Claudia Oney received her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas and her J.D. from DePaul Law School in 1978. She has specialized in employment law for over 20 years, specifically in the areas age, race and sex discrimination in Federal Courts. Ms. Oney has also been involved in Illinois State Court actions against employers, state claims of contract pursuant to an employment manual (now resolved in favor of employers); and, state claims of tortious interference with employment, assault and battery, defamation and retaliation.

Ms. Oney has tried numerous cases to verdict in both federal and state court. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association and the National Employment Lawyers Association.Ms. Oney is a member of the NELA Computer Committee; the NELA Sexual Harassment Law Committee. She was voted by her peers as one of the best attorneys in Illinois in the field of employment law and, as a result is listed in Law and Leading Attorneys. Her most recent speaking engagement was the Personnel Law Update 1996 on the topic, "The Top Ten Complaints of Angry Ex-Employees."

Education:
1978 Juris Doctorate, DePaul University;
1968 Bachelor of Arts, University of Texas.

Admitted:
1978 Illinois
1978 U.S. County Appeals (7th Circuit)
1981 U.S. District Court (Northern District Illinois, Trial Bar)
1983 U.S. Superior Court

Employment History:
1978-present, Claudia Oney, P.C.

Professional Associations:
Illinois State Bar Association; Women's Bar Association;
National Employment Lawyers’ Association.

Firm:
Ms. Oney has recently invested in the latest computer hardware and software and has a connection to Westlaw; a direct internet connection; and a variety of CD-ROM materials, including the Illinois Annotated Statutes and Illinois Case Law, published by West Publishing Company. These extensive resources give Ms. Oney and her associates immediate access to constantly changing information databases, enabling them to serve clients efficiently and with accuracy.

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