Negotiate with Laurel: When You Should Make the First Offer
One of the most common questions I get as an executive compensation lawyer is if—and when—a client should make the first offer. Should you wait to hear what the other party has to say? How will the first offer impact the negotiation process overall? Often we are told to wait for the other side to […]
International Women’s Day Event on March 8th : How Far Have We Come?
The Peacemaker
February 2011 By Josh Karp Published in Illinois Super Lawyers In the lobby of the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) building stands a statue of Lady Liberty rising from—or, depending on your perspective, being devoured by—a block of bronze. It was donated by Laurel Bellows and her husband. “[The statue] will tell you all that you […]
2010 ABA Midyear Meeting
Chicago Attorney Laurel Bellows in Line to Head ABA
April 13, 2010 BY SHIA K. Crain’s Chicago Business Chicago business attorney Laurel Bellows is running unopposed to lead the American Bar Assn., putting her in line to be the first ABA president from Illinois since 1975. Owner of the Bellows Law Group–she and Joel Bellows practiced law together for 25 years–counsels executives on employment […]
Female judges are heralded – 2 seen as symbols of women’s gains in law, in spite of obstacles
March 12, 2010 PAM DEFIGLIO The Chicago Tribune In 1992, when Cook County changed the way voters elected judges — altering geographic boundaries and creating judicial subcircuits — the stage was set for more women to run. Many did and won, encouraging Jane Stuart, then a lawyer in the civil division at the Cook County […]