Edward C. Jepson, Jr.
Shareholder
T: 312-609-7582
F: 312-609-5005
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Chicago
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Edward C. Jepson, Jr. has practiced labor and employment law since joining Vedder Price in 1980. He is the author of several articles on the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and has lectured on EEO and employment law issues and other labor matters. Mr. Jepson is formerly an Adjunct Professor of Law at DePaul University.
Mr. Jepson has tried many labor and employment matters in federal court and various administrative agencies. He has been lead counsel on class actions as well as individual employment cases. Mr. Jepson also has extensive experience in traditional labor matters including arbitration, collective bargaining and National Labor Relation Board cases. He is a past head of the firm’s labor and employment practice and has been a shareholder in the firm since 1986.
Mr. Jepson is listed as one of The Best Lawyers in America (2006-2008 editions). He is also listed in the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America (2006). Mr. Jepson has been named one of the leading employment lawyers in Illinois in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers in Business (2005 edition). Mr. Jepson has also been recognized by his peers as an Illinois Super Lawyer (2007 edition). Mr. Jepson was recognized by The Legal 500 as part of a report that ranked the firm among the top 10 U.S. Labor and Employment firms and Who's Who Legal (2008 edition).
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- J.D., Harvard, 1980
- B.A., magna cum laude, Knox College, 1977, Phi Beta Kappa
- Illinois, 1980
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1980
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd, 4th and 7th Circuits
- U.S. Supreme Court
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