Theresa R. Wardon

Theresa Wardon has represented clients in complex commercial, class action, and product liability matters before federal and state courts.
 
Before joining the firm, Ms. Wardon served as law clerk to The Honorable Neil M. Gorsuch of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
 
While in law school, Ms. Wardon worked in Northwestern's Supreme Court Clinic, where she assisted in the preparation of petitions for certiorari, merits briefs, and moot courts for lawyers arguing before the Court. She also participated in Northwestern's Children and Family Justice Center, where she successfully represented a child facing deportation before an immigration court.
 
A representative sample of Ms. Wardon's litigation experience includes the following:

• Along with WTO partner Ed Stewart, obtained dismissal with prejudice for lack of personal jurisdiction in a contract dispute.
• Along with WTO partner Ed Stewart, obtained a full defense verdict in a product liability suit in which she cross-examined a plaintiff and an expert;
• Represented large multinational consumer goods manufacturer in putative class actions alleging product defects;
• Taking and defending depositions of numerous lay and expert witnesses; and
• Drafting and arguing successful pre-trial and post-trial motions.
  
  

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