Minority Partners in Majority/Corporate Law Firms Online Directory View Partners Alphabetically - By Specialty - By Location - By Firm Name: Cheryl Blackwell Bryson Law Firm: Duane Morris, LLP Address: 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3400 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone Number: 312-499-6700 Email: cbbryson@duanemorris.com Specialty Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation Licenses: Illinois Education and Honors: Morgan State University (B.S., 1968), magna cum laude; Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1977), Associate Editor, The Ohio State Law Journal; Graduate studies in quantitative/statistical analysis. Professional Background: Associate, Friedman & Koven; Partner, Katten, Muchin and Zavis; Deputy Corporate Counsel, City of Chicago; Partner, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd; Head of Rivkin, Radler & Kremer's labor and employment practice group. Represented major corporations in EEO class actions and other labor and employment law litigation. Represented City of Chicago in enacting and amending Illinois Public Employer Labor Relations Act and in labor negotiations for the City of Chicago's work force of 38,000. Author of several labor and employment law articles. Frequent speaker to national and local audiences on labor and employment issues. Member, Committee on Court-Annexed Employment Arbitration. Major Clients: McDonald's Corporation; Dean Witter; Moore Response Marketing Services; The Sherwin-Williams Company; Household International; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; The Chicago Board of Education; Reliance National Insurance Co.; and Nike Corporation. Public Service/Community Affairs: Board of Directors, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago; Board, Friends of Prentice Women's Hospital; American Bar Association; Panelist, Women as Rainmakers Program, 1990 ABA Annual Meeting; Chicago Bar Association; Recipient, Financial Independence Institute's Outstanding Achievement Award; Recipient, Chicago Public Schools Academic Olympics Appreciation Award. Frequent involvement in political campaigns. Board Memberships and/or Corporate Directorships: Serves on the Board of Advisors for Loyola University of Chicago Institute of Industrial Relations, The Visitors' Committee of the Northern Illinois University College of Law and for IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law's Public Sector Law Conference. On the board of directors of the Museum of Science and Industry's Black Creativity Advisory Board, and The Neighborhood Institute Development Corporation.   View Partners Alphabetically - By Specialty - By Location - By Firm