Drew O’Donnell serves as senior counsel within Tressler's Litigation Practice Group. His practice is primarily focused on employment and labor law, civil rights litigation and matters arising under Section 1983.
Drew offers comprehensive legal services, encompassing both consultation and litigation, to a diverse clientele including corporations, insurance companies and not-for-profit organizations. He also provides defense representation to governmental entities, their officials and law enforcement officers.
His extensive experience includes advising and defending clients against a wide range of claims, such as those involving wage and hour disputes, wrongful termination, sexual harassment allegations, discrimination and retaliation. Drew has significant litigation experience and has successfully first chaired numerous civil trials.
Prior to joining Tressler, Drew was an Assistant Attorney General for the Office of the Illinois Attorney General (OAG) in the Employment and Prisoner Litigation Units. Drew represented the State of Illinois and its employees in federal court against discrimination claims under Title VII and the ADA. During his tenure with the OAG, Drew successfully chaired several federal jury trials, including those involving constitutional issues under the First and Eighth Amendments such as retaliation, failure to protect and excessive force.
Drew started his career as Claims Counsel for the Commonwealth Edison Company, where he represented ComEd in construction, personal injury and property damage litigation. While in law school, he worked as a judicial extern to the Honorable Jeffrey Lawrence in the Circuit Court of Cook County.
“2024 Employment Law Update,” IAPD/IPRA Soaring to New Heights Conference, Chicago, January 25, 2024
“Ten Reasons Why Your Agency Could Be Sued Over Employment Issues,” IAPD/IPRA Soaring to New Heights Conference, Chicago, January 28, 2023
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Education B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , 2012J.D., DePaul University College of Law , Business Law Certificate , 2016
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