Fay Clayton

Experience

Civil litigation involving: fraud · RICO · securities · general commercial disputes · contract disputes · officer and director liability · class actions · employment and civil rights · professional liability · shareholder/partnership disputes · trademark and copyright · appeals · mediation and arbitration

Employment

Robinson Curley & Clayton, P.C., 1989 to present, Founding Shareholder· Davis Miner Barnhill & Galland, P.C., 1986 to 1989, Partner· Sachnoff Weaver & Rubenstein, Ltd., 1982 to 1986, Partner

Education

IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., with Highest Honors (first in class), 1978; Member, Law Review· New College, Sarasota, Florida, 1967 (charter class member)

Admitted

State Bar of Illinois · United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar) · United States Courts of Appeals for the Sixth and Seventh Circuits · United States Supreme Court

Memberships and Activities

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. (National), Washington, D.C. (Board Member, 1997; Executive Committee, 2003 to 2007) · Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. (Past President; Board Member, 1983 to present) · Chicago Foundation for  Women (Board Member, 1993 to 1999;  Alumnae Council, 1999 to present) · The Chicago Network (1992 to present) · Chicago Commission on Human Relations (Hearing Officer, 1991 to present) · National Association of Securities Dealers (Arbitrator, 1989 to present) · Women's Issues Network (Board of Directors, 1990 to 1995) · New College Foundation (Trustee, 1987 to 1995) · Fund for Justice, Inc. (Chair, 1989 to 1991; Board of Directors, 1987 to 1993)

Awards and Recognitions

Chicago Magazine (March 2002), one of "Chicago's Thirty Toughest Lawyers"· Illinois Institute of Technology, Julie Beverdige Award (2007) · Illinois "Super Lawyer" in Business Litigation · ACLU of Illinois, Edwin A. Rothschild Civil Liberties Award (October 2002) · Today's Chicago Woman Hall of Fame (July 2002)· Independent Voters of Illinois "Legal Eagle Award" (July 1998) · American Jewish Congress Distinguished Leadership Award (January 1997)· Anti-Defamation League Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Civil Rights Award (February 1995) · Illinois House of Representatives Certificate of Recognition (May 1994)· Chicago-Kent College of Law, Law School Association Professional Achievement Award (1993)· Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. Pro Bono Award (August 1993)· HOPE Fair Housing, Inc. HOPE for People Award (1991)· ACLU of Illinois Defense of Civil Liberties Award (September 1987)

In a jury trial where she achieved a $2.9 million verdict for her client, the Federal District Judge described Ms. Clayton's adverse examinations as "impeccable" and her closing argument as "a masterpiece of courtroom advocacy."  Her litigation victories include a unanimous United States Supreme Court ruling in a RICO case and record-setting recoveries in a securities matter involving tax-sheltered investments and in an ERISA case.