Michael D. Bersani, Civil Rights Update, Illinois Institute for Local Government Law,
17th Annual Conference, NIU Naperville Campus, February 12, 2009
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Charles E. Hervas, Midwest Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar
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Michael D. Bersani,“Less Than Lethal” Force: Trends and Case Law on the Use of Tasers
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Supreme Court Decisions

Michael D. Bersani, Supreme Court Broadens Law Enforcement Iinvestigatory Powers, 2009.
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Jail Litigation

Michael D. Bersani and Michael Condon, Strip Searches of Pretrial Detainees: The Judiciary’s “Hands On” Approach to Jail Administration, A presentation to the 2009 Illinois Sheriffs’ Winter Conference.
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Municipal Law

Charles E. Hervas, Public Health and Safety, Illinois Jurisprudence - Municipal Law
(Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1994).


Charles E. Hervas, Public Officials at Risk, A Guide to Limiting Liability of Units of Local Government,
published by Prima.


Michael D. Bersani, Enactment of Ordinances, Ill. Jur., Municipal Law Vol. 21, Ch.12
(Law. Cooperative Pub.  1994).

Punitive Damages

Charles E. Hervas and James G. Sotos, Indemnification and Insurability of
Civil Rights Punitive Damage Awards, 77 Ill. B.J. 592 (June 1989).

School Law

Charles E. Hervas, School District Tort Liability, IICLE, (1987) (Co-Author).

Civil Rights

Michael D. Bersani and James G. Sotos, Employers, Take Heed: An Introduction to the Civil Rights
Act of 1991, Part I, DuPage Co. Bar Assn Brief (Feb. 1993).


Michael D. Bersani and James G. Sotos, Employers, Take Heed: An Introduction to the Civil Rights
Act of 1991, Part II, DuPage Co. Bar Assn Brief (Nov. 1993).


Michael D. Bersani, Floodgates Open to Equal Protection Claims, Illinois State Bar Association
Local Government Section Newsletter, March 1999 Vol. 35, No. 8.
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Michael D. Bersani and Kimberly D. Fahrbach, Pre-Suit Tips for Winning Deadly Force Cases-
Municipal Lawyer (July/August 2002).
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Tort Immunity

Michael D. Bersani, Liabilities and immunities: An outline of the Illinois Local Governmental and
Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act, Illinois State Bar Association Local Government
Section Newsletter, March 2000 Vol. 36, No. 9. View this publication.

Michael D. Bersani and Christopher J. Beck, Building Code Enforcement and Inspections:
A Look at Municipal Liabilities, Immunities, and the E2 Nightclub Case - Municipal Lawyer (July/August 2003).
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Open Meetings

Michael D. Bersani, Recent Amendments to Open Meetings Act, DuPage Co. Bar Assn Brief  (Jan. 1995).

First Amendment

Michael D. Bersani and Sara M. Cliffe, The Do’s and Dont’s of Regulating Commercial Door to Door
Speech Under the First Amendment - Municipal Lawyer (September/October 2005).
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