Peter McNamara

Staff Attorney

International Union of Operation Engineers, Local 399

Peter Conrad McNamara is the Staff Attorney and lead trial counsel for the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 399, representing its over 10,000 members. He is a member of the Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar and is licensed to practice before the Seventh Circuit.

Mr. McNamara's experience spans both sides of the employment relationship. Prior to his current role, he served as Chief Attorney for Labor & Employment at the Chicago Transit Authority and handled labor & employment cases for the Federal Aviation Administration. His legal career began with the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150. He also serves as a member of the Chicago Bar Association's Board of Managers and as an arbitrator for the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Mandatory Arbitration program.

Active in his adopted hometown of Park Ridge, Mr. McNamara received the 2019 Park Ridge Beautification Award, served as Chair of the Park Ridge Board of Fire & Police Commissioners, and coached in local youth baseball and basketball leagues. A first-generation American with roots in Peru and Ireland, he places family first. His proudest titles are "father" to Jack (9), Isla (6), and River (2), and "husband" to Eva, who lovingly—and not begrudgingly—supports his dream of one day breaking 80 in golf.

Mr. McNamara is a proud graduate of DePaul University and Southern Illinois University School of Law, where he served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Legal Medicine.