Mark Elliott Furlane

Background

Furlane, Mark Elliott was born on August 2, 1949 in Joliet, Illinois, United States. Son of Francis Emilio and Tosca (Cipriani) Furlane.

Education

Central College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1971). George Washington University (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1974). University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration, Finance Specialization, 1982).

Career

Worked at Gardner, Carton & Douglas (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Management Employment Law, Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Illinois. 1979, United States. Court of Military Appeals.

1985, United States.

District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar. 1983, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. 1989, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

1994, United States.

Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Author: "Employment at Will: An Eroding Doctrine," 65 Chicago Bar Record 36, 1983. Company-Author: "Recent Developments in Forum Non Conveniens: The Balance Shifts," 66 Chicago Bar Record 114, 1984.

"Health Care Bargaining Units: New Standards, New Problems," YSL Journal, Volume 14, Number.

4, 1985; "National Labor Relations Board"s Saint Francis Decision Signals Broader-Based Bargaining Units," Health Progress, May 1985. "Arbitration of Private Sector Employment Disputes," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Arbitration Practice, 1989.

"Employee Defamation Lawsuits: Employees Beware," Retirement Housing Report. With Regis J. Trenda "Post-Burke Tax Issues: To Tax Or Not To Tax,".

"Mediation, Arbitration and Other Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques-Recent Developments in Litigation Avoidance,".

"The Glass Ceiling, Affirmative Action, Pay Equity and Workplace Diversity-A Legal Analysis of Where They Are and Where They Are Going," Presented at The 5th Employment and Labor Law Institute for Corporate Counsel. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, "Briefings on Hospital Safety". Listed in Who"s Who in America, Illinois Leading Attorneys.

Member: Chicago (Member, Employment Law Committee, 1979—.

Vice-Chair, 1993-1994. Chair, 1994-1995) and Federal (Member, Labor and Employment Law Committee) Bar Associations.

Achievements

• Mark Elliott Furlane has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member, Editorial Advisory Board, "Briefings on Hospital Safety". Listed in Who"s Who in America, Illinois Leading Attorneys. Member: Chicago (Member, Employment Law Committee, 1979—.

Vice-Chair, 1993-1994.

Chair, 1994-1995) and Federal (Member, Labor and Employment Law Committee) Bar Associations.

Connections

Married Susan M. Keegan, July 4, 1987. Children: Gahan Patricia, Michael Keegan.

Father:

Francis Emilio Furlane

Mother:

Tosca (Cipriani) Furlane

Spouse:

Susan M. Keegan

child:

Michael Keegan Furlane

child:

Gahan Patricia Furlane