Eric B. Bernard

Associate

Petrarca, Gleason, Boyle & Izzo, LLC

Eric Bernard represents school districts in many different capacities, including litigation, labor disputes (including grievance arbitration and unfair labor practice disputes), employment discrimination matters, property tax exemption disputes, and general advice and counseling. His litigation experience encompasses federal Section 1983 claims, employee discrimination claims, FOIA and Open Meetings Act litigation, Wage Payment and Collection Act claims, contractual disputes, real estate matters, and tort claims. With respect to labor disputes and litigation, Eric has litigated before numerous arbitrators, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, the Illinois Appellate Court and the Illinois Supreme Court. Eric practices regularly in both state and federal court.