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Trent Law Firm, P.C. — Illinois

The insurance company already has lawyers working your case

Now so do you. Federal appellate practitioner. Seventh Circuit. Civil RICO. Chicago Bears. Every bit of that experience behind your case — and not a dollar owed unless we win

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Marc Trent
The Record

Courts don't lie.
Here is the file.

Marc Trent did not come to personal injury through a law school clinic. He came through federal district courts, the Seventh Circuit, civil RICO, Big Tech platform liability cases, and a settlement against the Chicago Bears. When he reads a defense strategy, he recognizes it — because he has fought from that side of the table too

Federal Admission
Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court
Appellate
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Argued before the court
Prior Courts
Delaware Chancery (Pro Hac Vice)
International matters
Notable
Chicago Bears — Civil Settlement
Institutional defense. We won.
Doctrine
Civil RICO · Section 230
Federal district court
Current Focus
Personal Injury · Workers' Comp
Illinois statewide · No fee unless we win

Two practice areas.
One standard of preparation.

Personal injury and workers' compensation — handled with the documentation standards of federal appellate practice

By The Numbers

The litigation behind
your case

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Active Illinois Cases
No Fee
Unless We Win
Who We Have Faced

Institutional defendants.
We know their playbook.

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Argued before the Seventh Circuit. Every trial record built with appellate standards from the first document in the case

Civil RICO — Federal District Court

The most analytically demanding federal litigation. Pattern of conduct. Enterprise. Continuity. Same analytical discipline applied to every injury file

Chicago Bears — Civil Settlement

Navigated the full institutional defense apparatus of a major professional sports franchise. Sustained strategic pressure. We won.

Big Tech & Section 230

Litigated against companies whose legal budgets dwarf most law firms. Learned exactly where their defenses crack

Major University Discrimination

Federal discrimination and retaliation proceedings across multiple stages. Complex institutional dynamics, expert coordination, sustained litigation

Delaware Chancery & International

Pro hac vice in the Court of Chancery. Matters spanning multiple countries, jurisdictions, and legal systems

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Argued before the Seventh Circuit. Every trial record built with appellate standards from the first document in the case

Civil RICO — Federal District Court

The most analytically demanding federal litigation. Pattern of conduct. Enterprise. Continuity. Same analytical discipline applied to every injury file

Chicago Bears — Civil Settlement

Navigated the full institutional defense apparatus of a major professional sports franchise. Sustained strategic pressure. We won.

Big Tech & Section 230

Litigated against companies whose legal budgets dwarf most law firms. Learned exactly where their defenses crack

Major University Discrimination

Federal discrimination and retaliation proceedings across multiple stages. Complex institutional dynamics, expert coordination, sustained litigation

Delaware Chancery & International

Pro hac vice in the Court of Chancery. Matters spanning multiple countries, jurisdictions, and legal systems

Marc Trent
" The moment you were injured, their adjusters started building a file. They documented the scene, locked in the witnesses, and started looking for every reason to pay you less. The question is whether your attorney is doing the same thing — or catching up later
— Marc Trent · Managing Partner · Trent Law Firm, P.C. · Chicago, Illinois
How We Build Your Case

Five moves.
No gaps.

01

Lock the Scene

Evidence evaporates. We preserve everything before it can — photos, witnesses, black box data, surveillance footage

02

Build the Medical Record

The right providers, the right documentation. No treatment gaps for the defense to call pre-existing or unrelated

03

Map Their Defense

We know every argument they will make before they make it. We close those gaps in the record before they find them

04

Build for Trial

Every settlement-ready file is also trial-ready. That credibility changes what the insurer calculates as their number

05

Maximum Recovery

We do not settle fast at a discount. We settle at maximum value — or we try the case

Who We Have Beaten

The cases that prove it

Employment · Federal District Court · N.D. Illinois

Major Illinois University — Federal Discrimination

Represented a plaintiff against a major Illinois university in federal discrimination and retaliation proceedings. Institutional defendant with significant legal resources, complex evidentiary development, and sustained multi-stage litigation in the Northern District of Illinois

N.D. Illinois · Federal District Court
Sports · Civil Litigation · Settlement

Chicago Bears — Civil Settlement

Litigated a civil matter against the Chicago Bears to a favorable settlement. One of the most prominent professional sports franchises in the country, with the full institutional defense apparatus that implies. We navigated it, maintained pressure, and achieved the client's objectives

Illinois · Civil Litigation · Favorable Settlement
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1449 S Michigan Ave, Ste 13201
Chicago, IL 60605
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