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Marc Trent — Illinois Personal Injury Attorney
Trent Law Firm, P.C. — Chicago

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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Illinois Statewide
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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, and a civil matter 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 Matter
Settled
Doctrine
Civil RICO · Section 230
Federal district court
Current Focus
Personal Injury · Workers' Comp
Illinois statewide · No fees until we win

Two practice areas.
One standard of preparation.

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

Why Clients Choose This Firm

Three reasons.
No fine print.

24/7
Free Consultations
Available around the clock
$0
No Fees Until We Win
Zero cost unless we recover
1,000s
Clients Helped
Trent Law Firm · 50+ years
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. Same rigor applied to every injury file we handle

Chicago Bears — Civil Matter

Navigated the full institutional defense apparatus of a major professional sports franchise across multiple litigation stages

Big Tech & Section 230

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

Major University Discrimination

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

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. Same rigor applied to every injury file we handle

Chicago Bears — Civil Matter

Navigated the full institutional defense apparatus of a major professional sports franchise across multiple litigation stages

Big Tech & Section 230

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

Major University Discrimination

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

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 opened a file. They preserved evidence, locked in witnesses, and began building every reason to deny your claim. That file was being built against you before you left the scene. The only question is who is building yours.
— 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

Right providers, complete records. 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 first

04

Build for Trial

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

05

Maximum Recovery

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

Notable Cases

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, complex evidentiary development, sustained multi-stage litigation in the Northern District of Illinois

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

Chicago Bears — Civil Matter

Litigated a civil matter against the Chicago Bears across multiple litigation stages. Full institutional defense apparatus, sustained strategic pressure. Settled.

Illinois · Civil Litigation · Settled
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Free consultation. No fees until we win. The firm represents injured people throughout Illinois

Office
1449 S Michigan Ave, Ste 13201
Chicago, IL 60605
Admitted
Illinois · N.D. Illinois · Seventh Circuit
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Marc Trent

Their lawyers started working the moment you were injured.
So do we — the moment you call

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