Lori D. Ecker

Background

Ecker, Lori D. was born in Plymouth, Indiana, United States.

Education

Lake Forest College (Bachelor of Arts, 1979). De Paul University (Juris Doctor, 1982).

Career

Worked at Law Office of, Lori Doctorate. Ecker, Personal Computer (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Employment Discrimination Law, Employees" Individual Rights Law, Wrongful Discharge Litigation, Labor Law, Employment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Illinois and United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar.

Author: "Labor Law," Matthew Bender, Chapters 55 and 58, 1991 and 1992 revisions.

"Proving Willful Violations Under the ADEA: The Evolving Law Since Thurston," 1989 National Employment Lawyers Association-Illinois Seminar Handbook. "The Joys and Pitfalls of a Small Plaintiff"s Employment Practice," Second Annual National Employment Lawyers Association Conference, June 1991, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Company-Author: "Litigation at the Illinois Human Rights Commission," College of Business Administration Record, July/August 1992. "Handling Discrimination Cases in Illinois - A Practical Guide", College of Business Administration Record, February, 1991.

"Privacy Issues", Employment Discrimination and Employment Termination, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1990.

Panelist, "Rights, Wrongs & Responses. Sexual Harassment, Discrimination & Stereotyping," March 1992 meeting of Food Executive Women. "Winning Employment Torts," Sixth Annual National Employment Lawyers Association Conference, June, 1995.

"Multiple Claims Available to Injured Employees," 1995 Annual Meeting, American Bar Association, General Practice Section, August, 1995.

"Winning Pre-Trial Preparation in the New World of Illinois Civil Litigation," Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, October, 1995. Moderator, "Employment Litigation: Preparing for a Jury Trial," Chicago Bar Association Seminar, January 1997.

Lecturer: "Representing Employees in Sexual Harassment Cases," Decalogue Society of Lawyers Continuing Education Series, April 1993. "Representing Plaintiffs in Employment Litigation: Defeating Summary Judgment Motions," Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association Seventh Annual Seminar on Litigating Employment Discrimination and Wrongful Discharge Cases, February 1994.

"Illinois Employment Tort Update: A Survey of Recent State And Federal Case Law," Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association, March, 1995.

"Profile of an Ideal Plaintiff," Equal Employment Advisory Council, Membership Meeting, October 1996. "Employment Litigation in the 90s: Unemployment Compensation Claims as Pretrial Preparation Fifth Annual National Workers Compensation & Disability Conference, November 196. Chair, 1995-1997; Secretary/Treasurer, 1994-1995, NELA/ Illinois.

Member: Chicago (Company-Chair, Young Lawyers Section, Labor and Employment Law Committee, 1991-1992 and 1992-1993.

Vice-Chair, Labor and Employment Law Committee, 1996-1997. Chair, 1997-1998) and Illinois State Bar Associations.

National Employment Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Achievements

• Lori D. Ecker has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Labor Law," Matthew Bender, Chapters 55 and 58, 1991 and 1992 revisions. "Proving Willful Violations Under the ADEA: The Evolving Law Since Thurston," 1989 National Employment Lawyers Association-Illinois Seminar Handbook. "The Joys and Pitfalls of a Small Plaintiff's Employment Practice," Second Annual National Employment Lawyers Association Conference, June 1991, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
    
    Co-Author: "Litigation at the Illinois Human Rights Commission," CBA Record, July/August 1992. "Handling Discrimination Cases in Illinois - A Practical Guide", CBA Record, February, 1991. "Privacy Issues", Employment Discrimination and Employment Termination, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1990.
    
    Panelist, "Rights, Wrongs & Responses. Sexual Harassment, Discrimination & Stereotyping," March 1992 meeting of Food Executive Women. "Winning Employment Torts," Sixth Annual National Employment Lawyers Association Conference, June, 1995.
    
    "Multiple Claims Available to Injured Employees," 1995 Annual Meeting, American Bar Association, General Practice Section, August, 1995. "Winning Pre-Trial Preparation in the New World of Illinois Civil Litigation," Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, October, 1995. Moderator, "Employment Litigation: Preparing for a Jury Trial," Chicago Bar Association Seminar, January 1997.

Membership

Member: Chicago (Company-Chair, Young Lawyers Section, Labor and Employment Law Committee, 1991-1992 and 1992-1993. Vice-Chair, Labor and Employment Law Committee, 1996-1997. Chair, 1997-1998) and Illinois State Bar Associations.

National Employment Lawyers Association.

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.