Helen additionally represents employers in litigation and administrative agency matters involving Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and Form I-9 audits.

Before joining Troester Sharpe, Helen served as in-house counsel for one of the largest multi-employer health and pension funds in the country, where she litigated ERISA matters. She also gained significant public-sector litigation experience as an Assistant Attorney General with the Office of the Illinois Attorney General.

Helen also gained legal experience through clerkships with the Federal Defender Program, a federal magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the Cook County Public Defender’s Office. Read Less