Personal Injury
Car, truck, and motorcycle collisions. Premises liability. We build the record, take the deposition, and try the case when the offer isn't real money.
DuPage County Trial Attorney
Shay T. Allen | Chicago Trial Attorney
Over 1,000 trials. State and federal court. We don't take your money and hand you a plea deal — we fight, and we protect your case.
Personal Injury / Civil Litigation / Civil Rights / Criminal Defense
1,000+
Trials to verdict
20+
Years practicing
Fed + State
Court experience
5.0★
Google reviews
About Shay
A trial attorney. Not a settlement mill.
Shay T. Allen has spent more than two decades inside Illinois courtrooms — state and federal — handling cases other firms decline. He has tried over 1,000 cases to verdict, and he still prepares every file like it's going to trial.
He focuses on personal injury, civil litigation, and civil rights matters. He also defends criminal cases — but he won't take your retainer and then steer you into a plea you didn't agree to. If a plea is the right move, he'll explain why. If it isn't, he fights.
He's based in DuPage County, serves clients across the western suburbs, and handles federal matters in the Northern District of Illinois.
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Practice Areas
Where we focus. Where we fight.
Three areas we're growing, plus the criminal defense work that still comes through the door. Real representation in each.
Civil Litigation
Business disputes, breach of contract, employment matters, and high-stakes civil claims in state and federal court across Illinois.
Civil Rights
Section 1983 claims, police misconduct, unlawful detention, and constitutional violations. We hold institutions accountable when they overreach.
Criminal Defense
Felony and misdemeanor defense, state and federal. He doesn't cash your check and hand you a plea — he fights the case.
From the Firm
Hear it straight from the courtroom.
Shay talks about what he does differently — why he doesn't run a settlement shop, and what real representation looks like when the other side thinks you'll fold.
• No retainer pressure to plead out
• Files built for trial from day one
• Direct access to your attorney
Why Hire Shay Allen
The difference is the work, not the ad.
1,000+
Trials taken to verdict
20+
Years in the courtroom
Federal + State
Court experience
No fee
Until we win your injury case
Case Results
Verdicts and settlements that came from preparation.
Past results do not guarantee a future outcome. Each case is its own case.
$2.4M
Personal Injury
Trucking collision — DuPage County
$1.1M
Civil Rights
Section 1983 verdict — federal court
$875K
Civil Litigation
Wrongful termination settlement
$640K
Personal Injury
Rear-end collision, disputed liability
$510K
Civil Rights
Excessive force — Northern District of Illinois
NOT GUILTY
Criminal Defense
Felony trial — DuPage County
Attorney Bio
Shay T. Allen
Shay T. Allen has tried more than 1,000 cases to verdict in Illinois state and federal courts. His practice is built on a simple idea: every file gets prepared as if it will be tried.
He represents clients in personal injury matters (car, truck, motorcycle, premises), civil litigation (business disputes, employment, contract), civil rights claims (Section 1983, police misconduct, constitutional violations), and serious criminal defense — state and federal.
He is admitted to practice in Illinois state courts, the Northern District of Illinois, and the Central District of Illinois. His office is in DuPage County and serves clients across the western suburbs and Chicago.
Bar Admissions
Illinois · N.D. Illinois · C.D. Illinois
Practice Focus
Personal Injury · Civil Litigation · Civil Rights
Client Reviews
What clients say when no one is paying them to say it.
5.0 average · Google Business Profile
"Shay didn't push me to take a deal. He went to trial and won. That is not something most lawyers around here will do."
J. Martinez
DuPage County
"Direct, honest, and sharp. No runaround, no promises he couldn't keep. I'd hire him again."
D. Reynolds
Naperville, IL
"Took on a federal civil rights case other firms turned away. Real trial attorney."
P. Okafor
Lisle, IL
Service Areas
DuPage County and the western suburbs.
We focus on DuPage County — where the dockets move, the courthouses are right down the road, and you can actually sit down with your lawyer in person.
Federal matters handled across the Northern District of Illinois.
DuPage County
Wheaton
Naperville
Aurora
Lisle
Downers Grove
Carol Stream
Glen Ellyn
Lombard
Addison
Woodridge
Bolingbrook
West Chicago
Warrenville
Winfield
Oak Brook
Hinsdale
St. Charles
Kane County
Will County
Cook County (select matters)
Northern District of Illinois
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