W. Britt Isaly
Partner
Chicago Office
140 S. Dearborn Street, 6th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
Direct Phone: 312.604.9128
Fax: 312.782.0943
Email: bisaly@ancelglink.com
B.A., University of Michigan (1992)
Northern District of Illinois
Colorado
Britt has tried scores of cases before the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. He has tried several jury trials to verdict and has argued cases before all Northern Illinois Circuit Courts and before the Illinois Appellate Court.
Britt represents numerous Illinois public libraries and public library districts, both in corporate and litigation settings. Britt also represents small and midsized companies throughout Illinois, defending them against workers’ compensation and employment claims. He represents municipalities in police and fire pension board hearings and has appeared before bankruptcy courts on behalf of municipal creditors.
Britt is a former elected library trustee for the Village of Lake Bluff. He has served as Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Local Government Committee and has written extensively on Illinois municipal law. He co-authored the first Illinois library handbook of its kind, the Financial Manual for Illinois Public Libraries, published by the Illinois Library Association. Britt has lectured before the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois Library Association, the International Association of School Business Officials, at seminars sponsored by the National Business Institute and has participated in seminars before a number of library and school organizations.
Awards/Professional Recognitions/Memberships
Illinois State Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
Workers’ Compensation Lawyers’ Association
Presentations
- “Where did the Money Go?” and “Personnel Law: What you Don’t Know Can Hurt You,” Illinois Library Association’s Trustee Workshops, Springfield, Illinois (March 26, 2011)
- “Preparation of Levy & Budget,” ILA Conference, Navy Pier, Chicago (September 29, 2010)
- “Relationship of the ADA, FMLA, and Your Workers’ Compensation Statute,” Association of School Business Officials, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois (October 25, 2009)
- “New Laws, New Conflicts and New Trends to Watch,” Matteson Public Library Board of Trustees (October 17, 2009)
- “Marketing in Alternative Revenue Streams – There is money besides real estate taxes,” Illinois Library Association’s Annual Conference, Peoria, Illinois (October 8, 2009)
- “Top Ten Budget Disasters Facing Your Library,” Illinois Library Association’s Annual Conference, Peoria, Illinois (October 8, 2009)
- “Library Finance – What You Don’t Know Will Cost You,” Illinois Library Association’s Annual Conference, Peoria, Illinois (October 7, 2009)
- “Deciphering the Library Budget and Unlocking the Puzzle of Tax Caps, Levies and more…,” North Suburban Library System in Wheeling, Illinois (August 19, 2009)
- “The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission and W.C. Claims arising out of School Violence,” Leyden HSD #212, Northlake, (October 1, 2008)
- “Confidential Library Records: Complying with Laws that are Good, Bad and Ugly,” Illinois Library Association, 2008 Annual Conference (September 26, 2008)
- “Show Me the Money! (On Library Finance and seeking money outside the Levy),” Metropolitan Library System, Burr Ridge, Illinois (August 12, 2008)
Publications
- “New Statute gives Utilities Increased Rights over Bankrupt Users”, Illinois Government Finance Leader Newsletter (Winter, 2006)
- ILA Financial Manual for Illinois Public Libraries co-authored with Stewart H. Diamond, Published by Illinois Library Association (2007)
- “Ten Things Governmental Officials Should Know About Workers’ Compensation”, (with Gerald A. Granada, Esq.) Illinois Municipal Review (August, 2008, pp. 15-17)
- “Library Records No Longer So Confidential Under Amended Library Records Confidentiality Act”, Ancel Glink Local Government News (Fall, 2008)
- “Illinois Governments Filing for Chapter 9 Bankruptcy” ISBA Newsletter for Local
Government Law (Vol. 47, No. 4, December, 2010) - “Residents in Bankruptcy Must Obey State and Local Laws”, Ancel Glink Local Government Newsletter (Summer, 2009)
- “Fishing for Wealth in Dwindling Streams: How Libraries Lead Great Referenda Campaigns”, Ancel Glink Local Government Newsletter (Fall, 2009)
Hobbies
Traveling with my family, reading, and walking my dog, Lucy.