Ambrose McCall advises clients on a range of employment issues, including regulatory, compliance or employee program matters. In addition, he represents a number of clients in commercial litigation and real estate litigation matters. He also defends clients against claims of professional liability, employment discrimination, and civil rights. Mr. McCall’s clients include a wide variety of insurers, professionals, and business entities throughout Illinois. Mr. McCall represents multiple insurers, employers, businesses, land owners and governmental entities throughout Illinois. His representative cases have included:

• All Star Advertising Agency, Inc. v. Reliance Insurance Co., 2004-1544, 898 So. 2d 369 (La. 4/12/05). The Louisiana Supreme Court reversed the Louisiana Court of Appeal and held that the Pennsylvania laws governing insolvent insurers are reciprocal with the Louisiana laws governing insolvent insurers, thereby barring plaintiff’s claims.
• Bauer v. Dyer, 782 So.2d 1133 (La. Ct. App. 5^th Cir. 2001), writ denied, 2001 WL 609920 (La. May 25, 2001). The Louisiana Court of Appeal affirmed a summary judgment obtained for a lawyer on the grounds that the attorney defendant could not have won the underlying case.
• Ulysses Williams v. The Orleans Levee District And Its Board of Commissioners, Case No. 2000-C-2455 (La. Co. App. 4th Cir. 1/8/01), plaintiffs’ writ denied by Louisiana Supreme Court resulting in dismissal of great majority of employment and retaliation claims.
• William C. Deloney, et al. v. Bogalusa City School Board, U.S. District Court, E.D. La., C.A. No. 00-3081, Summary Judgment for Defendants (3/15/01). A First Amendment school uniform case involving the wearing of religious symbols.
• Drennan v. Killian, 712 So.2d 978 (La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1998). The Louisiana Court of Appeal affirmed a summary judgment obtained for the lawyer defendant after finding that the defendant correctly argued that the claims had prescribed.
• Griffith v. Keystone Steel & Wire Co., 858 F.Supp 802 (C.D. Ill. 1994), 887 F.Supp 1133 (C.D. Ill. 1995), 1995 U.S. Dist LEXIS 11686 (C.D. Ill. June 6, 1995), 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11685 (C.D. Ill. July 12, 1995). Recognizing pre-Oncale basis for same-sex harassment case.

Mr. McCall joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in January 2006. Previously, from 1997 to 2005, he was an attorney, partner and then equity partner with the New Orleans firm of Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, L.L.P. Prior to that, he practiced in Peoria for 10 years with both Harvey & Stuckel, Chartered and Benassi & Benassi, P.C.

In addition to his other law school achievements, Mr. McCall was the recipient of two American Jurisprudence Awards, Antitrust in 1987 and Professional Responsibility in 1986.

Mr. McCall is a co-chair of the Membership Committee of the Civil Rights Section of the Federal Bar Association. He is also a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and serves as a member of its 2010 Labor and Employment Section Council, and also its Federal Civil Practice Section Council. He is also a member of the Peoria County Bar Association. He graduated from the International Association of Defense Counsel’s Trial Academy in 1999. Mr. McCall has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell for ethics and legal ability.

He is an April 2007 graduate of Peoria County’s Civic Leadership Program. Mr. McCall has lectured and presented papers many times on such diverse topics as employment law, attorney malpractice and ethics, commercial litigation issues and claims against governmental entities. He has been interviewed about social media issues on Peoria’s “Greg and Dan” morning radio show on WMDB, 1470 AM. His presentations include:

• “Weight Loss at the Workplace: Legal Issues for Employers Seeking to Reduce Healthcare Costs,” Lorman Education Services, live teleseminar, March 2012.
• “Social Networking in the Workplace: Policies, Monitoring and Discipline Issues,” Lorman Education Services, live teleseminar, August 2011.
• “GINA – We Hardly Know You Yet: The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 and Its Impact on Other Federal Laws and Illinois Law,” Peoria County Bar Association, Peoria, Illinois, February 2011.
• "Know The Law," "Documenting Your History," and "Building For the Future," CNA/Pearl Insurance seminar "Building a Solid Foundation: Managing Law Practice Risk," Peoria, Illinois, July 2010.
• "Weight Loss At The Workplace - Legal Issues For Employers Seeking To Reduce Healthcare Costs," Lorman Education Services, Peoria, Illinois, May 2010.
• "Social Media Policy for Business,” Peoria Chamber of Commerce’s six-part Social Media Series, Peoria, Illinois, April 2010 and October 2009.
• "Documenting Your History" and "Adapting to Technology" at the CNA / Pearl Insurance seminar, "Building a Solid Foundation: Managing Law Practice Risk," Peoria, Illinois, July 2009.
• "Recent Legal Malpractice Cases,” CNA Insurance seminar, “Packing Your Parachute: Preparing for Law Practice Risk,” Aurora, Illinois, September 2008 and Peoria, Illinois, July 2008.
• “Reducing the Risk of Litigation,” “Racial and Sexual Harassment Investigations,” and “Pre-Termination and Post-Termination Issues,” Lorman Education Services seminar “Employee Discipline and Discharge: How to Avoid Employment Litigation in Illinois,” Springfield, Illinois, August 2008.
• “Practical and Legal Issues of Employee Wellness Programs,” Lorman Education Services, East Peoria, Illinois, June 2008.
• “A Professional Responsibility Update,” IICLE’s Personal Injury Lawyer Update Program, Peoria, Illinois, June 2008.
• Co-chair, ”Real Estate Practice CLE Seminar,” Peoria County Bar Association, Peoria, Illinois, January 2008.
• “Top Eleven or More Real Estate Law Issues to Consider When Investing in Real Estate,” Central Illinois Investors Association, Morton, Illinois, July 2007.
• “Avoiding Legal Malpractice in Personal Injury Litigation,” Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education seminar, Springfield, Illinois, June 2007.
• “Evaluation of Business Losses,” Peoria County Bar Association Damages seminar, Peoria, Illinois, February 2007.
• “Defense Perspective on Claims Against Municipalities,” Illinois State Bar Association Tort Law Section seminar, “Claims Against Governmental Agencies/Tort Immunity,” Collinsville, Illinois, November 2006.
• “The Sarbanes-Oxley Act in Louisiana,” guest lecturer, forensic accounting class, Tulane University School of Business, Department of Accounting, February 2005.
• “Sarbanes-Oxley Act in Louisiana,” Lorman Education Services seminar, October 2004.
• “Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Municipal Liability – Louisiana Perspective,” Lorman Education Services seminar, April 2004.
• “Effective Boundary Dispute Resolution,” National Business Institute seminar, July 2003.
• “Commercial and Residential Lease Enforcement and Evictions: How to Do Them Right,” Sterling Educations Services, LLC seminar, September 2002.
• “FMLA Coverage and Eligibility,” Family and Medical Leave Act in Louisiana seminar, July 1999.
• “Recent Caselaw Developments Under the FMLA,” Family and Medical Leave Act in Louisiana seminar, July 1999.

Mr. McCall’s publications include:

• "FRCP 45 – The toolbox of discovery has pending amendments," Illinois State Bar Association Federal Civil Practice Newsletter, Vol. 10, No. 3, March 2012.
• “A reader on service of process under FRCP 4,” Illinois State Bar Association Section on Federal Civil Practice’s Federal Civil Practice newsletter, Vol. 10, No. 1, September 2011.
• “Which Rule of Statutory Interpretation Applies to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act?” The Federal Lawyer, August 2011.
• "Why you might use stick pins when thinking about statutory coverage", Illinois State Bar Association Section on Federal Civil Practice’s Federal Civil Practice newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 2, December 2010.
• "Parley – Settlement or Something Else?" Illinois State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Newsletter, Vol. 48, No. 2, October 2010.
• “Before you rush to file a petition for writ of certiorari, you’d better think about a stay,” Illinois State Bar Association Section on Federal Civil Practice’s Federal Civil Practice newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 1, September 2010.
• “The Unauthorized Practice of Law – Can It Impact My Business?” Peoria Area Association of Realtors® (PAAR), ENewsletter, May 6, 2010.
• “The Conflict Between State Law Doctrines Limiting the Liability of State and Local Governmental Entities and Federal Law on Standing,” co-author, Louisiana State Bar Association Bar Journal, April/May 2005.
• “Background Investigations and the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” co-author, “The Louisiana Labor Letter,” Volume IV, No. 7, July 1999.
• “Insurance Coverage for Environmental Liabilities,” Illinois Bar Journal, Vol. VII, 1989.