NANDIA P. BLACK
1564 North Damen Avenue
Suite 205
Chicago, Illinois, 60622
(312) - 802-2766
E-mail: Nandia@duilitigator.com
EDUCATION
NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL, Notre Dame, Indiana, J.D. 1984
¨ Recipient of the Edward F. Barrett Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Art of Trial Advocacy
¨ Moot Court/Appellate Advocacy Speaker Award
¨ First Chair, National Trial Team
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, Illinois, B.S. 1981
¨ Recipient of the School of Speech Academic Excellence Award
¨ Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
More than ten years in private practice representing clients in DUI, Traffic, Domestic Violence, Narcotics, Deceptive Practices, Theft, Personal Injury, Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate and Contract legal actions.
COOK COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Chicago, Illinois
Assistant State’s Attorney
¨ Prosecutor for the preliminary hearing courts of the Felony Narcotics Division. Conducted probable cause and bond hearings and appeared before the Grand jury.
¨ Prosecuted more than one thousand preliminary hearings in felony cases involving drug offenses, armed robbery, residential burglary, armed violence, deceptive practices and theft cases.
¨ Prosecuted hundreds of misdemeanor cases involving theft, drug possession, battery, assaults, drunken driving and hit and run accident cases. Extensive bench and trial jury experience.
Mc HENRY COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Woodstock, Illinois
Director – Narcotics Division
¨ Developed, coordinated and administered intergovernmental drug programs. Responsible for all phases of narcotics prosecution, training of law enforcement personnel and media relations.
¨ Lecturer, Illinois State police – Search and Seizure issues and the controlled Substances Act
VEDDER, PRICE, KAUFMAN & KAMHOLZ, Chicago, Illinois
Litigation Department
¨ Substantial experience in all phases of civil litigation in State and Federal courts representing fortune 500 companies, businesses of all sizes and individuals in all areas of commercial and civil litigation. Successfully litigated numerous cases involving extensive depositions and motions. Counseled clients and negotiated settlements.
WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. Oak Brook, Illinois
Litigation Counsel
¨ Provided compliance counseling and litigation management for WMX Technologies, Inc., and its subsidiaries regarding commercial, toxic tort and antitrust issues. Handled more than thirty matters involving multi-party and multi-jurisdiction litigation.
¨ Coordinated and directed the work of outside counsel, prepared and administered budgets for multi-million dollar litigation cases and evaluated work-product of outside counsel, administrative and investigatory staffs.
Nandia P. Black
a member of The Lake County Bar Association
a member of The Chicago Bar Association
President of the Village of Kildeer