Stephen J. Rosenblat, Partner

Mr. Rosenblat has been a partner of the Firm since January 2001. He began his career at Baum Sigman in 1992. He concentrates on employee benefits, labor management relations, and employment discrimination law. He counsels jointly administered pension, welfare, and apprenticeship funds on compliance with Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service requirements.

Mr. Rosenblat represents benefit plans in state and federal court litigation. He also represents unions in federal and state court litigation, before the National Labor Relations Board, the Illinois State and Local Labor Relations Boards, and in arbitration proceedings. Mr. Rosenblat has a particular interest in union elections. He represents employers and individual plaintiffs in employment matters before state and federal administrative agencies and in federal court. In 2000, Mr. Rosenblat successfully argued to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a district court decision in an employment case and then went on to try the case in the Northern District of Illinois to the satisfaction of his clients. He presents sexual harassment and employment discrimination seminars for the Firm's clients. At the International Foundation for Employee Benefit Plans annual conference in October 2001, he spoke on the "Status of the Trust Fund as an Employer." He contributed to the treatise "Employee Benefits Law," published by the Bureau of National Affairs and wrote with Bernard M. Baum, "Merging Benefit Funds," published in "Employee Benefit Issues, the Multiemployer Perspective, 2000." He is also a regular contributor to the Firm's newsletter, "Legal Update."

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Rosenblat produced Emmy award winning television news commentaries. Mr. Rosenblat is a member of the Federal Trial Bar, admitted to practice in Illinois and in the United States District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois, the Northern District of Indiana, and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and the American Bar Association. Mr. Rosenblat earned his Bachelor of Arts degree with honors and distinction from the University of Illinois and his law degree from DePaul University.