David L. Hartley
David joined the firm in early 2014 after graduating cum laude from the Temple University Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia. David was an editor of the Temple International & Comparative Law Journal, and he also participated in Temple’s highly ranked trial advocacy program where he won the Barrister’s Award for outstanding advocacy. He was also chosen to participate in a select program allowing him to serve as an intern judicial clerk with the Honorable Judge Robert B. Kugler in the District of New Jersey. While in law school David also served as the President of the Environmental Law Society and a member of Students for Students, a group helping public school students facing expulsion.
Prior to law school David worked in New York City for a boutique plaintiff’s firm on large pharmaceutical litigation and he also spent a year in South Korea teaching English. David graduated magna cum laude from Seton Hall University in New Jersey where he was a member of the ice hockey team and honors program.
David is an active member of the Chicago Bar Association where he formally served as the Vice-Chair of the Young Lawyers Environmental Law Section. David is also an active member of the Constitutional Law Society and a regular volunteer for Wills for Heroes where he helps prepare estate planning documents for Chicago area police officers, fire fighters, emergency responders, and active duty military.