Negocios Now is the Hispanic Business Publication in Chicago with National Distribution
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www.negociosnow.com 20 Julio 2017 NANCY ANDRADE, Lead Counsel Entity: American Bar Association Website: www. americanbar.org Nancy Andrade is lead counsel for the Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights and Responsibilities. She works to help the Commission address the challenges and responsibilities faced by Hispanics within the U.S. legal system and contributes to the weekly legal segment "Know Your Rights" in collaboration with Univision Chicago. JAMES F. BOTANA, Managing Principal Entity: Jackson Lewis P.C. website:www. jacksonlewis.com James Botana represents management in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies in a variety of employment and labor-related claims. Prior to joining Jackson Lewis, he was a prosecutor and a senior attorney in the Employment Litigation Department of the Offi ce of the Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago. CLAUDIA CASTRO, JD Entity: Odelson sterk, LTD Website: www.odelsonsterk.com Claudia Castro began her career as an assistant state's attorney in Chicago and served as general counsel for the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault and chief legal counsel for the Illinois Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board before joining Odelson & Sterk. She is the outgoing President for the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois. MANUEL FLORES, Partner Entity: Arnstein & Lehr LLP Website: www. Arnstein.com Manuel Flores' practice areas include fi nancial services regulation and medical cannabis industry compliance. He served fi ve years in Illinois state government as the chief regulator of investor-owned utilities and banks/ credit unions. Prior to this service, he was elected twice to the Chicago City Council as Alderman of the 1st Ward. STEVE FLORES, Partner Entity: Winston & Strawn Website: www. winston.com Steve Flores concentrates on employee benefi ts and executive compensation matters for clients of all sizes, both in the public and private sector. He has been named an Illinois Rising Star by Super Lawyers and received his fi rm's Pro Bono Commitment to Service Award. He was a 2016 fellow with the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity. TERESITA MARSAL-AVILA Marsal-Avila Law Group Webiste: www. marsalavilalaw. com Teresita Marsal- Avila has become one of Chicago's most recognized and respected immigration advocates. She started her own legal practice in Little Village and offered both legal counsel and employment opportunities in the community she also called home. In 2013 she expanded her practice by adding an offi ce location in Oak Brook. RENE TORRADO Jr., Partner Corboy & Demetrio www. corboydemetrio. com René Torrado Jr., a former President of the Chicago Bar Association, is a respected member of the Chicago legal community. He started his career with a clerkship in Florida and has been a trial attorney for the U.S. government and in private practice for decades, representing individuals and corporations in a range of civil matters. MARTIN QUINTANA, Founder and Managing Partner Entity: Quintana Law Group, LLC Website: http://www. quintanalawgroup. com/ For nearly two decades, Martin Quintana has worked on state and federal criminal defense along with personal injury, workers' compensation, and medical malpractice. Prior to forming Quintana Law Group, LLC he was a partner at Sutter & Ori, LLC. He is the incoming President of the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois. HOMERO TRISTAN, Founding Partner Entity: Tristan & Cervantes Website: www. TristanCervantes. com Homero Tristan counsels companies in labor and employment law as well as corporate transactions. He was previously an attorney with the National Labor Relations Board for the Chicago Region, where he investigated hundreds of unfair labor practice charges and prosecuted numerous trials, and he was in private practice with Jackson Lewis LLP. LAWYERS READ THE COMPLETE BIOS AT NEGOCIOSNOW.COM ROSSANA FERNANDEZ, Judge Entity: Cook County Circuit Court Website: www. cookcountyclerkofcourt.org Rossana Fernandez is a circuit court judge in Cook County's Domestic Violence Division. In 2015 she became the fi rst Hispanic ever appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to a county-wide judicial position. And in 2016 she received the most votes of any contested judicial election in the history of the state of Illinois.