THOMAS R. WEILER
Chicago, Illinois
Partner
Phone (312) 704-6700
Fax (312) 704-6777
Email tweiler@lglfirm.com
Tom Weiler is a life long trial lawyer and until merging his practice with Langhenry, Gillen, Lundquist & Johnson, was the managing partner of the Chicago office of Norton, Mancini & Weiler. Tom concentrates his practice in the area of defense litigation with a special emphasis on civil rights and employment litigation. He has represented numerous municipalities, elected officials and other government employees in matters in federal court and state court as well as before the EEOC and Illinois Department of Human Rights.
Tom also represents insureds in a wide variety of personal injury defense matters, and his practice includes the representation of a national school transportation company as well as a large food distribution company. He also defends real estate agents and brokers in litigated real estate matters.
In practice since 1983, he has successfully tried numerous cases to verdict in both state and federal courts, including those with exposures in the millions of dollars. He has argued appellate cases before the Illinois courts of appeals, Illinois Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Tom received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame in 1980. He received his Juris Doctor from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law in 1983. He is a member of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, the Illinois State Bar Association and the Defense Research Institute.
He speaks to various groups on subjects involving civil rights and employment litigation. He is the author of “Applicability of Abstention Doctrines in Federal Court,” Defense Update (Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel), Municipal Law, Fall 2001, a contributing author to the IDC Monograph, “Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in the Employment Context,” IDC Quarterly, Third Quarter, 2005, and a contributing author to the IDC Monograph, “The Price of Getting Even: An Analysis of Employment-Related Retaliation Claims,” IDC Quarterly, Third Quarter, 2007.
Tom and his wife have two children and reside in Downers Grove, Illinois.
Areas of Practice:
Insurance Defense Litigation
Employment Litigation (EPL Claims)
Municipal Litigation
Civil Rights Defense
Real Estate Professional Liability Claims (Brokers, Agents, Appraisers)
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1983
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1989
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 2015
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1995
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, 2016
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, 2020
Education:
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois 1983
J.D. (Juris Doctor)
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1980
B.B.A. (Bachelor Business Administration)
Major: Accountancy
Representative trial results for Tom
- Victory on Claims of Excessive Force Against Task Force Members
- Officers Found Not Liable on Excessive Force Claim
- Federal Jury Rejects Claim of Excessive Force
- Officers Found Not Liable of Violating Woman’s First Amendment Rights
- Officer Found Not Liable for Excessive Force During Arrest
- Jury Rejects Female Police Officer’s Sex Discrimination Claim
- Officer Prevails at Trial and on Appeal on Arrestee’s Claim of Malicious Prosecution and Equal Protection Violation
- Federal Jury Finds for Village on ADA Claim
Representative achievements for Tom
- Officer Prevails at Trial and on Appeal on Arrestee’s Claim of Malicious Prosecution and Equal Protection Violation
- Village Prevails at Public Hearing before the Illinois Human Rights Commission
- Seventh Circuit Affirms Judgment for Village on Reverse Discrimination Claim
- Federal District Court Dismisses Civil Rights Claims against Village
Published Works:
“Applicability of Abstention Doctrines in Federal Court,”
Defense Update (Illinois Association of Defense Trial
Counsel, Municipal Law, Fall, 2001
“Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in the Employment
Context,” (Co-Author), IDC Quarterly, Third Quarter, 2005
“The Price of Getting Even: An Analysis of Employment-
Related Retaliation Claims,” (Co-Author), IDC Quarterly,
Third Quarter, 2007
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
Member
The Illinois State Bar Association
Member
The Defense Research Institute
Member
Employment Law Committee
Member
Past Employment Positions:
Norton, Mancini & Weiler, Chicago Office, Managing Partner