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Nathan Kahan, Penny was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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"Evaluation and Investigation of Discharge Claims: Employee's Perspective," Employment Termination Handbook, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1994. Employee Termination, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education Handbook, 1988. Author: Employment Litigation: Forms and Practices, Matthew Bender, 1991.
Civil Rights Litigation and Attorney Fees Annual Handbook, Volume VI, Clark Boardman Company, Ltd., 1990. Speaker: "Choice of Forum: An Analysis of the Pro's and Con's of State v. Federal Court," Litigating Employment Cases in State and Federal Courts, Chicago Bar Association, December 7, 1995.
"EEO Law, Diversity, Affirmative Action & Alternative Dispute Resolution. Recent Significant Court Decisions, Plaintiff's Perspective," Center for Employment Dispute Resolution, Institute of Human Resources & Industrial Relations, Loyola University, November 9, 1995. "Evaluation and Investigation of Employee Termination and Related Claims," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, July 28, 1995.
"Insight into the Realm of the Woman Attorney," Women in Law Committee, Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association, April 18, 1995. "Evaluation and Investigation of Employee Termination and Related Claims," Employment Termination Update 1995, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, April 7, 1995. Fourth Annual Employment Lawyers Association Convention, Selected Discovery Problems and Solutions, June 23-26, 1993, Orlando Florida.
Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyer's Section-- Labor and Employment Law Committee Seminar on Employment Torts, Common Law Privacy Claims, April 13, 1993, Chicago, Illinois. Illinois State Bar Association-- Illinois Judges Association Joint Meeting, Sexual Harassment on Trial, December 5, 1992, Chicago Illinois. Illinois State Bar Association, Local Government Update, Civil Rights Act of 1991, Law Education Series, October 26, 1992, Chicago, Illinois.
Third Annual Convention, National Employment Lawyers Association, Workshop, Intake, Retainers and Fee Agreements, Vail Colorado, June 1992. Chicago Bar Association, Civil Rights Committee, Employee's Rights to Privacy, April, 1991. The American Hospital Association, The Health Law Institute-- De Paul University College of Law and the American Academy of Hospital Attorneys, "Employment and Labor Law Issues in Health Care," Age Discrimination, October 24-25, 1991.
Illinois State Bar Association Midyear Meeting, Labor Law Program, Employment Law Update-- Pregnancy and Family Leave Legislation, December 7, 1991. Speaker and Panel Member, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Handling a Sexual Harassment Case, June 1, 1990. Evaluating the Plaintiff's Employment Case.
First Annual Plaintiff Employment Lawyer Association National Conference, June 1990, Lake Tahoe, California, Sexism in the Courts. Chicago Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Committee, Employment Discrimination in the 90's: An Overview of Substance and Procedure, September 1990, Chicago, Illinois. Speaker: NELA Trial Practice Seminar, Effective Settlement Techniques, Friday, October 18, 1996, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Human Rights Commission Update, Recent Amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act, Chicago-Kent College of Law, November 8, 1996. Effective Settlement Techniques, The Basic, NELA-Illinois, February 18, 1997. EEO Mediation Conference, Loyola University, Institute of Human Resources and Industrial Relations.
Workshop in "Case Selection and Preparation for Mediation" Chicago, Illinois, April 24, 1997. The 1997 National Conference for Women Employment and Labor Law Counsel, Business Development Associates, Inc. "What Makes Plaintiffs Attorneys take Employment Cases?" Chicago, Illinois, May 9, 1997.
"Update on Employment Torts" Labor and Employment Law Committee, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, May 28, 1997. National Employment Lawyers Association Eighth Annual Convention. Moderator, "Tax Tips in Negotiating and Settling Employment Cases" Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 27, 1997.
Co-Author: Privacy Issues, Employment Discrimination and Employment Termination, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1990. Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Employment Termination and Related Workplace Issues Handbook, Evaluating the Plaintiff's Employment Case, May 1988, Supplement, 1997 Defamation Suits and Law Firm Break-Ups: Holding Down The Cost of Leaving, Illinois State Bar Journal, September 1989, Volume 77 at 69. Author: Employment Litigation: Forms and Practices, Matthew Bender, 1991.
Civil Rights Litigation and Attorney Fees Annual Handbook, Volume VI, Clark Boardman Company, Ltd., 1990. Speaker: "Choice of Forum: An Analysis of the Pro's and Con's of State v. Federal Court," Litigating Employment Cases in State and Federal Courts, Chicago Bar Association, December 7, 1995.
"EEO Law, Diversity, Affirmative Action & Alternative Dispute Resolution. Recent Significant Court Decisions, Plaintiff's Perspective," Center for Employment Dispute Resolution, Institute of Human Resources & Industrial Relations, Loyola University, November 9, 1995. "Evaluation and Investigation of Employee Termination and Related Claims," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, July 28, 1995.
"Insight into the Realm of the Woman Attorney," Women in Law Committee, Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association, April 18, 1995. "Evaluation and Investigation of Employee Termination and Related Claims," Employment Termination Update 1995, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, April 7, 1995. Fourth Annual Employment Lawyers Association Convention, Selected Discovery Problems and Solutions, June 23-26, 1993, Orlando Florida.
Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyer's Section-- Labor and Employment Law Committee Seminar on Employment Torts, Common Law Privacy Claims, April 13, 1993, Chicago, Illinois. Illinois State Bar Association-- Illinois Judges Association Joint Meeting, Sexual Harassment on Trial, December 5, 1992, Chicago Illinois. Illinois State Bar Association, Local Government Update, Civil Rights Act of 1991, Law Education Series, October 26, 1992, Chicago, Illinois.
Third Annual Convention, National Employment Lawyers Association, Workshop, Intake, Retainers and Fee Agreements, Vail Colorado, June 1992. Chicago Bar Association, Civil Rights Committee, Employee's Rights to Privacy, April, 1991. The American Hospital Association, The Health Law Institute-- De Paul University College of Law and the American Academy of Hospital Attorneys, "Employment and Labor Law Issues in Health Care," Age Discrimination, October 24-25, 1991.
Illinois State Bar Association Midyear Meeting, Labor Law Program, Employment Law Update-- Pregnancy and Family Leave Legislation, December 7, 1991. Speaker and Panel Member, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Handling a Sexual Harassment Case, June 1, 1990. Evaluating the Plaintiff's Employment Case.
First Annual Plaintiff Employment Lawyer Association National Conference, June 1990, Lake Tahoe, California, Sexism in the Courts. Chicago Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Committee, Employment Discrimination in the 90's: An Overview of Substance and Procedure, September 1990, Chicago, Illinois. Speaker: NELA Trial Practice Seminar, Effective Settlement Techniques, Friday, October 18, 1996, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Human Rights Commission Update, Recent Amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act, Chicago-Kent College of Law, November 8, 1996. Effective Settlement Techniques, The Basic, NELA-Illinois, February 18, 1997. EEO Mediation Conference, Loyola University, Institute of Human Resources and Industrial Relations.
Workshop in "Case Selection and Preparation for Mediation" Chicago, Illinois, April 24, 1997. The 1997 National Conference for Women Employment and Labor Law Counsel, Business Development Associates, Inc. "What Makes Plaintiffs Attorneys take Employment Cases?" Chicago, Illinois, May 9, 1997.
"Update on Employment Torts" Labor and Employment Law Committee, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, May 28, 1997. National Employment Lawyers Association Eighth Annual Convention. Moderator, "Tax Tips in Negotiating and Settling Employment Cases" Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 27, 1997.
Penny Nathan Kahan
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Roosevelt University (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). University of Chicago. Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Career
Worked at Penny Nathan Kahan & Associates, Limited. (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Wrongful Discharge Litigation, Labor Law, Employment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Illinois and United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar.
United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Contributing Author: "Evaluation and Investigation of Discharge Claims: Employee"s Perspective," Employment Termination Handbook, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1994.
Employee Termination, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education Handbook, 1988. Company-Author: Privacy Issues, Employment Discrimination and Employment Termination, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1990.
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Employment Termination and Related Workplace Issues Handbook, Evaluating the Plaintiff"s Employment Case, May 1988, Supplement, 1997 Defamation Suits and Law Firm Break-Ups: Holding Down The Cost of Leaving, Illinois State Bar Journal, September 1989, Volume 77 at 69.
Author: Employment Litigation: Forms and Practices, Matthew Bender, 1991. Civil Rights Litigation and Attorney Fees Annual Handbook, Volume VI, Clark Boardman Company, Limited., 1990. Speaker: "Choice of Forum: An Analysis of the Pro"s and Con"s of State v.
Federal Court," Litigating Employment Cases in State and Federal Courts, Chicago Bar Association, December 7, 1995.
"Equal Employment Opportunity Law, Diversity, Affirmative Action & Alternative Dispute Resolution. Recent Significant Court Decisions, Plaintiff"s Perspective," Center for Employment Dispute Resolution, Institute of Human Resources & Industrial Relations, Loyola University, November 9, 1995.
"Evaluation and Investigation of Employee Termination and Related Claims," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, July 28, 1995. "Insight into the Realm of the Woman Attorney," Women in Law Committee, Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association, April 18, 1995.
"Evaluation and Investigation of Employee Termination and Related Claims," Employment Termination Update 1995, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, April 7, 1995.
Fourth Annual Employment Lawyers Association Convention, Selected Discovery Problems and Solutions, June 23-26, 1993, Orlando Florida. Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyer"s Section-- Labor and Employment Law Committee Seminar on Employment Torts, Common Law Privacy Claims, April 13, 1993, Chicago, Illinois. Illinois State Bar Association-- Illinois Judges Association Joint Meeting, Sexual Harassment on Trial, December 5, 1992, Chicago Illinois.
Illinois State Bar Association, Local Government Update, Civil Rights Acting of 1991, Law Education Series, October 26, 1992, Chicago, Illinois.
Third Annual Convention, National Employment Lawyers Association, Workshop, Intake, Retainers and Fee Agreements, Vail Colorado, June 1992. Chicago Bar Association, Civil Rights Committee, Employee"s Rights to Privacy, April, 1991.
The American Hospital Association, The Health Law Institute-- De Paul University College of Law and the American Academy of Hospital Attorneys, "Employment and Labor Law Issues in Health Care," Age Discrimination, October 24-25, 1991. Illinois State Bar Association Midyear Meeting, Labor Law Program, Employment Law Update-- Pregnancy and Family Leave Legislation, December 7, 1991.
Speaker and Panel Member, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Handling a Sexual Harassment Case, June 1, 1990.
Evaluating the Plaintiff"s Employment Case. First Annual Plaintiff Employment Lawyer Association National Conference, June 1990, Lake Tahoe, California, Sexism in the Courts. Chicago Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Committee, Employment Discrimination in the 90"s: An Overview of Substance and Procedure, September 1990, Chicago, Illinois.
Speaker: NELA Trial Practice Seminar, Effective Settlement Techniques, Friday, October 18, 1996, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Human Rights Commission Update, Recent Amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Acting, Chicago-Kent College of Law, November 8, 1996. Effective Settlement Techniques, The Basic, NELA-Illinois, February 18, 1997.
Equal Employment Opportunity Mediation Conference, Loyola University, Institute of Human Resources and Industrial Relations. Workshop in "Case Selection and Preparation for Mediation" Chicago, Illinois, April 24, 1997.
The 1997 National Conference for Women Employment and Labor Law Counsel, Business Development Associates, Incorporated.
"What Makes Plaintiffs Attorneys take Employment Cases?" Chicago, Illinois, May 9, 1997. "Update on Employment Torts" Labor and Employment Law Committee, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, May 28, 1997. National Employment Lawyers Association Eighth Annual Convention.
Moderator, "Tax Tips in Negotiating and Settling Employment Cases" Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 27, 1997.
Member: Chicago (Member, Labor and Employment Law Committee), Illinois State (Member: Civil Practice and Procedure, Labor and Employment Law Committee Section. Labor and Employment Law Section Council, 1990) and American Bar Associations.
Women"s Bar Association of Illinois. National Employment Lawyers Association (Member, Executive Board, 1985.
Treasurer, 1991; Founder and Chair, Illinois Chapter, 1985-1992).
National Employee Rights Institute (Executive Board, 1996).
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"Evaluation and Investigation of Discharge Claims: Employee's Perspective," Employment Termination Handbook, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1994. Employee Termination, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education Handbook, 1988. Author: Employment Litigation: Forms and Practices, Matthew Bender, 1991.
Civil Rights Litigation and Attorney Fees Annual Handbook, Volume VI, Clark Boardman Company, Ltd., 1990. Speaker: "Choice of Forum: An Analysis of the Pro's and Con's of State v. Federal Court," Litigating Employment Cases in State and Federal Courts, Chicago Bar Association, December 7, 1995.
"EEO Law, Diversity, Affirmative Action & Alternative Dispute Resolution. Recent Significant Court Decisions, Plaintiff's Perspective," Center for Employment Dispute Resolution, Institute of Human Resources & Industrial Relations, Loyola University, November 9, 1995. "Evaluation and Investigation of Employee Termination and Related Claims," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, July 28, 1995.
"Insight into the Realm of the Woman Attorney," Women in Law Committee, Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association, April 18, 1995. "Evaluation and Investigation of Employee Termination and Related Claims," Employment Termination Update 1995, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, April 7, 1995. Fourth Annual Employment Lawyers Association Convention, Selected Discovery Problems and Solutions, June 23-26, 1993, Orlando Florida.
Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyer's Section-- Labor and Employment Law Committee Seminar on Employment Torts, Common Law Privacy Claims, April 13, 1993, Chicago, Illinois. Illinois State Bar Association-- Illinois Judges Association Joint Meeting, Sexual Harassment on Trial, December 5, 1992, Chicago Illinois. Illinois State Bar Association, Local Government Update, Civil Rights Act of 1991, Law Education Series, October 26, 1992, Chicago, Illinois.
Third Annual Convention, National Employment Lawyers Association, Workshop, Intake, Retainers and Fee Agreements, Vail Colorado, June 1992. Chicago Bar Association, Civil Rights Committee, Employee's Rights to Privacy, April, 1991. The American Hospital Association, The Health Law Institute-- De Paul University College of Law and the American Academy of Hospital Attorneys, "Employment and Labor Law Issues in Health Care," Age Discrimination, October 24-25, 1991.
Illinois State Bar Association Midyear Meeting, Labor Law Program, Employment Law Update-- Pregnancy and Family Leave Legislation, December 7, 1991. Speaker and Panel Member, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Handling a Sexual Harassment Case, June 1, 1990. Evaluating the Plaintiff's Employment Case.
First Annual Plaintiff Employment Lawyer Association National Conference, June 1990, Lake Tahoe, California, Sexism in the Courts. Chicago Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Committee, Employment Discrimination in the 90's: An Overview of Substance and Procedure, September 1990, Chicago, Illinois. Speaker: NELA Trial Practice Seminar, Effective Settlement Techniques, Friday, October 18, 1996, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Human Rights Commission Update, Recent Amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act, Chicago-Kent College of Law, November 8, 1996. Effective Settlement Techniques, The Basic, NELA-Illinois, February 18, 1997. EEO Mediation Conference, Loyola University, Institute of Human Resources and Industrial Relations.
Workshop in "Case Selection and Preparation for Mediation" Chicago, Illinois, April 24, 1997. The 1997 National Conference for Women Employment and Labor Law Counsel, Business Development Associates, Inc. "What Makes Plaintiffs Attorneys take Employment Cases?" Chicago, Illinois, May 9, 1997.
"Update on Employment Torts" Labor and Employment Law Committee, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, May 28, 1997. National Employment Lawyers Association Eighth Annual Convention. Moderator, "Tax Tips in Negotiating and Settling Employment Cases" Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 27, 1997.
Co-Author: Privacy Issues, Employment Discrimination and Employment Termination, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1990. Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Employment Termination and Related Workplace Issues Handbook, Evaluating the Plaintiff's Employment Case, May 1988, Supplement, 1997 Defamation Suits and Law Firm Break-Ups: Holding Down The Cost of Leaving, Illinois State Bar Journal, September 1989, Volume 77 at 69. Author: Employment Litigation: Forms and Practices, Matthew Bender, 1991.
Civil Rights Litigation and Attorney Fees Annual Handbook, Volume VI, Clark Boardman Company, Ltd., 1990. Speaker: "Choice of Forum: An Analysis of the Pro's and Con's of State v. Federal Court," Litigating Employment Cases in State and Federal Courts, Chicago Bar Association, December 7, 1995.
"EEO Law, Diversity, Affirmative Action & Alternative Dispute Resolution. Recent Significant Court Decisions, Plaintiff's Perspective," Center for Employment Dispute Resolution, Institute of Human Resources & Industrial Relations, Loyola University, November 9, 1995. "Evaluation and Investigation of Employee Termination and Related Claims," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, July 28, 1995.
"Insight into the Realm of the Woman Attorney," Women in Law Committee, Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association, April 18, 1995. "Evaluation and Investigation of Employee Termination and Related Claims," Employment Termination Update 1995, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, April 7, 1995. Fourth Annual Employment Lawyers Association Convention, Selected Discovery Problems and Solutions, June 23-26, 1993, Orlando Florida.
Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyer's Section-- Labor and Employment Law Committee Seminar on Employment Torts, Common Law Privacy Claims, April 13, 1993, Chicago, Illinois. Illinois State Bar Association-- Illinois Judges Association Joint Meeting, Sexual Harassment on Trial, December 5, 1992, Chicago Illinois. Illinois State Bar Association, Local Government Update, Civil Rights Act of 1991, Law Education Series, October 26, 1992, Chicago, Illinois.
Third Annual Convention, National Employment Lawyers Association, Workshop, Intake, Retainers and Fee Agreements, Vail Colorado, June 1992. Chicago Bar Association, Civil Rights Committee, Employee's Rights to Privacy, April, 1991. The American Hospital Association, The Health Law Institute-- De Paul University College of Law and the American Academy of Hospital Attorneys, "Employment and Labor Law Issues in Health Care," Age Discrimination, October 24-25, 1991.
Illinois State Bar Association Midyear Meeting, Labor Law Program, Employment Law Update-- Pregnancy and Family Leave Legislation, December 7, 1991. Speaker and Panel Member, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Handling a Sexual Harassment Case, June 1, 1990. Evaluating the Plaintiff's Employment Case.
First Annual Plaintiff Employment Lawyer Association National Conference, June 1990, Lake Tahoe, California, Sexism in the Courts. Chicago Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Committee, Employment Discrimination in the 90's: An Overview of Substance and Procedure, September 1990, Chicago, Illinois. Speaker: NELA Trial Practice Seminar, Effective Settlement Techniques, Friday, October 18, 1996, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Human Rights Commission Update, Recent Amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act, Chicago-Kent College of Law, November 8, 1996. Effective Settlement Techniques, The Basic, NELA-Illinois, February 18, 1997. EEO Mediation Conference, Loyola University, Institute of Human Resources and Industrial Relations.
Workshop in "Case Selection and Preparation for Mediation" Chicago, Illinois, April 24, 1997. The 1997 National Conference for Women Employment and Labor Law Counsel, Business Development Associates, Inc. "What Makes Plaintiffs Attorneys take Employment Cases?" Chicago, Illinois, May 9, 1997.
"Update on Employment Torts" Labor and Employment Law Committee, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, May 28, 1997. National Employment Lawyers Association Eighth Annual Convention. Moderator, "Tax Tips in Negotiating and Settling Employment Cases" Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 27, 1997.
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Membership
Member: Chicago (Member, Labor and Employment Law Committee), Illinois State (Member: Civil Practice and Procedure, Labor and Employment Law Committee Section. Labor and Employment Law Section Council, 1990) and American Bar Associations. Women"s Bar Association of Illinois.
National Employment Lawyers Association (Member, Executive Board, 1985.
Treasurer, 1991; Founder and Chair, Illinois Chapter, 1985-1992). National Employee Rights Institute (Executive Board, 1996).
