Top Civil Rights Lawyers From Illinois

Illinois maintains one of the most comprehensive civil rights frameworks in the country. Discrimination is prohibited in employment, housing, education, and public spaces on the basis of race, gender, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity, among others. The Illinois Department of Human Rights and Human Rights Commission provide powerful enforcement tools. From workplace harassment to police misconduct and voting access, civil rights law in Illinois is robust and evolving. With the right legal support, individuals can pursue justice and help shape a more equitable state.

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Russell Ainsworth
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights
Practice Areas: Appeals, Constitutional
Dawn L. Wall
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appeals, Arbitration, Car Accidents, Class Action, Constitutional, Discrimination, ...
Katie E. Ngo
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Arbitration, Constitutional, Discrimination, Employment Litigation, Government Contracts, Litigation, Sexual Harassment, ...
Brian D. Eck
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Family, Intellectual Property
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Child Custody, Child Support, Constitutional, Contracts & Agreements, Copyright, Divorce & Separation, ...
Michael D. Ettinger
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense
Practice Areas: Assault & Battery, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime, Speeding & Traffic Tickets, White Collar Crime
Linda D. Friedman
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Class Action, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Litigation
Matthew R. Hess
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Estate Planning
Practice Areas: Appeals, Litigation, Power of Attorney, Probate, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills
Danielle Davis
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Animal & Dog Bites, Constitutional, Construction Accidents, Discrimination, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Native Peoples Law, ...
John Heil Jr.
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Health Care, Insurance, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Class Action, Constitutional, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Creditor Debtor Rights, Discrimination, Government Contracts, ...
David Cifelli
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Car Accidents, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Discrimination, Expungement, Franchise, Dealership & Partnership, Land Use & Zoning, ...
Brian C. Cichon
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Construction Accidents, Contracts & Agreements, Landlord & Tenant, Litigation, Workers' Compensation
Dan Walker
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment, Family, Personal Injury, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce & Separation, Guardianship
T. Paul S. Chawla
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Family, Lawsuits & Disputes, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Corporate & Incorporation, Litigation, ...
George M. Sanders
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Family, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce & Separation, Litigation
Mary Stowell
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Class Action, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Litigation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination
David A. Kadzai
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Assault & Battery, Car Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect, Slip & Fall Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
Jeffery L. McElroy
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate, Speeding & Traffic Tickets, Title & Boundary Issues
Myron (Mike) M. Cherry
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Employment, Environmental, Intellectual Property
Practice Areas: Administrative, Antitrust & Trade Law, Appeals, Class Action, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Litigation, ...
Michelle Powers
Legal Specialization: Bankruptcy, Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Family, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Alimony, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Child Custody, Child Support, Constitutional, Creditor Debtor Rights, ...
Antonio Jeffrey
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Employee Benefits, Litigation, Wrongful Death
Carletta Traylor
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Litigation
Jonathan D. Wassell
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Appeals, Class Action, Litigation
Matthew S. Payne
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate, Condominium, Constitutional, Construction & Development, Landlord & Tenant, Power of Attorney, Probate, ...
Shawn Barnett
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Education, Employment, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Animal & Dog Bites, Appeals, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Child Abuse & Neglect, Construction Accidents, Discrimination, ...
Jared Calvert
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Litigation
Brian LaCien
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Class Action, DUI & DWI, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Spinal Cord Injury, ...
M. Megan O’Malley
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Appeals, Contracts & Agreements, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Litigation, Sexual Harassment, Workers' Compensation, ...
Thomas P. Polacek
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Car Accidents, DUI & DWI, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Landlord & Tenant, Licensing, Litigation, ...
Richard C. Claahsen
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Consumer, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Family, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Adoption, Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, Commercial Real Estate, DUI & DWI, Debt & Lending, ...

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