Joel A. D’Alba

Shareholder

Asher Gittler & D'Alba Ltd.

Joel D'.Alba is one of the senior managing shareholders at Asher, Gittler & D’Alba,

Ltd. and has been in practice since 1971. He has been with the firm for over 50 years and he has devoted his entire professional life to representing working people, both through union representation and as individual clients. Joel is also frequently consulted for his opinions concerning internal and administrative union affairs. While he has represented clients from just about every segment of the private sector, much of his work has centered on the representation of union clients in the public sector, where Joel serves as counsel for firefighter and police unions. He has considerable experience in handling contract negotiations, grievance arbitrations and interest arbitrations. Further, he is extremely well-versed in all aspects of state labor law. In fact, he played an instrumental role in drafting the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, which is one of two state laws granting collective bargaining rights and labor protection to state and municipal employees throughout Illinois.

He is active in two prominent labor law organizations: (1) the American

Bar Association's Section of Labor and Employment Law, and (2) the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Between August 2013 and August 2014, Joel served as the Chair of the ABA's Section of Labor and Employment Law.

He has been listed with Best Lawyers in America, and has been selected as a Super Lawyer from 2005 through 2022.

In November Joel will receive the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law 2023 Arvid Anderson Public Sector Labor and Employment Attorney of the Year Award. This award recognizes an attorney whose career substantially contributed to the development of public sector labor law.