David K. Haase
Shareholder
Professional & Community Affiliations
Member
Federal Bar Association, Chicago Chapter (former Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Law Committee)
Member
Section of Labor and Employment Law
American Bar Association
Member
Labor and Employment Law Section
Illinois Bar Association
Secretary
Colon Cancer Alliance for Research and Education on Lynch Syndrome (C-CARE LS)
Treasurer
Colon Cancer Alliance for Research and Education on Lynch Syndrome (C-CARE LS)
Member, Board of Directors
Colon Cancer Alliance for Research and Education on Lynch Syndrome (C-CARE LS)
Former President
HealthWorks Theatre
Recognition
Named, The Best Lawyers in America®
2013-2025
Named, Super Lawyer
Illinois
Super Lawyers
2010-2019
Awarded, AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
Named, Leading Lawyers
Illinois
News, Analysis & Press
Pro Bono Week Podcast – National Immigrant Justice Center: Representing Asylum Seekers
Podcast
October 28, 2021
Best Lawyers in America© 2020 Edition Honors More Than 200 Littler Lawyers; 14 Named Lawyer of the Year
August 15, 2019
The Best Lawyers in America© Honors More Than 180 Littler Lawyers in Its 2017 Edition
August 16, 2016
Heisenberg, Zeno, and the Department of Labor: A Problem with the Proposed FLSA Overtime Regulations
The Hill
September 2, 2015
Federal Court Split on Consideration Needed to Enforce a Restrictive Covenant in Illinois Remains Unresolved
Insight
July 16, 2015
Seventh Circuit Update: Miller v. St. Joseph County
Federal Bar Association's Labor & Employment Law Section
June 1, 2015
Littler Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America® 2014 Edition
August 15, 2013
Illinois Appellate Court Finds Insufficient Consideration Where Employer Relied on Under Two Years Employment in Support of Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Agreements
ASAP
July 18, 2013
FLSA Court Decertifies Nationwide FLSA Action; ManorCare Workers Not Similarly Situated
Bloomberg BNA
February 1, 2013
Illinois Supreme Court Recognizes Privacy Tort and Holds Employer Liable Under Agency Law
Insight
November 1, 2012
Best Lawyers in America® Names 164 Littler Attorneys to 2013 Edition
September 7, 2012
The Seventh Circuit Clarifies the Availability of Class Claims Alleging 401(k) Improprieties
Insight
March 1, 2011
The Legal Pitfalls of Diversity Policies
Law.com
January 2008
The Fall-Out from Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. – the Extent to Which Subjective Decision-Making Processes Are Susceptible to Class Treatment and How Employers Can Minimize Their Risk
The Labor Lawyer, Vol 22, No. 2
Fall 2006
Supreme Court Eases Standard for Title VII Retaliation Claims
Law.com
August 2006
Estee Lauder Ruling Raises Key Noncompete Issues
Law.com
June 2006
Agreements Between Employers Not to Hire Each Other’s Employees: When Are They Enforceable?
The Labor Lawyer, Vol. 21, No. 3
Winter/Spring 2006
Court Finds a Trap Hidden in Separation Agreements
The National Law Journal, Vol. 28, No. 18
January 9, 2006
Final Overtime Requirements
The National Law Journal, Vol. 26, No. 38
May 24, 2004
Books & Book Chapters
- Drafting and Enforcing Covenants Not to Compete, Bloomberg BNA, 2009
Speaking Engagements
The Americans with Disabilities Act: Past, Present, and Future
Chicago, IL
June 17, 2016
NLRA Issues in a Non-Union Workforce
Chicago, IL
April 21, 2016
Judges Panel Moderator: Issues in Employment Litigation – Settlement, Discovery, Summary Judgment
Chicago, IL
January 21, 2016
DOL's Proposed Changes to the White Collar Regulations: What Should Employers Do Now?
Chicago, IL
July 21, 2015
Ethics Program for Members
Federal Bar Association - Chicago Chapter, Chicago, IL
June 25, 2015
Litigating Noncompetes In Federal Versus State Court
Federal Bar Association - Chicago Chapter, Chicago, IL
May 20, 2015
Keep Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer: the Case for Civility Between Counsel and a Novel Approach to Accomplishing That
Federal Bar Association
June 24, 2014
Unfair Competition Litigation and Electronic Information: Proactive Measures to Protect Your Secrets and Navigate Electronics
Chicago, IL
March 5, 2014
Class Actions for Employment and Wage and Hour Claims
Chicago Bar Association
December 6, 2011
Diversity in the European Union
World Diversity Leadership Summit - Virtcom Consulting, New York, NY
September 7, 2011
Emerging Workforce Communities
World Diversity Leadership Summit - Virtcom Consulting, Cambridge, MA
September 13, 2010
Cost-Saving Approaches for Employers
North Shore Labor Counsel (NSLC), Deerfield, IL
May 14, 2009
Religion, Disabled, & GLBT in the Workforce and Marketplace
New York, NY
July 9, 2008
Education
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 1988cum laude
- B.A., Carleton College, 1985summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan