J. Christian Miller graduated from the University of Illinois (1989) and California Western School of Law (1992). From 1995 to 2002 he was an associate at Miller, Tracy, Braun, Funk & Miller, Ltd. and is now a principal of the firm. His areas of concentration are school law, labor law, labor relations, and public sector civil litigation. Chris is a member of the Executive Committee of the Illinois Council of School Attorneys. Chris often speaks at workshops throughout Illinois at such gatherings as the Illinois Association of School Boards Annual Conventions, Division Meetings and other Workshops, Illinois Association of School Administrators Workshops, Illinois Association of School Business Officials Annual Conferences, School District and Regional Office of Education Seminars and In-services, Western Illinois Annual School Law Conferences, Eastern Illinois University Roundtables and Southern Illinois University Roundtables.