Alex Marks

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ABOUT ALEX MARKS

Alex Marks is a partner in Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella\'s Litigation, Labor and Employment, and Consumer Financial Services Litigation practice groups. He has extensive experience handling a wide array of commercial disputes in both state and federal court, including breach of contract, deceptive trade practices, and other business torts. Mr. Marks\' experience spans a wide range of industries, including financial services, real estate, insurance, and automotive.He also focuses his practice on labor and employment cases. Throughout his career, Mr. Marks has represented individuals and businesses in discrimination lawsuits and other employment-related contract and tort actions. Mr. Marks has litigated dozens of matters involving claims such as race, age, religion, national origin, disability and sex discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliatory discharge, and wage and hour issues. He has also handled discrimination charges before the EEOC, the Illinois Department of Human Rights, the Illinois Human Rights Commission, the Cook County Commission on Human Rights, and the Chicago Commission on Human Relations, along with wage claims before the Illinois Department of Labor. Mr. Marks also regularly litigates claims involving employment restrictive covenant agreements and routinely counsels clients on a variety of employment practices, including employee handbooks.Mr. Marks has first and second chair trial experience in both courts and arbitration hearings, and he is a member of the Federal Trial Bar. Mr. Marks has also represented clients on appeal before federal and state courts. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.