Jeffrey D. Iles is an associate in the Chicago, Illinois, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. His practice focuses on representing employers in workplace law matters, including preventive advice and counseling. Jeff’s client-focused, people-first approach to the practice of law provides his clients meaningful and tailored representation.
Understanding the benefits and importance of well-functioning, conflict-free workplaces, Jeff works diligently to help employers prevent workplace issues and claims before they arise. Jeff has experience advising on a wide range of workplace laws and issues, including under Title VII, the ADA, ADEA, FLSA, NLRA, and other federal statutes and state and municipal laws. To deliver business-savvy advice and counseling, Jeff draws upon years of prior in-house representation at one of the United States’ largest federal agencies and at a publicly traded, multinational corporation.
In addition to his advice and counseling practice, Jeff has successfully represented employers before arbitrators and state and federal agencies nationwide. He has defended charges and claims brought before and by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Illinois Department of Human Rights, and other equivalent state agencies.
During law school, Jeff served as an assistant editor of the Indiana Law Journal and received CALI Excellence for the Future Awards for achievements in Trial Advocacy and Administrative Law.