Understanding Both Side Is Important especially As An Attorney

Lori Goldstein has been an attorney for just short of 40 years, this offers her a unique perspective on how to serve her clients. She has an intimate understanding of both the employee side and the employer side and works to find a middle ground. This is an amazing conversation that dives into Metal health awareness in the workplace, non-competes and so much more. Join me for a great conversation with this brilliant women.  

 

Contact Lori

Website - lorigoldsteinlaw.com

Linkedin - linkedin.com/in/lori-goldstein-745a2812

Phone - 847-624-6640

 

Leighann Lovely  00:20

HR professionals, business owners and operations at all levels are struggling to figure out what needs to change. Our system has been shocked practices have been questioned, and conversations are finally happening. We all know there has been a huge shift in what people want. inclusion and diversity are common phrases. But often misunderstood generations are coming together more than ever on what's important. Mental health has been brought to the forefront of everyone's mind. Let's humanize these conversations. Let's talk about what's important for employees to be successful in life and at their job and how companies can create an environment to allow them to do both because successful people will make up a successful workforce. I'm Leighann lovely. Let's get this conversation started.  We have a great show for you today. I've got Lori Goldstein. She has been an employment lawyer since 1984. She has a unique business and perspective representing both business owners and employees through her solo practice after receiving her undergrad and law degree from the University of Illinois, Lori work as a management side employment and litigation attorney for two midsize Chicago law firms before starting her own firm in 2011. Her advice on workplace rights and issues ranged from discrimination, harassment and retaliation to equal pay leave of absence and wage hour matters. Lori also drafts negotiates and reviews contracts including employment, non-compete independent contractor and severance agreements, employer compliance audits and training including sexual harassment training. Now required for all Illinois employers plus administration claims and defense of charges of employment law violation are also a regular part of her practice. Lori also regularly represents and writes on employment law topics. Lori is practical and passionate about helping organizations and individuals achieve peaceful solutions to workplace issues, find closure and move forward. Giving back to the community is also very important to her. She's held several volunteer and nonprofit board positions including New Trier High School Board of Education Governing Board of the North southern Special Education District. Laurie serves as a board member at Career Resources Center in Lake Forest and currently serves as a board member and CO the liaison of Diversity Equity and Inclusion committee for EP wng professional women's network group and volunteer attorney with the lawyers for the creative arts. She is a member of the American Bar Association and Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois chapter of National Employment Law Association. Lori is always an active member of north north shore law and trusted advisors counsel. Laurie has been honored by several awards including Superlawyers, Illinois 2016 to 2023 Superlawyers Illinois 100 top lawyers and 2017, 19, 20, 22 and 23 and Super Lawyers, Illinois top 50 Women Lawyers in 2017, 2019 to 2023 rated superb by AVVO and distinguished by Martindale-Hubbell. This is sure to be an awesome conversation, so I can't wait to jump in.  Welcome Lori. I'm so excited to have you join me today.

 

Lori Goldstein  04:08

Thank you, Leighann. I'm so happy to be here. Thanks for the opportunity.

 

Leighann Lovely  04:11

Yeah, so why don't you start out by telling the audience a little bit about yourself. And yeah, go from there.

 

Lori Goldstein  04:18

Sure. So I'm an employment lawyer. I have been one for 39 years and love what I do. The first 27 years I spent at two different midsize downtown Chicago law firms representing the management side. So working with HR mostly and representing employers. In 2011, I started a solo practice representing employers as well as employees and all of my employer clients came with me so it was a good start. And then I had the the newness of representing employees, which was a little scary, but I love it. And I love doing both sides. and, it gives me great perspective, I generally get respect from the other side, whichever side I'm sitting on, because I start out by telling them, I sit in your seat. So I'm not one of these scary, you know, opponents, and I'm very practical. I'm honest with my clie