Patrick D. Dolan is a co-founder and named partner of Siegel & Dolan, Ltd. He has practiced employment and related business law for executives and companies since he began his legal career more than two decades ago in California. Mr. Dolan represents executives nationwide in matters involving harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. Mr. Dolan also has many years of experience negotiating complex executive employment, compensation and separation agreements, and litigating a variety of related contract and tort claims in federal and state courts as well as administrative proceedings. He also has extensive experience drafting, negotiating and litigating restrictive covenant agreements for individuals and companies in states around the country seeking damages and injunctive relief involving non-compete clauses, non-solicitation provisions and non-disclosure agreements. He also drafts and negotiates independent contractor/service agreements.

Mr. Dolan has extensive experience counseling and representing ownership and management in litigation involving shareholder and partnership disputes. These disputes often include asserted violations of partnership agreements; operating agreements or bylaws; fiduciary duties; and shareholder rights. Mr. Dolan also assists his clients with fraud and deceptive business practices, business succession disputes, partnership breakups, and family-owned business disagreements.

In addition, Mr. Dolan’s international practice provides daily counseling, advice and litigating representation to management level employees and companies of all sizes on a broad range of issues including discrimination and harassment, retaliation, disabilities, leaves of absence, wage and hour, reductions in force, code of conduct, policies, hiring, discipline and termination, and employment related due diligence issues of mergers and acquisitions. He prepares agreements related to employment issues for domestic companies doing business in foreign jurisdictions with employees, consultants or contractors throughout the world. Mr. Dolan provides legal representation in nationwide federal, state and administrative courts involving business, partnership and shareholder disputes. He partners with companies to develop and implement employment policies and practices. He also provides internal educational and training seminars.

Mr. Dolan’s clients have included executives, individuals and companies in a variety of industries including retailers, investment banks, private equity groups, law firms, advertising agencies, technology and social media companies, airlines, churches, and health care companies.

Siegel & Dolan, Ltd.

Siegel & Dolan, Ltd. is a premier employment law firm in Chicago, also serving the Chicagoland area. Our experienced workplace lawyers take pride in providing clients with the information and counsel that will help them through the difficult time that typically accompanies a legal employment dispute. We are dedicated to serving our clients, whether counseling business owners and human resources professionals, advising individuals regarding their employee rights in the workplace, handling complex executive contract and compensation matters, negotiating severance packages for terminated employees, or proceeding with administrative claims, litigation, or appeals. We are able to see both sides of the story, and narrow our approach in the manner that best suits our clients’ objectives.

In litigation, Siegel & Dolan, Ltd. provides strong, yet practical representation of our clients. We have obtained successful outcomes for clients up against some of the largest law firms in the country. The litigation practice focuses on claims for restrictive covenants, executive compensation, unpaid wages and overtime, violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act, whistleblower litigation, harassment and discrimination cases, and unlawful retaliation. Our workplace attorneys also have experience with contract and state tort claims relating to business and employment issues. We will work to achieve the resolution most beneficial to you.