Ronald A. Lane
rlane@fletcher-sippel.com (email)(312) 252-1503 (Phone) |
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Ron Lane engages in a broad range of legal practice for rail-related clients, including both counseling and litigation. Ron provides general counsel services to short-line railroad holding companies, litigates commercial and employment disputes, handles proceedings before the Surface Transportation Board, National Mediation Board, Railroad Retirement Board, Federal Railroad Administration, National Railroad Adjustment Board, NLRB, OSHA and Department of Labor. Ron is also an active litigator in federal courts across the country. Ron continues to negotiate labor contracts and arbitrate claims. He is also increasingly involved in legal matters involving commuter rail operations and government contracts and grants.
Ron came to Fletcher & Sippel LLC with 25 years of in-house Class I railroad experience. He was Vice President-Law and General Counsel of Illinois Central Railroad and its public holding company, Illinois Central Corporation. Ron also held a succession of legal positions at the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad and served as its Assistant Vice President, Personnel and Labor Relations. Ron served as the small railroad representative to the STB’s Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council from 1996 to 1999.
Education
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio; BA in Political Science; Phi Beta Kappa
Northwestern University School of Law, Evanston, Illinois; Juris Doctorate; cum laude; Order of the Coif
Northwestern University Law Review; Editorial Board
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; MBA; Phi Beta Gamma
Bar Admissions
Illinois
Northern District of Illinois, Trial Bar
United States Court of Appeals for seven circuits
United States Supreme Court
Presentations & Publications
Rail Workplace News, quarterly 2000-2003
Railway Labor Act Preemption – Don’t Overlook Available Defenses, 2003 Regional Railroad Liability Conference, Napa, California
Functional Capacity Exams - Legal Issues, 2004 Regional Railroad Liability Conference
The Pros and Cons of Hiring Temporary Workers, 2006 ASLRRA Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida
A Tale of Two Unions, 2007 Assn. Transportation Law Practitioners Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
Using Temps And Contractors To Balance Your Workforce - Beware The Pitfalls, 2008 ASLRRA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas
FRSA Whistleblower Protection – What’s Going On?, 2009 ASLRRA Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida
Commuter Rail – Liability and Indemnification Patterns, 2010 ASLRRA General Counsel Symposium, Kansas City, Missouri