Nadine Lacombe’s practice focuses on diversity-related policy, training and programming. Nadine ensures that nationwide firm policy designed specifically to address Lord Bissell & Brook’s diversity goals is legally sound. Practice areas which are addressed in conjunction with diversity include immigration, federal and state employment and employee benefits law among others. As liaison to every firm committee and practice group, Nadine also makes certain that all policies and practices maintain diversity as an integral component. Nadine’s primary focus is advising the firm on implementation and development of practices which will increase the recruitment and retention of attorneys of color, bisexual, female, gay, lesbian and transgender attorneys. Nadine is a frequent speaker on issues relating to workplace diversity and serves on the firm’s Diversity Committee.

Prior to joining Lord Bissell & Brook, LLP, Nadine was a Deputy Director of the Illinois Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) Office of Business and Workforce Diversity. In overseeing and developing policy for IDOT’s Civil Rights and Small Business Enterprise Bureaus, Nadine’s practice encompassed employment/civil rights related counsel and training, developing the agency’s Diversity Council, and ensuring that federal requirements were met in establishing and enforcing Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goals. She also has extensive trial experience as a former Assistant State’s Attorney in the Public Interest and Civil Actions Bureaus of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, having acted as Trial Specialist and Deputy Supervisor.