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Born Evanston, Illinois, April 15, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1988, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, District of Colorado Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1977); University of Denver, DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1980). Member: American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section; Defense Research Institute, Employment Law Committee; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Board of Directors (1997- 1999), Editor-in-Chief (1995-96) of IDC Quarterly Journal.
Mr. Spina’s employment law practice deals with a broad scope of employment issues faced by employers, including federal and state statutory matters, discrimination claims, common law actions, and personnel law issues. Mr. Spina's insurance coverage practice includes representation of insurance carriers in analyzing their policy obligations to their insureds and in litigating coverage disputes arising from many varieties of liability insurance policies. Mr. Spina also has extensive experience at both the trial and appellate levels in general tort litigation.