Matthew K. Organ

Matthew Organ is a principal in the firm's Litigation and Labor & Employment Groups. Mr. Organ's practice focuses on general commercial litigation, and he has represented a variety of clients in cases involving contract disputes and commercial torts.  He also has experience litigating employment disputes, defending against claims of discrimination based on race, national origin, and age.

Mr. Organ has been actively involved in pro bono matters, including the successful appeal of a criminal drug conviction, the favorable settlement of a prison abuse case and a favorable decision to reinstate disability benefits in an administrative appeal.  Mr. Organ currently serves on the board of Chicago Scholars.

While receiving his law degree from the University of Wisconsin in 2002, Mr. Organ was elected to the Order of the Coif. He earned his B.S. in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University in 1997.  Prior to law school, Mr. Organ represented several school board associations on a variety of employment matters, including the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements.

Mr. Organ is admitted to practice in Illinois, Wisconsin, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.