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Max Barack

Max leads the Garfinkel Group, LLC’s employment law practices groups and is a plaintiff-side employment law attorney. He has been practicing law since 2013 and has spent the majority of that time handling plaintiff-side employment matters. He concentrates his practice primarily on representing plaintiffs in their claims of discrimination, as well as wage & hour violations, whistleblower actions, & severance negotiations. He has extensive litigation experience, with a focus on electronic discovery (ESI). He has represented & assisted employers in defending discrimination & wage & hour disputes, including in department of labor investigations. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Employment Lawyers Association of Illinois & co-chair of its Legislative Committee. He is a regular contributor to the Chicago Bar Association’s @theBar blog, & is fluent in Spanish.
J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law
B.A., University of Michigan

Financial Poise Contributions

  • Leaves of Absence and Medical Issues Webinar premiered on May 7, 2025 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: Human Resources Management & The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship
  • Show Them the Money: Wage & Hour Compliance Webinar premiered on March 27, 2025 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: Human Resources Management & The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship
  • An Ounce of Prevention: Policies, Procedures and Proactivity Webinar premiered on February 27, 2025 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: Human Resources Management & The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship
  • Welcome to the Team! Recruiting and Hiring, Including Restrictive Covenants Webinar premiered on January 30, 2025 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: Human Resources Management & The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship
  • AI @ Work: Legal Issues Concerning Use of AI in HR Webinar premiered on July 25, 2024 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship
  • It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye: Minimizing Risk When Terminating Employees Webinar premiered on June 27, 2024 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship
  • I Know What You Did Last Summer: Workplace Investigations Webinar premiered on May 23, 2024 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship
  • Leaves of Absence and Medical Issues Webinar premiered on May 2, 2024 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship 2023
  • Show Them the Money: Wage & Hour Compliance Webinar premiered on March 28, 2024 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship
  • Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship / An Ounce of Prevention: Policies, Procedures and Proactivity Webinar premiered on February 23, 2024 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship
  • An Ounce of Prevention: Policies, Procedures and Proactivity Webinar premiered on February 22, 2024 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship
  • Welcome to the Team! Recruiting & Hiring, Including Restrictive Covenants Webinar premiered on January 26, 2024 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship
  • Time for a Break: Managing Leaves of Absence and Accommodating Disabilities Webinar premiered on July 19, 2023 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship 2023
  • It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye: Minimizing Risk When Terminating Employees Webinar premiered on June 21, 2023 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship 2023
  • I Know What You Did Last Summer: Workplace Investigations Webinar premiered on May 24, 2023 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship 2023
  • The Impact of Communicable Diseases, Including Coronavirus, on the Workplace Webinar premiered on April 19, 2023 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship 2023
  • Show Them the Money: Wage & Hour Compliance Webinar premiered on March 29, 2023 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship 2023
  • An Ounce of Prevention: Policies, Procedures and Proactivity Webinar premiered on February 22, 2023 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship 2023
  • Welcome to the Team! Recruiting and Hiring, Including Restrictive Covenants Webinar premiered on January 25, 2023 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship 2023
  • Time for a Break: Managing Leaves of Absence and Accommodating Disabilities Webinar premiered on July 27, 2022 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship
  • It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye: Minimizing Risk When Terminating Employees Webinar premiered on June 22, 2022 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship 2022
  • The Impact of Communicable Diseases, Including Coronavirus, on the Workplace Webinar premiered on June 14, 2022 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship 2022
  • I Know What You Did Last Summer: Workplace Investigations Webinar premiered on May 24, 2022 Webinar Series: “Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship 2022
  • Show Them the Money: Wage & Hour Compliance Webinar premiered on March 30, 2022 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship 2022
  • An Ounce of Prevention: Policies, Procedures and Proactivity Webinar premiered on February 22, 2022 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship 2022
  • Welcome to the Team! Recruiting and Hiring, Including Restrictive Covenants Webinar premiered on January 25, 2022 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle Of The Employment Relationship 2022
  • The Impact of Communicable Diseases, Including Coronavirus, on the Workplace 2021 Webinar premiered on July 13, 2021 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle of the Employment Relationship 2021
  • It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye: Minimizing Risk When Terminating Employees 2021 Webinar premiered on June 15, 2021 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle of the Employment Relationship 2021
  • I Know What You Did Last Summer: Workplace Investigations 2021 Webinar premiered on May 11, 2021 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle of the Employment Relationship 2021
  • Show Them the Money: Wage & Hour Compliance 2021 Webinar premiered on April 20, 2021 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle of the Employment Relationship 2021
  • Time for a Break: Managing Leaves of Absence and Accommodating Disabilities 2021 Webinar premiered on March 23, 2021 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle of the Employment Relationship 2021
  • An Ounce of Prevention: Policies, Procedures and Proactivity 2021 Webinar premiered on February 23, 2021 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle of the Employment Relationship 2021
  • Recruiting and Hiring, Including Restrictive Covenants 2021 Webinar premiered on January 27, 2021 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle of the Employment Relationship 2021
  • Time for a Break: Managing Leaves of Absence and Accommodating Disabilities 2020 Webinar premiered on July 30, 2020 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle of the Employment Relationship 2020
  • It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye: Minimizing Risk When Terminating Employees 2020 Webinar premiered on June 16, 2020 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle of the Employment Relationship 2020
  • I Know What You Did Last Summer: Workplace Investigations 2020 Webinar premiered on May 19, 2020 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle of the Employment Relationship 2020
  • The Impact of Communicable Diseases, Including Coronavirus, on the Workplace 2020 Webinar premiered on April 28, 2020 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle of the Employment Relationship 2020
  • Show Them the Money: Wage & Hour Compliance 2020 Webinar premiered on March 24, 2020 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle of the Employment Relationship 2018
  • Welcome to the Team! Recruiting and Hiring, Including Restrictive Covenants 2020 Webinar premiered on March 3, 2020 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle of the Employment Relationship 2020
  • An Ounce of Prevention: Policies, Procedures and Proactivity 2020 Webinar premiered on February 25, 2020 Webinar Series: Protecting Your Employee Assets: The Life Cycle of the Employment Relationship 2018