Edward R. Moor - Chicago, IL
Attorney at Moor Law Office, P.C.
Civil Rights Lawyers in Chicago, IL
53 W. Jackson Boulevard Suite 1527 Chicago, IL 60604
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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36
Years
Experience
Chicago Civil Rights Lawyer
Updated: 09/28/2026
Areas of Practice
- Civil Rights
- Criminal Defense
- Qui Tam / Whistleblower Claims
- Civil Litigation
- Product Liability
- Contract Disputes
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Class Actions
- Business Fraud
- Professional Malpractice
- Complex Litigation
- Defamation
- Employment-Related Civil Rights Matters
Attorney Information
Overview
Edward R. Moor is a Chicago trial lawyer with more than 30 years of experience preparing and trying jury trials of product liability, personal injury, civil rights, class action, criminal defense, business fraud, and complex litigation suits. He tried and won his first 5 day jury trial as a pro se criminal defendant in 1985 after he was arrested for protesting the 1984 presidential election. The judge wrote a letter recommending Ed to law school. He attended the Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington where he graduated cum laude while working as a mechanic to put himself through law school.
Ed is admitted to practice law in Illinois and Indiana, before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, and before the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois, the Central District of Illinois, the Southern District of Illinois, the Northern District of Indiana, the Southern District of Indiana, and the U.S. District Court of Colorado. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Indiana State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He was awarded an “AV Preeminent” peer-reviewed rating from Martindale Hubbell, which is among the highest recognitions an attorney can receive for ethical standards and legal ability. He has been recognized as an Illinois “Super Lawyer,” has been selected by his peers as a Leading Lawyer since 2012, made the National Law Journal 2013 Top Lawyers list, and has been named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Organization.
Edward Moor started his own law firm in 2013. He now represents individuals who have been injured by defective products, professional malpractice, and other forms of negligence. Additionally, he works with false claims ‘whistleblowers,’ people who have been wrongfully accused of crimes, and individuals whose civil rights have been violated by the police or an employer. He accepts referrals and co-counsel cases.
Ed is married, has a daughter, enjoys racing motorcycles and volunteering in the Kairos Prison Ministry in Illinois.
Awards and Honors
Awards
Honors
- AV Preeminent peer-reviewed rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- Selected to Super Lawyers: 2005, 2021 - 2027
- Leading Lawyer, selected since 2012
- National Law Journal 2013 Top Lawyers
- Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers Organization
Other Sources of Feedback About Edward R. Moor
Included on the 2027 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2005 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, 1990
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Order of Barristers
Non Legal Education
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Indiana University, 1986
M.A.
Major: Sociology -
Indiana University, 1983
B.A.
Major: History and Sociology
Past Positions
- Founded and established Moor Law Office, P.C., 2013
- Williams Montgomery & John, Ltd., Partner, 1990 - 2013
Languages
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English
Classes and Seminars
- Product Liability, Update in Illinois Law, 2015
Pro Bono Activities
- Kairos Prison Ministry, Illinois, Volunteer
Representative Clients
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Advance Iron Works, Inc.
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Individuals injured by defective products, professional malpractice, and other forms of negligence
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False Claims Act / whistleblower clients
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Individuals accused of criminal offenses
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Individuals alleging civil rights violations by police or employers
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Plaintiff in a defamation action arising from the 2023 Chicago aldermanic election
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Director of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County
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Lake County jail inmate
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Black dock workers alleging race-based discrimination
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Business owner accused of fraud
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Driver of a Megabus bus injured after a tire failure
Representative Cases
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Obtained dismissal of a Class X felony Armed Habitual Criminal charge for a rapper in Sangamon County after successfully moving to suppress evidence.
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Obtained a $1,475,000 jury verdict, including $1,250,000 in punitive damages, for an aldermanic candidate defamed during the 2023 City of Chicago aldermanic election.
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Obtained $250,000 for a blind Lake County jail inmate who was denied appropriate accommodations.
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Obtained a $950,000 settlement for a Forest Preserve District of Cook County director alleging retaliation for reporting false evidence presented during employee disciplinary proceedings.
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Obtained a $947,719.48 Chancery Court judgment in an action to dissolve two LLCs; the judgment was affirmed on appeal.
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Obtained a $400,000 settlement for two Black dock workers who were assigned heavier work based on race.
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Obtained dismissal of a first-degree murder charge.
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Obtained a $7,348,517 jury verdict for Advance Iron Works, Inc., in litigation involving breach of contract, fraud, trespass, wrongful replevin, defamation, and slander of title; the verdict included $2,348,517 in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages and was affirmed on appeal.
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Obtained $750,000 for a bicyclist who suffered a degloving ankle injury after being struck by a drunk driver.
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Participated as part of a class-action team that secured a $34.75 million settlement involving defective windows.
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Obtained a not-guilty jury verdict for a client charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm.
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Obtained a $4.95 million settlement in a Section 1983 due process class action against the City of Chicago.
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Obtained an $85 million recovery in a False Claims Act whistleblower case against Medline Industries.
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Obtained a not-guilty verdict in a two-week civil jury trial involving allegations that a business owner fraudulently presented $950,000 in payment invoices to a general contractor.
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Obtained a $250,000 settlement following a deadlocked jury in a racial discrimination case involving a warehouse worker.
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Obtained probation and conditional discharge for a criminal defendant charged with Class 1 and Class 2 felonies.
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Obtained a $275,000 settlement for partial hearing loss caused by a defective smoke bomb.
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Obtained a confidential settlement for a Megabus driver injured when the bus's front tire blew out.
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Obtained a $650,000 settlement for an operator of a two-story paper-coating machine who suffered an arm injury at work.
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Obtained $150,000 for an 87-year-old woman who suffered heel ulcers.
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Obtained $40,000 for a woman who was indecently propositioned at work.
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Obtained a $1,473,500 jury verdict for a patient who suffered permanent ulnar nerve damage.
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Obtained a $250,000 medical malpractice settlement involving Northern Illinois Clinical Laboratory.
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Obtained a $950,000 settlement in a failure-to-diagnose heart attack case against Swedish Covenant Hospital.
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1990
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- Indiana, 1990
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
Other Affiliations
- Illinois State Bar Association, 1990 - Present (Member)
- Indiana State Bar Association, 1990 - Present (Member)
- Chicago Bar Association, 1990 - Present (Member)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2013 - Present (Member)
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Contact
53 W. Jackson Boulevard
Suite 1527
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone Number: 312-971-0612
Fax Number: 312-276-4457
Email: Send a message
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