Dakota is an associate in the Labor and Employment Law Department and a member of the Employment Litigation & Arbitration Group. She regularly defends employers in single-plaintiff actions involving discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims under statutes such as Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as under various Illinois state laws. She has handled such cases before state and federal courts, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Illinois Department of Human Rights, and the Illinois Department of Labor. In addition, Dakota conducts employment-related investigations.

Dakota also provides day-to-day counseling to employers to heighten compliance and minimize the risk of litigation.  Her counseling focuses on issues related to hiring and firing, personnel policies and leave and accommodation requests. She also has experience drafting employee handbooks and company policies. Dakota is a frequent contributor to Proskauer’s Law and the Workplace blog.

While in law school, Dakota served as a law clerk at the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), where she worked on a variety of labor relations issues. She also was a member and published author in the DePaul Law Review.