Tory Tilton

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.