Larry D. Kuster Jacksonville, Illinois
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Larry D. Kuster, a member of Rammelkamp Bradney since 1973, concentrates in trial practice and school law. He is an honors graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law.
In school law, Larry's expertise includes teacher tenure matters, reductions in force, student discipline, collective bargaining negotiations, grievance/arbitrations, unfair labor practices, school district consolidation and annexation, and special education law.
Larry's civil practice concentrates in personal injury, commercial, and construction litigation in federal and state courts. He is a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, and past president and Master in the Lincoln-Douglas Inn of Court (Springfield). Larry has served on the ISBA Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council and is past chair of the ISBA Workers' Compensation Section Council.
- Areas of Practice:
- 40% Insurance Defense
- 40% School Law/Labor
- 10% Litigation - General
- 5% Probate/Estate Planning
- 5% Business Law
- Bar Admissions:
- Illinois, 1973
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Tax Court, 1979
- Education:
- University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa,
1973
J.D.
Honors: With Distinction
Law Review: Iowa College of Law , 1973 - Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois,
1969
B.A.
Major: Political Science/History - University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois,
1969
Honors: Fellowship with Institute of Government and Public Affairs
- Published Works:
- Note, Systematic Discrimination in the Indian Claims Commission: The Burden of Proof in Redressing Historical Wrongs, Iowa Law Review, Vol. 57, No. 5, 1973
- "Vocational Rehabilitation in Workers' Compensation: A New Perspective", Illinois Bar Journal, March, 1986
- "New Law Creates Traps in Purchasing and Bid Letting", Illinois School Board Journal, May-June, 1990
- "Selecting Professional Services and Local Government Liability", AIA Illinois News, Summer, 1993
- Representative Cases:
- Monticello School District No. 25 vs. George L. & Carolyn L on behalf of Brock L, a Minor, 102 F.3d 895 (7th Cir. 1996)
- Earl D. Brown and Laurie A. Brown v. Griggsville Community Unit School District No. 4, et al., 12 F.3d 681 (7th Cir. 1993)
- Sidwell v. Griggsville Community Unit School District, 146 Ill.2d 467, 588 N.E.2d 1185 (1992)
- Newman v. Board of Education of Bluffs Community Unit School District, 98 III.App.3d 976, 424 N.E.2d 1331 (4th Dist. 1981)
- Yamnitz v. Diestelhorst, 251 III.App.3d 244, 621 N.E.2d 1046 (4th Dist. 1993)
- Camp Point v. CNA, 219 III.App.3d 86, 578 N.E.2d 1363 (4th Dist. 1991)
- Wells v. Minor, 219 III.App.3d 32, 578 N.E.2d 1337 (4th Dist. 1991)
- State Mechanical Contractors, Inc. v. Village of Pleasant Hill, et al., 132 III.App.3d 1027, 477 N.E.2d 509 (4th Dist. 1985)
- Illinois Valley Asphalt v. J. F. Edwards Const. Co., 90 III.App.3d 768, 413 N.E.2d 209 (1980)
- References:
- Thomas Oetgen, Freesen, Incorporated
- Thomas Dearing, Morgan County Community Bank
- James P. Bruner, Illinois Valley Paving Company
- Ernest Downey, Colton, Downey & Hubbard, Incorporated
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Member of Panel, Joint Annual Conference, Illinois Association of School Boards, IASB/IASA/IASBO, 1997 - 2008
- Presenter, Administrators, Teachers & Board Members, Annual School Law Conference, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, 1993 - 2008
- Presenter, Insurance Law Update, Illinois Defense Counsel Spring Seminar, 1997 - Present
- Presenter, Basics of School Law and Finance Workshop and Finance Workshop and Finance Workshop, Illinois Association of School Board's, Collinsville, IL, May 21, 2005
- Presenter, Basics of School Law and Finance Workshop and Finance Workshop and Finance Workshop, Illinois Association of School Board's, Litchfield, IL, May 10, 2003
- Presenter, Lorman Education Services, 2000 - 2001
- Presenter, Professional Development Network School Law and Special Education, 2000 - 2003
- Presenter, National Business Institute Seminars, 2005 - 2007
- Presenter, Teachers Institute in Beardstown, IL "Law for the Teacher", Regional Office of Education, October 21, 2005
- Presenter, Two Rivers Fall Conference and Dinner Meeting, Illinois Association of School Boards, Winchester, IL, September 24, 2002
- Presenter, Illini Administrators' Institute, MacMurray College, Jacksonville, IL, 1992 - 2008
- Honors and Awards:
- Marquis Who's Who in American Law, 2nd and 15th Editions
- Life Member, The National Registry of Who's Who, 2001
- Lifetime Membership, Strathmore's Who's Who, 2000 - 2001
- Who's Who in Insurance & Risk Management, 2001 - 2006
- Member, American Council on Germany, New York, NY, 1982 - Present
- Participant, 1982 American Opinion Leaders Conference
- Participant in 1980 German-American Young Leaders Conference, Haus Rissen (Institute for International Politics), Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany, in Hamburg and Berlin
- Participant in 1980 German-American Young Leaders Conference, American Council on Germany and the Atlantik Bruecke (Hamburg), Tutzing (Bavaria) Germany
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Lincoln-Douglas Inn of Court (Springfield, IL), 1993 - Present
- Master
- Lincoln-Douglas Inn of Court (Springfield, IL), 2000 - 2006
- Member, Board of Directors
- Lincoln-Douglas Inn of Court (Springfield, IL), 2004 - 2005
- President
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, 1989 - Present
- Member
- Illinois Council of School Attorneys, 1989 - Present
- Member
- Illini Administrators' Institute, 1991 - Present
- Founder, Treasurer/Board Member
- Illinois State Bar Association, Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council, 1976 - 1977
- Member
- Illinois State Bar Association, Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council, 1986 - 1990
- Member
- Illinois State Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section Council, 1984 - 1985
- Chairman
- Illinois State Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section Council, 1983 - 1984
- Vice-Chairman
- Illinois State Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section Council, 1980 - 1985
- Member
- Morgan County Bar Association, 1977 - 1978
- Past President
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Member
- Morgan County Bar Association
- Member
- The Bar Association of the Central and Southern Federal Districts of Illinois
- Member
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Member, Board of Trustees, MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois, 1991 - 2001
- Member, Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Council, 1995 - 1998
- Member, Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Council, 2006 - Present
- President, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, 1990
- President-Elect, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, 1989
- Member, Board of Directors, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, 1980 - 1984
- President, Jacksonville Area Visitors and Convention Bureau, 1989 - 1990
- Member, Jacksonville Area Visitors and Convention Bureau, 1986 - 1990
- Member, Jacksonville Heritage Cultural Center Board, 1987 - 1991
- Member, Board of Directors, Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois, 1987 - 1988
- Chairman, Historic Preservation Commission, City of Jacksonville, 1983 - 1984
- Member, Historic Preservation Commission, City of Jacksonville, 1979 - 1987
- President, West Central Illinois Council on World Affairs (Co-Founder, First President), 1981 - 1982
- Member, Board of Directors, West Central Illinois Council on World Affairs (Co-Founder, First President), 1981 - 1988
- Member, Board of Directors, West Central Illinois Council on World Affairs (Co-Founder, First President), 2008 - Present
- Member, Board of Directors, Sherwood Eddy Memorial YMCA, 1974 - 1980
- Member, Faith Lutheran Church, Jacksonville, Illinois, 1975 - Present
- Member, Jacksonville Rotary Club and Chapin Lions Club
