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Partner, Smith Amundsen

Rebecca is a partner practicing in the St. Charles office of SmithAmundsen and a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group where she focuses her practice on employee benefit compliance, administration, and litigation.  Rebecca also counsels and represents employers in various matters arising under Federal and State employment laws, including wage and hour claims and audits, discrimination and retaliation claims, as well as contract disputes.  Rebecca is licensed to practice in the State of Illinois and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

During law school, Rebecca worked for Northern Illinois University’s General Counsel assisting with a variety of litigation matters including employment law issues such as discrimination, harassment claims, and union matters.

Prior to joining SmithAmundsen, Rebecca was an associate at another law firm and worked as a Human Resources Consultant.  Her professional experience encompasses all areas of Human Resource Management, including 401(k) and other benefit auditing and administration, COBRA and HIPAA compliance, deferred compensation plans, writing and implementing company policies, recruiting, employee discipline and terminations, job descriptions and classifications, employee discrimination claims, ERISA fiduciary obligations, wage and hour claims and audits, labor and employee relations issues, as well as contract matters. 

In 2013, Rebecca was selected by her peers for inclusion on the Illinois Super Lawyers® list of “Rising Stars*,” a designation published by Thomson Reuters.

*The selection of attorneys to the Rising Stars list does not guarantee a positive client outcome in any specific legal matter or engagement nor constitute a representation by the firm of SmithAmundsen about the caliber of legal work performed by any other attorney not selected as part of this list.