Tory Tilton

associate
F 312.604.2626
Ms. Tilton represents clients in state and federal court in a broad range of complex litigation matters, with a focus on civil rights, tenants’ rights, labor and employment, and class actions. Ms. Tilton values a trauma-informed and client-centered approach to litigation.

Ms. Tilton advocates for her clients’ civil rights and employment rights in a range of forums.  This includes challenging wrongful discrimination, fighting sexual harassment and gender identity discrimination, and securing recoveries for clients who have experienced wage theft. Ms. Tilton also represents tenants challenging dangerous and uninhabitable living conditions in their homes, source of income discrimination, and other fair housing violations in the rental market.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Tilton was a Staff Attorney in the Housing Practice Group at Legal Aid Chicago, where she defended survivors of domestic violence, veterans, and individuals with disabilities in unwarranted evictions and represented individuals with low income challenging uninhabitable living conditions and source of income discrimination.

Ms. Tilton graduated from Stanford Law School, where she co-founded Stanford Advocates for Immigrants’ Rights, organized pro-bono legal clinics with the Native American Law Students Association, co-led the Immigration Pro Bono Project, and participated in the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic.


Education

Stanford Law School
University of Rochester

Admissions

Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Professional Recognition

Super Lawyers® Illinois Rising Stars (2023-2024)

Memberships / Associations

Co-Chair, American Constitution Society Chicago Lawyer Chapter
Ambassador Board Member, Legal Aid Chicago
Member, Illinois State Bar Association
Volunteer, Chicago Bar Association Lawyers In The Classroom (Barton Elementary School)

Presentations & Publications

Bringing Conditions Claims Against Landlords (2024 Housing Justice Network Conference)

Tenants’ Rights Under the Chicago Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance (4th Annual Chicagoland Native American Housing Fair, Dec. 2021)

Languages

English
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