SAMUEL G. HARROD IV is a litigator concentrating in representing lenders in workouts and foreclosures, and representing business clients in contract, employment agreement and employment discrimination matters. Sam has extensive trial experience, handles cases in both state and federal court, and routinely has matters pending in Cook, Lake, DuPage, Will, Kane, McHenry, DeKalb and Kendall counties. Sam strives to push cases to conclusion as quickly as the legal process allows and is always looking for ways to outmaneuver opposing counsel.

Sam has lectured extensively in his areas of legal concentration, including: “Final Compensation,” Lorman Education Services, 2002; “Tips for Employers Facing Discrimination Charges,” Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 2005; and “Family and Medical Leave Act and Paid Time Off Policies,” 2006.

Representative Decisions:

• Scandinavian Airline Systems Demark-Norway-Sweden v. McDonald’s Corp., 947 F. Supp. 1257 (N.D. Ill. 1996), aff'd, 129 F.3d 971 (7th Cir. 1997)
• Avesta Sheffield, Inc. v. Olympic Continental Resources, LLC, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1670, (N.D. Ill., Feb. 14, 2000, Conlon, J.)
• Baytree National Bank & Trust Company v. Albert Paul Christensen, 2005 Bankr. LEXIS 1509 (N.D. Ill. Bankr., Aug. 12, 2005, Goldgar, J.)
• Walters v. Department of Labor, 356 Ill. App. 3d 785, 826 N.E.2d 979 (1st Dist. 2005).