Thor Inouye Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

I manage the recruiting and training for all attorneys at the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. In addition to developing relationships with law schools to recruit new attorneys, we actively seek experienced attorneys looking for a better work-life balance, a collegial atmosphere, and a rewarding and fulfilling career. With a wide range of practice areas, the Office offers exciting opportunities in the types of law that we imagined practicing when we were in law school, like civil… Show more I manage the recruiting and training for all attorneys at the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. In addition to developing relationships with law schools to recruit new attorneys, we actively seek experienced attorneys looking for a better work-life balance, a collegial atmosphere, and a rewarding and fulfilling career. With a wide range of practice areas, the Office offers exciting opportunities in the types of law that we imagined practicing when we were in law school, like civil rights and Constitutional law.In addition, as an experienced continuing legal education presenter, I develop and manage the CLEs for the four hundred plus attorneys in the office. We offer courses on specific legal practice topics like deposition and legal writing skills in addition to focused substantive subjects like HIPAA and other statutory interpretation. The Office ultimately strives to provide the training and experience to allow our attorneys to thrive and succeed. Show less

Greater Chicago Area

• Advised corporate clients on Ethics and Compliance concerns after conducting thorough investigations involving extensive witness interviews and document review.• Performed detailed statistical analysis of electronic data to identify compliance concerns.• Analyzed and improved employee guidelines for government and corporate clients and investigated and litigated employment disputes relating to violations of existing policies and procedures.• Handled all aspects of litigation… Show more • Advised corporate clients on Ethics and Compliance concerns after conducting thorough investigations involving extensive witness interviews and document review.• Performed detailed statistical analysis of electronic data to identify compliance concerns.• Analyzed and improved employee guidelines for government and corporate clients and investigated and litigated employment disputes relating to violations of existing policies and procedures.• Handled all aspects of litigation involving 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Title VII, constitutional claims, and other tort matters in both state and federal court.• Conducted electronic document review involving millions of individual communications.• Negotiated, drafted, and interpreted complex business contracts for individual and corporate clients.• Prepared and presented continuing legal education courses to corporate in-house counsel on topics including ethics and compliance, attorney work product, and internal investigations. Show less

Greater Chicago Area

• Quickly promoted based upon leadership skill, professional judgment, and ability to achieve superior results through effective advocacy.• Demonstrated exceptional interpersonal communication skills by effectively managing, mentoring, and supervising teams of attorneys that performed state and federal court litigation of claims involving civil rights and administrative review.• Efficiently and thoroughly edited and approved all legal filings and communications from team members… Show more • Quickly promoted based upon leadership skill, professional judgment, and ability to achieve superior results through effective advocacy.• Demonstrated exceptional interpersonal communication skills by effectively managing, mentoring, and supervising teams of attorneys that performed state and federal court litigation of claims involving civil rights and administrative review.• Efficiently and thoroughly edited and approved all legal filings and communications from team members. • Successfully defended government clients in litigation relating to employee terminations, licensing, workers compensation, statutory interpretation, the Freedom of Information Act, medical malpractice, and civil rights.• Performed thorough electronic discovery in class actions involving millions of documents. Show less

Lansing, Michigan Area

• Mentored and supervised team of tort litigation attorneys and instructed on litigation strategies, substantive law, and practice management.• Interpreted and defended statutes and regulations for the State of Michigan and its employees and officers.• Advised government agencies on statutory and regulatory interpretation and drafted Attorney General Opinions.

Greater Denver Area

• Handled all aspects of complex civil litigation from pre-suit through trial for matters involving wrongful death, product liability, construction defects, premises liability, and commercial disputes.• Achieved defense jury trial verdict for national church in premises liability matter where employee sought several million dollars for permanent physical disability.• Advised company on claims handling procedures and oversaw day-to-day operations of regional claims litigation… Show more • Handled all aspects of complex civil litigation from pre-suit through trial for matters involving wrongful death, product liability, construction defects, premises liability, and commercial disputes.• Achieved defense jury trial verdict for national church in premises liability matter where employee sought several million dollars for permanent physical disability.• Advised company on claims handling procedures and oversaw day-to-day operations of regional claims litigation department.• Negotiated multi-million dollar settlement agreements involving commercial and significant bodily injury matters. Show less

Boulder, Colorado

• Negotiated and drafted complex business agreements involving real estate transactions and business ownership transfers.• Mentored and instructed young attorneys on practice management and litigation skills.• Defended real estate professionals (real estate brokers, appraisers, mortgage brokers, and construction professionals) in civil litigation and professional licensing matters.

Greater Denver Area

• Responsible for all stages of litigation from pre-suit through trial on commercial disputes and high exposure personal injury matters.• Awarded “Trial Attorney of the Year” for obtaining successful defense jury verdict in four-week trial involving multi-million dollar construction defect claim against construction specialty subcontractor.• Negotiated multi-million dollar settlement agreements involving multi-family housing developments between general contractors and specialty… Show more • Responsible for all stages of litigation from pre-suit through trial on commercial disputes and high exposure personal injury matters.• Awarded “Trial Attorney of the Year” for obtaining successful defense jury verdict in four-week trial involving multi-million dollar construction defect claim against construction specialty subcontractor.• Negotiated multi-million dollar settlement agreements involving multi-family housing developments between general contractors and specialty subcontractors.• Recognized for managing large caseload while providing superior representation. Show less

Greater Denver Metro Area

• Drafted more than twenty appeals and argued before the Colorado Court of Appeals.• Prepared and performed continuing legal education trainings on substantive criminal law issues and litigation skills.• Managed large caseload while litigating more than twenty jury trials as first chair.• Recognized for superior issue-spotting, research and writing, and oral advocacy.

Juris Doctor

Activities and Societies: Editor-in-Chief, Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy (1999-2000). Outstanding Asian.

Bachelor Of Arts, Economics

Activities and Societies: Delta Kappa Epsilon

High School Diploma