Lydia A. Bueschel

Experience

Lydia joined RCC in 2006, after serving as a staff attorney in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and as law clerk to the Honorable James B. Moran in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Lydia has litigated and counseled clients in a variety of different matters, including professional liability, mechanic's lien, commercial contract, employment and civil rights, fraud, RICO, and partnership disputes. Lydia practices in state and federal court, and has taken cases to trial in both Cook and DuPage Counties.

Notable Engagements

• Confidential Cases -- Represent the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission, Professional Liability Section, in post-closing investigations of bank directors and officers, external auditors, appraisers and title companies.  Ongoing.
• DANIC Homes, Inc. v. Renascene Partners (Ill.) -- Represented general contractor asserting mechanic's lien and unjust enrichment claims against developer and defending developer's breach of contract claim; prevailed at trial.
  
• EEOC v. WRS (N.D. Ill.) - Represent eleven intervening plaintiffs alongside the EEOC in employment discrimination case against corporation that includes allegations of noose hangings and other invidious acts of discrimination. Litigation ongoing.
• Josleyn v. Hydro Aluminum (N.D. Ind.) - Represented aluminum manufacturing company against disability and age discrimination claims; successfully defeated all claims by motion for summary judgment.
• Conners v. Wolverine (Ill.) - Represented risk arbitrage fund manager asserting claim for compensation against former employer and defending against former employer's trade secret and breach of fiduciary duty claims; prevailed at trial.
• Confidential Cases - Represented numerous individuals in employment discrimination suits against their former employers, reaching favorable resolutions through mediation and settlement.

Education

• Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2001
• Cornell University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1993

Bar Admissions

• Illinois
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
• United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Memberships and Activities

• Illinois Bar Association
• Board Member, Women Employed
• Advisory Council, Friends of Burley Elementary School