2025 ILLINOIS ATTORNEYS TO WATCH
GAIL EISENBERG
AGE 38
FIRM Loftus & Eisenberg, Ltd.
LAW SCHOOL Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
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AREA(S) OF PRACTICE Employee civil rights
Gail is a force of nature, both in the courtroom and in the community.
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G ail Schnitzer Eisenberg has built a reputation as a formi- dable advocate for individual civil rights, combining legal acumen with empathy and strategy to consistently delivers re- sults for her clients while maintaining professional relationships. In the last four years she has recovered over $5,000,000 for victims of workplace discrimination and harassment. While she spends much of her time preventing litigation she has had great success in Court. For example, Eisenberg repre- sented an LGBTQ activist who was sued for defamation and tortious interference over her social media posts. This was an important case: Depending on its resolution, activists in Illinois could have risked civil litigation every time they used social me- dia to state a political opinion. Eisenberg successfully argued that the activist's posts were protected opinion and that any statements of fact that her client made were substantially true. Matt Singer of Chicago’s Matt Singer Law worked with Eisen- berg on a gender/pregnancy discrimination and retaliation case filed in the Northern District of Illinois. He and Eisenberg re- ceived a 50-plus-page ruling in their client's favor denying sum- mary judgment. ”Gail's achievements tower above not only her contempo- raries, but everyone in the legal profession," said Illinois State Representative Bob Morgan (58th Dist.).Morgan pointed to
Eisenberg's representation of an elderly woman whose Social Security check from the U.S. Treasury Department was being unlawfully held by her bank after the bank insinuated that it could be drug money. Eisenberg filed a Section 1981 discrimina- tion in contracting lawsuit, which was voluntarily dismissed after Bank of America returned the money. Most of Eisenberg’s matters, however, never make the news. She has stealthily represented more than 150 employees in their discrimination, harassment, and retaliation matters with empa- thy since founding her practice four years ago. In addition to her legal work, Eisenberg has been active in her community. She became a township trustee in New Trier in 2017 and was elected as the township supervisor in 2021 and 2025, in which role she oversees the local social safety net and social service partnerships. Eisenberg also sits on the board of the Per- sonal PAC, where she helps vet candidates for Illinois office to protect reproductive rights. "Gail is a force of nature, both in the courtroom and in the community," said Singer. "I've never met anyone who's more involved and more effective in so many distinct areas. She's a relentless advocate for employees and women in Springfield, and has been instrumental in revamping and modernizing our state's employment laws."
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