Principal
CurrentNeil H. Dishman is a Principal in the Chicago office of Jackson Lewis P.C., a national law firm representing management exclusively in workplace law and related litigation. Neil's business is helping employers prevent and resolve disputes with their employees. Neil works with employers to reduce risk and minimize legal costs by giving advice on difficult personnel decisions before litigation ensues. When litigation is unavoidable, he helps employers protect their assets and reputations by vigorously and efficiently defending them from employee lawsuits. Neil counsels and defends employers on a wide spectrum of issues, including race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability and sexual-orientation discrimination; sexual harassment; retaliatory discharge; Family and Medical Leave; and wage-hour compliance. He represents employers in a wide variety of industries, with particular experience in the real-estate, non-profit, manufacturing, and health-care fields. Neil has jury-trial experience and is a member of the Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.Neil has garnered the accolades of his peers for his work in advising and defending employers:-Neil was named to the list of "Up and Comers" in the Human Resource Executive magazine's annual issue on "The Most Powerful Employment Lawyers in America," in every year from 2016 to the present. He is one of only 40 lawyers nationwide to receive this honor, and one of only five lawyers in the Chicago area on the list. -Neil has been named to the annual list of “Rising Stars” by Super Lawyers magazine, a distinction accorded to no more than 2.5% of Illinois lawyers, in every year from 2009 to the present.-Neil has also been named to the "Best Lawyers in America" list in every year from 2013 to the present.-Neil was also named an "Emerging Lawyer" by the Leading Lawyers publication in 2017, an honor received by no more than 2% of Illinois lawyers.
