Our Experience | Trent Law Firm, P.C. Illinois

Why It Matters

Federal experience applied to every injury case.

Most personal injury firms have handled only PI cases. They know the plaintiff's side of the playbook. Marc Trent has litigated against institutional defendants — in federal court, at the appellate level, in some of the most demanding legal proceedings in the country. He knows both sides.

That knowledge changes how cases are built: documentation standards that anticipate defense challenges, record-keeping that survives appellate review, strategic gap-closing that happens before the defense finds the openings. The result is cases that are harder to attack, settlements that are higher, and trial credibility that moves numbers.

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The Record

Prior litigation experience.

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Argued before the Seventh Circuit — the federal appellate court for Illinois and the region. Federal appellate advocacy requires the highest level of preparation, brief-writing, and oral argument. Every trial record at Trent Law Firm is built with this standard in mind.

Civil RICO — Federal District Court

Litigated civil RICO matters in federal court — among the most analytically demanding and evidentiary complex areas of federal litigation. The same analytical rigor is applied to how every injury file is constructed and argued.

Chicago Bears — Civil Settlement

Achieved a favorable settlement in a civil matter against one of the most prominent sports franchises in the country. Required navigating substantial institutional defense resources, significant organizational complexity, and sustained strategic pressure.

Big Tech & Section 230

Handled matters against major technology companies involving platform liability and Section 230 defenses. Deep understanding of how large organizations with massive legal resources construct and defend against claims — and exactly where those defenses are vulnerable.

Major University Federal Discrimination

Represented plaintiffs in federal discrimination and retaliation matters against a major Illinois university across multiple stages of district court proceedings. Complex evidentiary development, expert coordination, and institutional litigation strategy.

Delaware Chancery & Global Matters

Appeared pro hac vice in Delaware Chancery Court — among the most sophisticated business courts in the country — and handled matters spanning multiple countries and jurisdictions, bringing international-level perspective to Illinois litigation.

The litigation background that makes every case different.