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| Selected by peers as a Leading Lawyer in: | Extensive Experience in: |
| Civil Rights/Constitutional Law | Administrative and Public Law |
| Employment Law: Management | Mediation |
| Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative Law | Employment Litigation |
| Commercial Litigation | |
| Government Litigation |
Mr. Schmadeke has 25 years of litigation and administrative law experience, gained at the senior levels of Illinois state government. In his administrative work, he has handled cases regarding fiscal affairs and regulatory matters and advised on employment issues, contract negotiation and drafting and various licensing matters.
In his litigation practice, Mr. Schmadeke has tried and supervised numerous civil cases, including civil rights, employment matters, tort actions, and contract cases.
Bar Admissions:
Illinois
U.S. District Courts, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois
U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Date of Birth: 1952
Law School: The John Marshall School of Law, J.D., 1977
Law School Honors/Involvement: John Marshall Law Review; Phi Delta Phi
Undergraduate School: Northern Illinois University, B.A., 1974
Employment History:
Before joining Hinshaw & Culbertson in January 2003, Mr. Schmadeke was general counsel to the Illinois state comptroller. He advised the comptroller and senior staff on constitutional and legal matters, fiscal affairs, and oversight of cemeteries and funeral homes.
His litigation against cemeteries and funeral homes involving regulated trust funds included a case in which a $1.5 million judgment was entered for the comptroller.
He also worked 11 years for the Illinois attorney general as chief of the general law bureau, which represents all state agencies, officers, and employees in federal and state court litigation. He supervised 21 attorneys and oversaw 5,000 cases involving civil rights, torts, equitable issues, mandamus, and declaratory judgment.
He served four years with the Jo Daviess County State's Attorney's Office, where he tried criminal cases, including felonies and civil cases in jury and bench trials.
Published Legal Writing:
Chapters on administrative investigations and administrative law for the Handbook of Illinois Administrative Law, published by the Illinois State Bar Association
Edited a similar volume for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education
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