- Legal Consultation

Whether it’s helping you with human resources issues, reviewing your vendor contracts or managing the defense of covered claims, our experienced in-house attorneys are always just a phone call away. You’ll still need your corporate counsel for some things, but you can have peace of mind knowing your property/casualty membership includes immediate access to no-fee legal counsel for many of the day-to-day issues you face.

Legal Defense

of covered claims, including tort, employment, subrogation, appeals, FOIA, OMA and other litigation.

Human Resources

counseling including hiring, discipline and termination, discrimination and harassment, wage/hour and immigration.

Policy and Procedure

review and development to reduce litigation risk.

Incident Management

after incidents that may lead to litigation, such as drownings, major aquatic incidents and situations involving serious injury of patrons or staff.

Contract Review

to ensure provisions adequately address insurance, indemnification and risk shifting.

Contract Negotiation

of contracts that impact membership collectively.

Sara Yager, JD
General Counsel

Sara’s 15 years of experience..... with Laner Muchin, Ltd., Jones Day and Jenner & Block have focused her expertise in labor and employment law and counseling; the Americans with Disabilities Act; and public sector/municipal risk management.

Dustin Fisher, JD
Deputy General Counsel

With nearly 15 years’ ..... experience at Judge, James, Hoban & Fisher, Dustin’s expertise lies in tort liability defense litigation and public sector/municipal risk management.

Andrew Fiske, JD
Deputy General Counsel

Andrew brings more than 20 ..... years’ experience to PDRMA from Elrod Friedman, Holland & Knight, Ancel Glink and Gould & Ratner. His primary areas of practice are negotiating, drafting and interpreting contracts; issues related to the Open Meetings and Illinois Freedom of Information acts; and public sector/municipal risk management.