Law Firms, 1986-1989.
Circuit Court of Cook County Coordinating Counsel on Domestic Violence, 1997. Member: Chicago (Chairperson, YLS Minorities In The Profession Committee, 1988-1989).
Cook County (Board Member, 1990-1997.
President, 1996-1996), Illinois State (Member: Minority Participation Committee, 1988-1990. Standing Committee on Judicial Appointment, 1989-1990. Standing Committee on Professionalism, 1990), Nebraska State.
National (Member: National Issues Committee, 1987-1988) and American (Chairperson, YLD Minorities In The Profession Committee, 1988-1989.
Member: Executive Committee and Vice Chair, Labor and Employment Law Committee, YLD, 1988-1992. Coordinating Council of Professionalism, 1988-1989.
YLD Liaison to American Bar Association Commission on Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession, 1989-1992. Commission Member, 1995-1997.
Board Member, Conference of Minority Partners in Majority/Corporate Law Firms, 1991-1992.
Vice Chair, Labor Law Committee, General Practice Section, 1991-1992. Litigation Section) Bar Associations. National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel.
Fellow: American Bar Foundation.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Chicago (Chairperson, YLS Minorities In The Profession Committee, 1988-1989). Cook County (Board Member, 1990-1997. President, 1996-1996), Illinois State (Member: Minority Participation Committee, 1988-1990.
Standing Committee on Judicial Appointment, 1989-1990.
Standing Committee on Professionalism, 1990), Nebraska State. National (Member: National Issues Committee, 1987-1988) and American (Chairperson, YLD Minorities In The Profession Committee, 1988-1989.
Member: Executive Committee and Vice Chair, Labor and Employment Law Committee, YLD, 1988-1992. Coordinating Council of Professionalism, 1988-1989.
YLD Liaison to American Bar Association Commission on Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession, 1989-1992.
Commission Member, 1995-1997. Board Member, Conference of Minority Partners in Majority/Corporate Law Firms, 1991-1992. Vice Chair, Labor Law Committee, General Practice Section, 1991-1992.
Litigation Section) Bar Associations.
National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Fellow: American Bar Foundation.
