Jonathan D. Karmel - Chicago, IL
Attorney at Karmel & Torres, LLC
Labor Law Lawyers in Chicago, IL
20 S. Clark Street Suite 1720 Chicago, IL 60603
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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44
Years
Experience
Chicago Labor Law Lawyer
Updated: 02/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Labor Law
- Taft-Hartley Pensions
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Attorney Jon Karmel has extensive experience in the labor and employment fields. He is AV Preeminent peer review rated,* the highest rating through Martindale-Hubbell. Jon has been named among Chicago’s Top Rated Lawyers, and he was selected for inclusion in the 2013-2024 Illinois Super Lawyers.
He serves as an adjunct professor at Emory University School of Law, where he teaches trial advocacy skills. Jon has taught trial advocacy to lawyers and judges in Mexico as their legal system changes to oral advocacy. Recently, Jon lectured to members of the legal profession in Shanghai, China, on cross-border employment issues and the role of arbitration in resolving disputes.
Read Jon's book Dying to Work: Death and Injury in the American Workplace can be purchased at Cornell University Press, Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
Click here to view Jon's video - https://tinyurl.com/dyingtowork
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Named to Super Lawyers, 2013-2024
Other Sources of Feedback About Jonathan D. Karmel
Included on the 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
- The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
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Non Legal Education
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University of Wisconsin,
Madison,
Wisconsin, 1978
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: With Honors
Major: Political Science - Yale University, Graduate School, Political Science, New Haven, Connecticut, 1979
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University of Wisconsin,
Madison,
Wisconsin, 1978
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Classes and Seminars
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Instructor, John Marshall Law School, 1984 - 1986
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Chapter Author/Lecturer, Labor Law, Illinois Institute Continuing Legal Education, 1986 - 2000
- Kessler-Eidson Program for Trial Techniques, May Session, Emory University School of Law, 2010 - Present
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1982
- Michigan, 2013
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1999
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1983
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1997
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1999
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 2003
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2005
Other Affiliations
- College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (Fellow)
Contact
20 S. Clark Street
Suite 1720
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 312-680-0797
Fax: 312-641-0781
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.karmellawfirm.com
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