Jenette M. Schwemler

Jenette M. Schwemler, a resident of Lakemoor, has represented various municipalities in McHenry and Lake counties. Schwemler also has represented a number of clients in matters before the Second District Illinois Appellate Court. Her practice also involves offering counsel to clients in the areas of:

• family law
• paternity
• marriage dissolution
• post-decree matters

Among her more noteworthy cases are:

• Village of Beach Park v. Pelfresne, et al.
• Illinois District of American Turners v. Rieger
• In re the Marriage of Rosenthal
• In re Surviving Spouse Application of Misty Grue

Schwemler, a native of northeast Ohio, graduated from high school in Mentor before attending The Ohio State University. She studied law in Chicago at John Marshall Law School. Schwemler’s interests include music, exercising and gardening.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

McHenry County Bar Association (Civil Practice Committee), Illinois State Bar Association

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Schwemler has been a panel member of or has otherwise been involved in a variety of business and municipal law seminars, including:

• “Municipal Tune Up,” Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle, 2008.
• “You’ve Got E-Mail: Electronic Documents and How They Relate to the Local Records Act, Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act,” Illinois Municipal League Conference, 2007, 2006, 2005.
• “What You Need to Know About the Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act,” Lohrman Group, 2006.
• “Cable Television: Maximizing Your Municipality’s Bargaining Position,” Illinois Municipal League Conference, 2004.

Schwemler has written the following articles:

• “Awarding Line of Duty Benefits to Police Officers,” Municipal Matters, ZRFM quarterly newsletter, July 2007.
• “E-Mail Retention Policies and the Local Records Act,” Illinois Municipal Review, April 2007.
• “The Elusive Concept of ‘Special Risk’ in Relation to Line of Duty Pension Benefits for Police Officers,” Local Government Law, newsletter of the Illinois State Bar Association Section on Local Government Law, October 2005.
• “Municipalities May Seek Administrative Review at the Hearing Level, Circuit Court and Appellate Court,” Illinois Public Pensions, Summer 2004.