Pragmatic, detail-oriented commercial litigator on complex issues

Tom McDonell helps clients on a wide variety of complex commercial litigation matters and routinely appears in both state and federal courts. He has successfully represented several clients on appeal before the Illinois Court of Appeals. Tom represents clients on matters such as:

• Breach of contract disputes
• Real estate and construction litigation
• Securities litigation, including FINRA disputes
• Financial institutions litigation
• Post-judgment enforcement

Tom is active in pro bono work and serves as Quarles' national coordinator for the firm’s work with the Veterans Pro Bono Consortium.

Bar Admissions

• Illinois
• Wisconsin

Education

• Boston College (B.A., cum laude, 2011)

• University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2014)
  • Wisconsin Law Review, articles editor

• "The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program Training"
• CFPB Proposes New Regulation of the Prepaid Market
• Federal Court Finds Retailer May Owe Banks a Duty to Protect Consumers’ Financial Information
• Reevaluating the Seventh Circuit’s Approach to Contract Clause Claims in an Age of Pension Reform (Comment)
• Supreme Court Explains When a Winning Party Must Cross-Appeal
• Supreme Court: Alleging Jurisdiction -- What Works for a Complaint Works for Class Action Removal

Seminar

• Hot Topics Impacting the Loan Servicing Industry
• Hot Topics Impacting the Loan Servicing Industry
• Hot Topics Impacting the Loan Servicing Industry
• The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program Training
• The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program Training
• The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program Training