Publications and Speaking Appearances

Current Publications

Veterans Legal Support Center and Clinic Newsletter
              - Fall 2008 Newslettter
 

Recent Speaking Appearances

• National Conference on the Legal and Medical Needs of the Recent Veteran
  John Marshall Law School
  Chicago, Illinois, November 7 - 8, 2008
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• Military Service and Labor Relations
  National Academy of Arbitrators Regional Meeting
  Chicago, Illinois, November 8, 2008
  
• Military Service and the Law
  Peoria County Bar Association and the Illinois Air National Guard
  Peoria, Illinois, November 12, 2008

Forthcoming Publications

Books

Military Service and the Law, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the John Marshall Law School Veterans Legal Support Center and Clinic, (Forthcoming 2009) (Joseph Butler and Brian Clauss, general editors)
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VLSC Directors and Officers have contributed to the following:

Chapters - Executive Director Brian Clauss

• Called to Duty - Military Activation and the Impact on Labor Relations, Proceedings of the 2008 Meeting of the National Academy of Arbitrators, Bureau of NAtional Affairs, (Brian Clauss)(forthcoming 2009)

   

• Off-Duty Conduct, in Workplace Violence in the Public Sector, American Bar Association, 2008 (Brian Clauss, Steven M. Bierig, and Michelle Camden)

• Federal Activation and Return - The Servicemember's Rights, in Veterans Legal Issues, Illinois State Bar Association and the John Marshall Law School, (CLE Seminar Book 2007)(Brian Clauss with Margaret Riley)

• The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act - an Overview, in Employing the Military, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, (CLE Seminar Book 2006)

• Public Employees, in The Labor Law Handbook, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2006 Supplement (Brain Clauss with Steven M. Bierig and Michelle Camden)

Articles - Executive Director Brian Clauss

• Called to Duty in the National Guard and Reserve - an Overview of Federal and Illinois Laws, Illinois Municipal Review, Vol. 81 No. 3 (February, 2008)(with Margaret Riley Thomas and Lyndsey Kimber)
  
• Called to Duty - Advising Your Client, in The Young Lawyer, American Bar Association (January 2007)
• Employees Called to Duty in the National Guard and Reserve - an Overview of the Applicable Federal and Illinois Laws, State Universities Civil Service System, Summer Quarterly, 2006
• Res Judicata Implications of Police and Fire Commission Hearings, Illinois State Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Newsletter, Vol. 44 No. 3 (September 2006) (with Michelle Camden)
• Employees Called to Military Duty - an Overview of Military Leave and the Service Member's Rights, Illinois State Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Newsletter, Vol. 44 No. 5 (December, 2006)(with James Capparelli and Lyndsey Kimber)
• Privatization of Public Educational Services: The Application of the Doctrine of Successorship in the No Child Left Behind Era, Illinois Public Employee Relations Report, Vol. 22 No. 4 (2005) (with Rochelle Gordon)

LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS

• Military Issues - Employment and Re-Employment, VA Benefits and State Laws, VLSC Staff
  Veterans Legal Support Center at The John Marshall Law School and the Illinois State Bar Association,
  Collinsville, Illinois, October 10, 2008
• War Impacts - Military Activation and Labor Relations
  National Academy of Arbitrators Annual Meeting,
  Ottawa, Canada, May 22, 2008
• Federal and State Military Leave Law
  Labor and Employment Relations Association,
  Chicago, Illinois, March 18, 2008
• VA Benefits Training for Pro Bono Attorneys - VLSC Staff
  Pro Bono Network for VA Benefits Training
  Chicago, Illinois, March 7, 2008
• Military Leave - Employment Issues of the Illinois National Guard Activation
  Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association,
  Addison, Illinois, March 6, 2008
• VA Benefits Training for Pro Bono Attorneys - VLSC Staff
  Pro Bono Network for VA Benefits Training
  Alton, Illinois, February 25, 2008
  
• Why the Law? - Perspectives on a Legal Career
  Lake Forest College,
  Lake Forest, Illinois, February 12, 2008
• Military Leave - Developing Issues and Trends,
  Illinois Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Annual Meeting
  Springfield, Illinois, January 11, 2008
• Military Issues - State and Federal Law,
  Veterans Legal Support Center at The John Marshall Law School and the Illinois State Bar Association,
  Chicago, Illinois, November 9, 2007
• Military Leave - USERRA and Illinois Law,
  Illinois Association of Paralegals Annual Conference,
  Chicago, Illinois, November 8, 2007
• Military Activation and Return - the Public Sector Employee and the Public Sector Employer,
  Illinois Municipal League Annual Conference,
  Chicago, Illinois, October 19, 2007
• USERRA Law - The Emerging Issues and Recent Developments,
  Illinois Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve,
  Advanced Ombudsman Training,
  Chicago, Illinois, September 22- 23
• USERRA - Laws You Must Know,
  Illinois Department of Employment Security,Veteran Representative Training,
  Fairview Heights, Illinois, September 14, 2007
  
• Military Activation and Return - an Overview of the Law,
  LexisNexis Paralegal Conference,
  Chicago, Illinois, May 23, 2007
  
• Military Leave - Overview of Recent State and Federal Legal Developments,
  Rockford Chamber of Commerce,
  Rockford, Illinois, May 11, 2007
  
• Military Leave and the Public Employee - Workshop,
  Illinois Association of Fire Service Professionals,
  Winfield, Illinois, April 22, 2007
  
• Legal Issues of Activated and Returning Military Personnel,
  John Marshall Law School,
  Chicago, Illinois, April 13, 2007
  
• Employment Law Update - Military Leave,
  Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education,
  Chicago, Illinois, February 22, 2007
  
• Uniformed Servicemembers Employment and Re-Employment Rights Act - Overview and Caselaw Developments,
  Minnesota National Guard All-Hands Continuing Legal Education,
  St. Paul, Minnesota, February 4, 2007
  
• ADR and the ESGR Ombudsman Program,
  Association for Conflict Resolution,
  Chicago, Illinois, January 29, 2007
  
• Overview of Recent State and Federal Legal Development on Military Leave,
  Illinois Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve,
  Springfield, Illinois, January,19, 2007
  
• Labor and Employment Issues of Guard and Reserve Members, their Unions and Employers,
  Labor and Employment Relations Association National Conference,
  Chicago, Illinois, January 6, 2007
  
• Military Leave and the Public Sector Employee,
  Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association,
  Addison, Illinois, January 4, 2007
  
• Military Leave Workshop,
  Illinois Public Sector Labor Law Conference,
  Chicago-Kent Law School
  Chicago, Illinois, December 1, 2006
  
• Employment Issues of Activated and Returning Military Personnel,
  Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Continuing Legal Education Course,
  Chicago, Illinois, November 13, 2006
  
• Military Leave: the Federal and State Laws,
  Illinois Department of Employment Security Administrative Law Judge training,
  Chicago, Illinois, September 22, 2006
  
• Employing Activated and Returning Military Personnel: Laws You Should Know,
  Triton College, River Grove, Illinois, July 19, 2006
  
• Labor and Employment Issues for Activated and Returning Military Personnel, Northwest Suburban Bar Association,
  Arlington Heights, Illinois, March 2, 2006