T. Andrew Horvat

T. Andrew Horvat is the principal attorney at Horvat Law, a Chicago and Naperville firm focused on civil rights, employment law, education law, and tort matters. His practice includes complex federal and state litigation for individuals, businesses, public officials, students, teachers, and other clients. He brings extensive first-chair trial experience and a background supervising government litigation units that handled major civil rights and public-law disputes.

Andrew attended Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology. His legal training is complemented by decades of courtroom experience in public service and private practice. He began his career as a criminal prosecutor in Kane County and later built substantial experience in civil rights litigation, employment disputes, education-related claims, tort matters, and trial work involving governmental entities and private parties.

Andrew previously supervised litigation for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, where he handled challenging civil rights lawsuits and represented county and state officials. He supervised a busy civil rights unit for the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, litigating civil rights, employment, and education cases. Earlier in private practice, he represented individuals, small businesses, and Fortune 500 companies and served as nationwide counsel for an international client in litigation across more than twenty jurisdictions.

T. Andrew Horvat has tried more than fifty jury trials, including serious criminal cases, and continues to apply that trial background to complex civil disputes. His work includes civil rights, education, employment, wrongful death, personal injury, and tort litigation. He has provided pro bono representation to indigent clients. His practice emphasizes individualized service, direct attorney involvement, careful trial preparation, and strategies tailored to the legal and practical issues presented by each matter.

Law Office Affiliations

• Principal, Horvat Law, LLC
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association
• Member, Shriners Hospitals for Children
• Member, Wounded Warrior Project

Licensed State

• Illinois

Education

• Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Eastern Illinois University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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