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Northbrook, Illinois
BROOKE R. WHITTED is a partner in the law firm of Whitted, Cleary + Takiff, LLC. Prior to joining WCT, he was a partner at the Chicago litigation firm of Foran & Schultz for six years and, from 1980 to 1995, majority partner in his own firm. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mr. Whitted was a probation officer for the Cook County Juvenile Court. Mr. Whitted brings an unusual perspective to his practice. He serves as board president for the Leslie Shankman School Corporation, which operates the Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School at the University of Chicago and the Hyde Park Day School at the University of Chicago. These schools serve bright children challenged by emotional and learning difficulties. The Hyde Park Day School opened a Northfield campus in September 2004, to better serve the Metro North and North Shore area. Mr. Whitted chairs the Harold and Rose Marie Marx Memorial Fund, which has been helping Cook County Juvenile Court wards for more than 16 years. Mr. Whitted is a former member of the board of directors of the National Runaway Switchboard. He is a current faculty member of the UIC Medical School Department of Psychiatry and is a member of the Illinois Affiliation of Private Schools for Exceptional Children. He was appointed by the governor as a member of the Community and Residential Services Authority to help Illinois children who are in need of community and residential services. Mr. Whitted represents child welfare agencies in the Chicago metropolitan area, as well as related professional associations including the Illinois Psychological Association, the Child Care Association of Illinois, and the Illinois Montessori Association. In addition, his clients include the Francis Parker School and other fine private schools. In the public sector, Mr. Whitted represents several school districts and special education cooperatives. He has also served as legal counsel for the juvenile probation departments of Lake, DuPage and Kane counties, and represents parents of disabled students as well as private mental health providers.
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