Terrence T. Creamer

Terry counsels and litigates on behalf of employers on a wide spectrum of labor and employment issues. A large portion of his work involves traditional labor matters such as labor negotiations, unfair labor practice claims, arbitration of grievances, and union representation campaigns. Terry also advises employers on labor and employment laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act. He frequently represents clients before the National Labor Relations Board, the Illinois State Labor Relations Board and the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board. In addition, Terry also advises and represents school districts on the elementary, high school, community college and university levels with regard to labor and employment law matters.

Terry joined the firm in February 1994 and came to the firm with a working knowledge of employee relations from previous experience in the private sector. From 1982–1990, he worked in the Human Resources Department at the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Chicago. While employed at Coca‑Cola, he attended Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he graduated with honors in 1990. After graduating from law school, Terry worked as a judicial clerk to the late Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas J. Moran (1990–1992). From 1992–1994, he represented municipalities and school districts on labor and employment law matters at the law firm of Klein Thorpe & Jenkins. Terry also served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Chicago-Kent College of Law where he taught Advanced Research and Drafting.

Terry graduated in 1981 with a Master of Science degree in Personnel and Industrial Relations from Northern Illinois University. In 1980, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resources Management, also from Northern Illinois University.

Publications

• Update: President Obama Signs Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

Events

• Perspectives on Arbitration
• 25th Annual Illinois Public Sector Labor Relations Law Conference
• Public Safety Update - Illinois Public Employer Labor Relations Association