He actively litigates in state and federal court, including appeals before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Illinois Appellate Court, and Illinois Supreme Court. He also represents clients before administrative agencies such as the Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Department of Human Rights, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Mr. Wysong represents whistleblowers in a wide range of insurance fraud, fraud on the government, and other qui tam claims under the federal False Claims Act and similar state laws. His unanimous victory in the Illinois Supreme Courts in State v. Family Vision Care secured the right of whistleblowers to expose and prosecute fraud against private insurance companies under a unique Illinois law. In courts around the country, he has secured multi-million dollar recoveries for whistleblowers, including a $13 million settlement with an Anthem subsidiary on behalf of a former chief medical officer.
Mr. Wysong also champions civil rights and fights discrimination on behalf of his clients in a range of forums. Mr. Wysong represented Morgan Urso in disability discrimination claims against her former club hockey team all the way through a victory in the Illinois Supreme Court that expands protection from discrimination in public places throughout Illinois.
He has represented students to secure education services, including successfully taking IDEA claims to trial in federal court to keep his client out of a segregated school, and counsels families and students in school discipline proceedings at all education levels.
Mr. Wysong protects the rights of LGBTQ individuals in on the job in discrimination claims, to fight harassment and discrimination healthcare, and advocate for inclusive practices in schools for students of all gender identities.
He advocates for the housing rights of seniors, the rights of individuals in nursing facilities, and has repeatedly challenged discrimination in public housing programs and property tax assessment. He represents multiple groups of women facing employment discrimination by the City of Chicago Fire Department, including a recent $11 million settlement for eleven women denied work as paramedics. His cases have recovered millions of dollars in lost wages and other employees in wage claims, discrimination complaints, and whistleblower actions.
Mr. Wysong also has experience representing clients in significant wrongful death and personal injury cases, as well as in complex class and mass actions, including as a member of Plaintiffs Executive Committee in the In re: Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 Crash against Boeing regarding the 737-MAX airplane, counsel for consumers in the corruption litigation against the utility Commonwealth Edison, and representing parties in the opioid MDL litigation and related bankruptcy proceedings.
Mr. Wysong graduated from Stanford Law School and earned a degree in education policy from the Stanford University School of Education. He received his undergraduate degree in public policy with honors from the University of Chicago.
Prior to joining HSPRD, Mr. Wysong was a law clerk to the Honorable Richard Posner of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and worked at Equip for Equality as a Skadden Public Interest Fellow working on disability and education matters.
Mr. Wysong is a member of the Illinois bar.
