Background
Benassi, Patricia C. was born on May 28, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Patricia C. Benassi
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University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany and California State University at Northridge (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1964). University of Illinois and University of California at Berkeley (Juris Doctor, 1969).
Career
Knapp v. Whitaker, 757 F.2d 827 (7th Circuit 1985); Volk v. Coler, 845 F.2d 1422 (7th Circuit 1988); International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union 965-965A-965B-965C-965RA v. Associated General Contractors of Illinois, 845 n.2d 704 (7th Circuit 1988); Isaacs v. Caterpillar, 765 F.Supp. 1359 (1991); Zorzi v. County of Putnam, 30 F.3d 885 (7th Circuit 1994); Wright v. Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 40 F.3d 1492 (7th Circuit 1994); Sutton v. Overcash, 623 North.E.2d 820 (Illinois.App. 3rd District 1993); Piquard & Duran v. City of East Peoria and Board of Trustees of the City of East Peoria Police Pension Fund, 887 F.Supp. 1106; Taylor v. Canteen, 69 F.3d 773 (7th Circuit 1995).Worked at Benassi & Benassi, Professional Corporation (Peoria, Illinois) specializing in Civil and Trial Practice. Administrative, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Family, Employment Discrimination, Civil Rights, Labor and Employee Benefits Law. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Illinois.
Instructor, National Labor Relations Board litigation schools, 1977-1979.
Trial Specialist, National Labor Relations Board, 1969-1976. Supervisory Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1976-1979.
Member: Peoria County and Illinois State (Member, Labor Law Section Council, 1980. Chairman, 1985-1986) and American Bar Associations.
American Trial Lawyers Association.
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Abraham Lincoln Inns of Court (Master, 1988-1991). National Employment Lawyers Association.
Benassi & Benassi was founded by A. Lou Benassi and Patricia C. Benassi in 1980.
Both lawyers have been practicing law in Peoria for over 28 years. The firm serves clients throughout Central Illinois and focuses its practice in litigation with an emphasis on Employment, Civil Rights, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Family Law.
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Member: Peoria County and Illinois State (Member, Labor Law Section Council, 1980. Chairman, 1985-1986) and American Bar Associations. American Trial Lawyers Association.
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.
Abraham Lincoln Inns of Court (Master, 1988-1991). National Employment Lawyers Association.
