An active participant in equine activities, Yvonne C. Ocrant uses her extensive knowledge of the industry to help individual horse owners; trainers; breeders; veterinarians; farriers; and riding, boarding and training facilities with their legal issues.
She represents individuals and entities in claims involving the Equine Activity Liability Act, personal injury, property damage, breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation and other legal issues.
Yvonne also drafts contracts for horse purchases, sales, leases, breeding arrangements, syndicates, and commission payment terms, and creates equine activity liability releases for boarding and training facilities, trainers, transporters and other individuals and entities providing, sponsoring or participating in equine activities.
Yvonne further adds value for her clients by advising them on a full range of labor and employment matters. She represents clients with issues involving all types of federal and state discrimination laws, breach of fiduciary duty/confidentiality agreements, the Equal Pay Act, FMLA, and the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act.
She also counsels on unemployment matters, and has defended a number of client cases before the Illinois Department of Employment Security, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and state and Federal courts.
Additionally, Yvonne advises clients on actions under state contract and tort law including: retaliatory discharge, intentional infliction of emotional distress, interference with contract, fraud, and invasion of privacy. She also represents title insurance underwriters, agents, mortgage brokers and lenders in resolving claims and litigating cases over title insurance issues.
Yvonne was instrumental in the September 2011 update of the stable keepers lien section of the Illinois Innkeepers Lien Act, 770 ILCS 40/49. The revised law replaced the state’s statute on liens against boarded horses, which originated in 1897.
Professional Affiliations :
- Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Member
- American Bar Association
- Animal Law Section, Equine Law Subcommittee, Member
- Chicago Bar Association, Member
- Illinois State Bar Association, Member
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member
- The Florida Bar, Member
Education :
- J.D., DePaul University College of Law, 1999
- B.A., Northern Illinois University, 1995
Admissions :
- Florida
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Cost
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