Attorneys Robert Jackstadt, Merry Rhoades, D. Shane Jones, Anwar Johnson and Daniel Rhoades were featured presenters at the Tueth Keeney 2009 Illinois Spring Semester Seminar "Legal Issues for the School Administrator". The school law seminar highlighted The New Special Education "Work Load" Regulations, ADA & FMLA Recent Amendments, The Dos and Don’ts of Advocating for Your District’s Referendum, Search & Seizure, RIFs and Seniority Lists, Recent Cases in Education Law, and Recent Legislation Affecting Student Private Placements. The seminars took place at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Morris University Center on January 22, 2009 and at Rend Lake Resort & Conference Center in Whittington, Illinois on January 23, 2009.
Robert Jackstadt is a founding Shareholder of the Firm of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C. Prior to founding the Firm, Rob was a partner at Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin in its St. Louis office. Rob serves on the Firm's Management Committee. Rob is a former member of the Edwardsville School Board, a former trustee and planning commission member for the Village of Glen Carbon and is currently the Mayor of the Village of Glen Carbon- a part time position.
Rob practices in the areas of commercial, construction and education litigation. Rob has tried to a conclusion many jury and non-jury cases in federal and state courts located in Illinois and Missouri. Rob’s trial experience includes litigation involving tax increment financing (“TIF”) districts, equipment leases, condemnation, construction, performance and payment bonds, non-competition agreements, securities and mechanic’s liens. Rob has negotiated many construction contracts, including architect agreements, construction manager agreements, and general contractor agreements.
Merry C. Rhoades focuses her practice on general counsel services with an emphasis on special education law and student-related issues, school district reorganization matters and tax and finance matters. She has extensive experience in special eductaion administrative hearings, civil rights litigation, state and federal court litigation at the trial and appellate levels, and state administrative hearings.
Merry is a member of the Illinois Council of School Attorneys Executive Committee and currently serves as its 2nd Vice Chairperson. Merry participates in the Illinois Council of School Attorneys' Special Education Concerns Committee. She is a speaker for for school related organziations including the Illinois Assocation of School Boards and the Illinois Association of School Administrators. She serves as an Illinois Association of School Bards PRESS advisory committee member.
D. Shane Jones practices in the areas of labor & employment law, education law, and litigation in both Missouri and Illinois. He routinely advises and represents employers in wage and hour matters, the design and review of employee handbooks, and disciplining and terminating employees. Shane has successfully defended employers against discrimination claims, First Amendment claims, Due Process claims, and other Labor and Employment actions in state and federal courts.
Shane also practices in the area of collective bargaining and labor relations. He is experienced in crafting proposals and counter-proposals, and in effectively presenting the employer’s position at the bargaining table. He has directly negotiated or participated extensively behind the scenes in the negotiation of more than fifty collective bargaining agreements under the National Labor Relations Act, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, and in the “meet and confer” process under the Missouri Public Sector Labor Law.
Shane is a Vice-Chair of the Missouri Bar Labor & Employment Law Committee, an author of the "Prevailing Wage" chapter in the most recent Missouri Employee-Employer Law Desk Book, and a co-author of the "Employment Law" chapter in the most recent Missouri Bar School Law Desk Book as well as its most recent supplement. Shane has been a Tueth Keeney shareholder since January, 2003.
Anwar M. Johnson practices primarily in the areas of education, litigation, labor and employment law. He has experience handling a variety of civil litigation matters, representing clients in state and federal courts in both Missouri and Illinois. During law school, Anwar served as President of the Black Law Student's Association and was Associate Managing Editor of the Global Studies Law Review.
Daniel J. Rhoads practices primarily in the area of education law and also works in litigation. Dan has experience trying cases in the associate circuit courts. In his first year as a licensed attorney, Dan tried six cases on the record, including one jury trial. In law school, Dan participated in the trial practicum and in moot court competitions. Dan argued before Chief Justice John Roberts, among other distinguished jurists, in the finals of Washington University's Moot Court tournament in 2007. At graduation, Dan was inducted into the Order of Barristers.