James Whitehead

• Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Appeals
• Wage and Hour Litigation
• Transportation
• Railway Labor Act
• Labor, Employment and Immigration

• Labor Management Relations and Union Avoidance
• Labor and Employment Class and Collective Actions
• Employment Discrimination Litigation
• Appellate

Florida

Since 2004

Illinois

Since 1993

Illinois

Since 1994

Illinois

Illinois

Since 1974

Illinois 1974

Indiana

Since 2002

Michigan

Since 1983

Michigan

Since 2003

U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit 1987

U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit 1988

U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit 1987

U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit 1992

U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit 1991

U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit 1984

U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit 1975

U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit 1982

U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit 2003

U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit 1988

U.S. District Court, C.D. of Illinois 1994

U.S. District Court, E.D. of Michigan 1983

U.S. District Court, N.D. of Florida 2004

U.S. District Court, N.D. of Illinois - General 1974

U.S. District Court, N.D. of Illinois - Trial Bar 1993

U.S. District Court, N.D. of Indiana 2002

U.S. District Court, S.D. of Illinois

U.S. District Court, W.D. of Michigan 2003

U.S. Supreme Court 1987

Partner

Sidley Austin LLP

Current

The University of Chicago Law School

J.D

1974

cum laude

Yale University

1970

B.A.Econ.

Current

Activities: Trustee (former Chair), Rockford College

Current

Activities: Board of Directors (former Chair), SGA Youth & Family Services

Current

Activities: Board of Directors, Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago

Current

Activities: American Bar Association

Current

Activities: Chicago Bar Association