Justin Tresnowski

partner
Justin Tresnowski is a partner with Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd. He has successfully represented clients in court and administrative proceedings at the local, state and federal level on a wide range of legal issues, with a focus on civil rights, constitutional litigation, and labor and employment litigation.

In addition to litigating on behalf underpaid workers and individuals whose civil rights have been denied in the workplace and elsewhere, Mr. Tresnowski has also represented plaintiffs in complex catastrophic personal injury cases, obtaining millions of dollars for individuals who were killed or injured by corporate negligence.

Mr. Tresnowski graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Harvard Law & Policy Review, the national journal of the American Constitution Society. He also received a master’s degree, with distinction, in philosophy and public policy, from the London School of Economics, and earned his undergraduate degree, cum laude, in political science, with a minor in philosophy, politics, and economics, from the University of Notre Dame.

Mr. Tresnowski joined the firm in 2019. His prior experience includes working in the City of Chicago’s constitutional and commercial litigation division, serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Rebecca Pallmeyer and the Honorable Matthew Kennelly of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and a two-year fellowship with the public-interest non-profit organization Impact for Equity.

Mr. Tresnowski is a member of the Illinois bar.


Education

Harvard Law School (J.D. 2013) -cum laude
London School of Economics (MSc with Distinction, Philosophy and Public Policy, 2009)
University of Notre Dame (B.A. in Political Science; Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Minor, 2008) - cum laude

Admissions

Illinois, 2013

Professional Recognition

Included on the Rising Stars list in Illinois by Super Lawyers® (2021-2023)
Named in the Lawdragon 500 Guide as a Leading Plaintiff Employment & Civil Rights Lawyer (2023)

Memberships / Associations

Member, Illinois State Bar Association
Member, Chicago Bar Association
Member, Chicago Council of Lawyers

Languages

English
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