Springfield, IL – Governor JB Pritzker recently announced the reappointment of the following Arbitrators of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.
Dennis O’Brien will continue to serve as an Arbitrator on the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.* O’Brien has served as an Arbitrator for the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission since 2019. Previously, he worked as a Vice President and Secretary of Livingstone, Mueller, O’Brien & Davlin, P.C, reviewing workers compensation cases. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Dominican University and a Juris Doctorate from Loyola University of Chicago.
Edward Lee will continue to serve as an Arbitrator on the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.* Lee has served as an Arbitrator for the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission since 1997. His entire professional career, Lee has practiced and advised workers compensation cases. Beginning in 1976 as an attorney for Perez & McGuire and then later at Edward N. Lee & Associates. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Tulane University and a Juris Doctorate from John Marshall Law School.
Elaine Llerena will continue to serve as an Arbitrator on the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.* Llerena has served as an Arbitrator for the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission since 2019. Previously, she was an attorney for Seyfarth Shaw Law Office in Chicago and for the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. Elaine earned a Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and Criminology from Florida State University and a Juris Doctorate from John Marshall Law School.
Frank Soto will continue to serve as an Arbitrator on the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.* Soto has served as an Arbitrator for the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission since 2016. Previously, he served as Village President for the Village of Bensenville, was as an attorney at the Law Office of Frank Soto, and as the Director of Management Operations at the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Soto earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Business Administration from Eastern Illinois University and a Juris Doctorate from the John Marshall Law School.
Jaqueline Hickey Haralelli will continue to serve as an Arbitrator on the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.* Haralelli has served as an Arbitrator for the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission since 2021. Previously, she was a Trial Attorney and Law Clerk at GWC Injury Lawyers in Chicago. Haralelli earned a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from DePaul University’s Driehaus College of Business and a Juris Doctorate from the John Marshall Law School.
Michael Glaub will continue to serve as an Arbitrator on the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.* Glaub has served as an Arbitrator for the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission since 2016. Before serving on the Commission, he practiced as an Attorney for Hennessy & Roach and Roddy, Leahy, Guill & Zima. Glaub earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and a Juris Doctorate from DePaul University.
Roma Dalal will continue to serve as an Arbitrator on the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.* Dalal has served as an Arbitrator for the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission since 2021. She previously was as an Associate Attorney and then Partner at Wiedner & McAuliffe, LTD. Dalal earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctorate, Magna Cum Laude from DePaul University.
William Gallagher will continue to serve as an Arbitrator on the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.* Gallagher has served as an Arbitrator for the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission since 2012. Previously, he worked as an Attorney handling workers’ compensation cases in Illinois and Missouri for over 20 years. Gallagher earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and a Juris Doctorate from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.
William McLaughlin will continue to serve as an Arbitrator on the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.* McLaughlin has served as an Arbitrator for the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission since 2019. Previously, he was a sole practitioner at a private law practice, an Arbitrator for Cook County, a Staff Attorney for the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, and an Assistant State’s Attorney for Cook County. McLaughlin earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Saint Xavier College and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Nebraska College of Law.
Kurt Carlson will continue to serve as an Arbitrator on the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.* Carlson has served as an Arbitrator for the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission since 2004. Previously, he worked as a workers’ compensation attorney at Macey, Chern & Diab, Teplitz & Bell, and Power & Cronin. Carlson earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and English University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Juris Doctorate from John Marshall Law School.
Source: IL Governor’s Office