This webinar will provide attendees with an overview of legislation in the 2021 Illinois General Assembly that is relevant to the Developmental Disability community in Illinois. Attendees can ask questions and the session will be recorded. Please contact Mariel Hamer-Sinclair with any questions at Mariel.Hamer-Sinclair@illinois.gov.
Presenter Bio:
Phil Milsk, since 1995 to present day, has been working for the Law Offices of Phil Milsk located out of New Lenox, IL. This is a solo practice with focus on legislation, public policy, government relations, and educational advocacy for children. Phil also has experience working as a Governmental Relations Consultant by which he provided representation of several associations with a focus on rights of persons with disabilities, education, and healthcare access.
Those organizations include:
From 2013-2018, Phil Milsk served as a Special Education Due Process Hearing Officer for the Illinois State Board of Education. From 1990 to 1995, he worked as the Director of Legal Services State Support Center of Illinois located in Springfield, IL. Phil was also the Directing Attorney for the Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation.
Currently, Phil is an active member on the Illinois State Bar Association, Standing Committee on Disability Law, Newsletter Editor of Education Law Section Council Delivery of Legal Services and the State Employment and Economic Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Task Force.
Phil attended J.D. DePaul University College of Law and received his B.A. from the University of Illinois-Chicago.
