Christopher J. Jump
Chris is a member of the firm, focusing his practice on representing and advocating for business entities, units of government, and not-for-profit organizations.
Chris represents numerous public bodies in the State of Illinois, including cities, villages, townships, counties, and educational institutions. Chris often assists his governmental clients with employment and labor issues, including collective bargaining matters, grievance resolutions, arbitrations, and employee disciplinary issues. He also guides governmental bodies through general operational and governance issues, property transactions, FOIA and Open Meeting Act issues, annexation, condemnation, prosecution of ordinance violations, and other litigation.
Chris regularly practices in both state and federal courts, as well as in administrative proceedings, litigating a wide variety of issues from employment and labor related matters and contract disputes to business and shareholder disputes, contested trusts and estates, collections, and appeals. His experience ranges from small claims representation to complex, multi-state litigation and class action defense. Chris is licensed to practice in the State Courts of Illinois, as well as federal courts such as the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois and United States Tax Court.
In addition to litigation and alternative dispute resolution, Chris advises his clients on day-to-day legal matters, employment and labor issues, personnel policies, and organizational matters. He also maintains a regular transactional practice, advising business and governmental clients on complex, significant business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial real estate transactions.
Prior to joining the firm in November 2019, Chris worked at a general practice firm in Canton, Illinois, allowing him experience in a wide breadth of legal issues. While at that firm, he practiced in areas such as family law, personal injury, juvenile law, estate planning and probate, criminal law, and general civil litigation. He also served as Guardian ad litem in child custody, adoption, guardianship, personal injury, and other matters affecting minors or disabled individuals. He also has previously served as a Special Assistant Attorney General to the Illinois Attorney General, representing the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
Chris resides in Canton with his wife and children, where he is heavily involved in the community. Chris has served on boards of numerous organizations over the years, including the Spoon River Partnership for Economic Development, Graham Hospital Foundation, Canton Family YMCA, the Canton Firefighters’ Pension Fund, and Fulton County Rural Transit. He also previously served as an Alderman for the City of Canton. In 2022, he was honored with receiving Peoria Magazines’ “40 Leaders Under Forty” award.
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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has ruled that the Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31 does not relieve public unions of their obligations to serve as the exclusive representative of public employees. Public unions must continue to represent all employees, union members or not, “fairly, equitably, and […]
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