Mary Ann Midden EDUCATION CURRENT EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

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1 Mary Ann Midden 2103 Rodney Drive, Champaign, IL (217) (home); (217) (work) (work) (home) EDUCATION University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Masters in Library Science, May 1992, G.P.A. 4.0 Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, IL; J.D., 1979;Class Rank, 20/79. College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN; B.A. in Political Science, 1975 CURRENT EMPLOYMENT Staff Attorney, Student Legal Services, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign February 2008 to present. Duties include: Advising students on legal issues not exclude from the plan; Representing Students with litigation in Champaign County and assisting in settling or finding attorney for cases out of county, providing education and prevention presentations and materials for students. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Non-equity attorney with Dodd, McClellan, & Bartell, Champaign, IL February Duties include: General practice of law, with emphasis in business and family law, focusing on litigation. Assistant Personnel Director, City of Champaign, Illinois September 1997 February 2002 Duties included: Advise City employees about all City hiring, development, and benefit programs. Advise City staff regarding application of current policy and practices and developing new policies and practices relating to all aspects of City employment. Staff Associate, University of Illinois, Office of Affirmative Action February 1996-September 1997 Duties included: Investigated and attempted to resolve through facilitation and mediation internal complaints by employees concerning discrimination and harassment, prepared and presented workshops on various topics including diversity training and sexual harassment prevention; assisted in preparing various reports concerning the University s Affirmative Action efforts. Assistant City Attorney, City of Champaign, IL November February 1996 Duties included: Negotiated and drafted contracts including economic development agreements, multiple party real estate development agreements, employment agreements, purchasing contract templates and manual and insurance policies; provided legal advice to employees, department heads and boards and commissions through oral and written reports; provided training regarding new legislation and procedures in person and through written materials; investigated, defended and prosecuted litigation by and against the City.

2 Law Partner, Rochford, Byrnes &Midden, Attorneys at Law, Harrisburg, IL June1884- November 1985 Duties included: General Practice of Civil and Criminal Law as partner in law firm; other duties of accounting and managing a law firm. Assistant City Attorney, City of Carbondale, IL May 1980-June 1984 Duties included: Negotiating and litigating issues concerning various municipal activities, participated in labor negotiations with management team, providing legal advise to management, City Council and other Boards and Commissions. Conducted Civil Rights Compliance Audit for all City Programs. ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Staff Attorney, Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, Springfield, IL October 1979 to May 1980 Responsibilities included reviewing administrative rules and working with various administrative agencies resolving disputes about rules. Acquisitions Supervisor, School of Law Library, SIU, Carbondale, IL December 1978 to July 1979 Responsibilities included supervising a staff of 4 FTE s in ordering, checking-in and paying for all newly acquired library material for the law school. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Champaign County Humane Society Board of Directors, 2008 to present, Sec. and Vice President Champaign County Mental Health Board, , Chair 2005 and 2006 Champaign County Urban League Board of Directors Friends of the Champaign Public Library Board of Directors, ,Treasurer 1997, Vice President 1998, President 1999, Secretary Development Services Center, Board of Directors , , Chair , Vice Chair (non-profit agency serving persons with developmental disabilities). Family Service of Champaign County Board of Directors, Board of Fire and Police Commissioners, City of Champaign, Champaign Public Library Board of Directors 1996

3 Brian East Senior Attorney Disability Rights Texas 2222 W. Braker Lane Austin, TX (512) Phone (512) Fax Brian graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in He worked at legal aid for two years, and in private practice for 14 years, before joining the Texas P&A, Disability Rights Texas (formerly known as Advocacy, Inc.), which is a non-profit corporation advocating for the rights of people with disabilities. Brian has handled a number of disability-discrimination and disability-rights cases in state and federal court, and has written and lectured extensively on these issues. Brian is currently a Board Member of both the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and the Texas Employment Lawyers Association (TELA). He serves on the Legal Advocacy Subcommittee of the American Diabetes Association, and in the past has served as the Chair of NELA s Disability Rights Committee, and on the legal committees of the National Disability Rights Network and of AIDS Services of Austin. He is the co-author and editor of the chapter on Workers with Disabilities in the Employee & Union Member Guide to Labor Law (Thompson/West). Brian has been named as a SuperLawyer by Texas Monthly magazine, and he received the 2003 Excellence in Public Interest award from the Texas Law Fellowships, the 2008 Martha Arbuckle Meritorious Service Award from the Austin Mayor s Committee for People with Disabilities, and the 2011 J. Chrys Dougherty Legal Services Award from the State Bar of Texas.

4 THOMAS E. BETZ 707 W. Oregon St. Urbana, Illinois W H Cell EDUCATION Juris Doctorate 1981 Wayne State University Law School Detroit, Michigan Bachelor of Science, Magna cum Laude 1977 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Major: History Minor: English BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS Admitted to State Bar of Michigan 1981(no longer active) Admitted to Practice Law in Illinois 1985 Admitted to Practice U.S. District Court for Eastern Dist. Of Michigan 1981 Admitted to Practice U.S. District Court for Central Dist. Of Illinois 1985 Champaign County Bar Association PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS 1986 to present, Directing Attorney University of Illinois Student Legal Service 1401 W. Green St., Urbana, Illinois Gerald M. Lorence P.C Clerk and Staff Attorney 1725 Penobscot Building, Detroit, Michigan LEGAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS College Students and Desert Storm: The Experience of the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign National Legal Aid and Defender s Association Student Legal Service Section Annual Meeting 1991 Vancouver, British Columbia Lobbying a City Council in a University Community: Racial Identification Check Cashing Policies National Legal Aid and Defender s Association Student Legal Service Section

5 Annual Meeting 1993 Lake Tahoe, Nevada It s not Who You Know, but Who Knows You Student Legal Service/University Advisory Board Communications. National Legal Aid and Defenders Association Student Legal Service Section Annual Meeting 2004 Chicago, Illinois Promoting Your Program: Effectively Marketing Your Student Legal Service office and ethical considerations in advertising; or why bottle openers are not the best bang for your buck University Student Legal Service Association Western Region Annual meeting 2009 Santa Barbara, California Campus Based and Community Tenant Unions: Structure and Guidelines, Retention and Dissemination of Complaint Records, Legal and Ethical Issues National Legal Aid and Defenders Association Student Legal Service Section Annual Meeting 2013 Las Vegas, Nevada Published Appellate Decisions Argued/Briefed as Attorney of Record Appellate Court of Illinois Fourth District Vanlandingham v. Ivanow, 246 Ill. App. 3d 348, 186 Ill. Dec. 304, 615 N.E.2d 1361(1993) Michigan Supreme Court People v. Broden, 428 Mich. 343, 408 N.W.2d 789(1987) Michigan Court of Appeals People v. Tait, 136 Mich.App. 475, 356 N.W.2d 33, (1984) People v. Broden, 147 Mich.App. 470, 382 N.W.2d 799 (l985) Awards and Certifications Elizabeth Berg Streeter Community Service Award 2013 Horace W. Norton Memorial Award 1994 Certificate of Mediation Training 1994 American Bar Association Law Student Division Bronze Key Award 1980