Andre Hunter, Jr., a former Illinois Assistant Attorney General, is a forward-thinking litigator and trial lawyer who mitigates risks and reduces costs for clients.
- Northern District Court of IL (2021) – achieved a favorable nuisance value resolution for claims of assault and deliberate indifference to medical needs made against government employees and officials.
- Circuit Court of Madison County, IL (2022) – obtained a favorable value resolution in a toxic tort lawsuit on behalf of a national automotive equipment manufacturer after briefing a motion for summary judgment under Illinois and Iowa law, along with a motion to apply the more favorable substantive laws of Iowa in Madison County, due to significant case-specific connections to Iowa.
- Circuit Court of Cook County, IL (2023) – achieved a dismissal of a toxic tort lawsuit on behalf of an international automotive manufacturer after Court granted client’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction.
- Circuit Court of Cook County, IL (2023) – secured a dismissal of a premises liability lawsuit for a leading property management company in the Chicagoland area for an alleged injury sustained by a tenant.
- Circuit Court of Cook County, IL (2023) – obtained a favorable global resolution on behalf of a national industrial and factory equipment manufacturer which included the dismissal of multiple pending toxic tort lawsuits made by other plaintiffs.
- Circuit Court of Cook County, IL (2023) – achieved a dismissal of a toxic tort lawsuit on behalf of an international truck manufacturer by filing a substantive motion to dismiss centered on the Court’s lack of personal jurisdiction.
- Circuit Court of Cook County, IL (2023) – obtained a favorable nuisance value resolution for a national automotive equipment manufacturer in a toxic tort lawsuit stemming from an alleged terminal illness sustained by the claimant through occupational automotive work completed outside the pending jurisdiction.
- Circuit Court of Cook County, IL (2023) – achieved a favorable nuisance value resolution for a leading Chicagoland ambulance service in a lawsuit based on negligence in the medical treatment and transportation of a medical patient.
- Circuit Court of Cook County, IL (2023) – secured a favorable nuisance value resolution for a Chicago music festival stemming from an alleged injury sustained by a visitor during the event.
- Author, The Foundations of Form: Objection Techniques for Illinois Attorneys in State Court Depositions, CBA Record, March/April 2024
- Author, Demystifying Asbestos Litigation: a Primer for Illinois Attorneys, CBA Record, November/December 2023
- Author, Precise Advice: Words of Wisdom for New Attorneys, CBA Record, March/April 2023
Presentations
- Speaker, Student Debt Forum, Chicago Bar Association, April 20, 2023.
- Speaker, Civility in the Profession … How to Play Nice (Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct), Chicago Bar Association CLE Basic Skills Course, December 5, 2023.
- Speaker, “Navigating Your Career as a Diverse Attorney”, Chicago Bar Association & Black Men Lawyers’ Association, April 15, 2024.
Admissions
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
Memberships
- Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section
- Secretary-Treasurer (2024-present)
- Chair, Tort Law Committee (2024-present)
- Ambassador, Loyola University Chicago School of Law (2023-present)
- Director (2022-2024)
- Chair, Law School Membership Committee (2023-2024)
- Vice-Chair, Moot Court Committee (2023-2024)
- CBA Membership Committee (2023-2024)
- CBA Nominations Committee (2023)
- Black Men Lawyers’ Association
- Filipino American Lawyers Association
Community Involvement
- Former Intern, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn
- Former Intern, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth
- Former Intern, Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Education
- J.D. & Certificate in Advocacy; Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2020
- Loyola Merit Scholar
- Philip H. Corboy Fellowship in Trial Advocacy
- BLSA Mock Trial Team
- Corboy Mock Trial Team
- Editor, Loyola Consumer Law Review
- Vice President, Sports & Entertainment Law Society
- B.A., Political Science; Minor, Entrepreneurship; University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2017
- Dean’s List
- President, Class of 2017
- WI State Vice President, College Democrats of America
- 2017 Spring Commencement Speaker
Externships
- Honorable LaShonda A. Hunt, United States Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Illinois
Honors
- 2023 Rising Star Award, Chicago Bar Association
- 2022 Co-Rookie of the Year, GRSM (Chicago)
- 2017 Outstanding Senior Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 2016 College Democrat of the Year, College Democrats of Wisconsin
Languages
- Tagalog (Philippines)