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Tyree Petty-Williams

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Chicago

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Tyree Petty-Williams focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and product liability. Through his federal clerkship experience, work on multiple trial teams, and fellowship with the Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness, Tyree has developed a flexible and effective approach to serving clients with complex legal issues.

Through his experience in complex commercial litigation and product liability, Tyree has defended numerous clients in consumer class actions and multi-district litigation at the state and federal levels. He has trial experience across various practice areas and is skilled in multiple aspects of the litigation process, including pleadings, fact discovery, jury research, dispositive motions, and appellate briefs. He has also helped counsel clients directly to develop strong case strategies by analyzing statutes, regulations, and case law.

Tyree recently rejoined the firm after completing a one-year clerkship with the Honorable Gershwin A. Drain in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Prior to joining Winston, Tyree completed a fellowship with the Chicago Coalition to end Homelessness, where he focused on housing and education access for unhoused Chicagoans. In this role, Tyree prepared various criminal records relief documents, advocated for clients’ admission to public housing and education opportunities, and helped formerly incarcerated individuals obtain financial assistance.

Member of the Black Lawyers Network

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Patent Litigation
Appellate & Critical Motions
Litigation/Trials
Product Liability & Mass Torts
Trade Secrets, Non Competes & Restrictive Covenants
Advertising Litigation

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Tyree earned his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 2021, where he was a Cook County Bar Association Foundation Scholarship recipient and an Ann Watson Barber Outstanding Service Award recipient. During law school, Tyree was the president of the Black Law Students Association and a clinic intern for the University of Chicago’s Employment Law Clinic. He was also a PILI fellow for the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless and an intern with the Washtenaw County Office of the Public Defender.

Tyree received his B.A., magna cum laude, in English literature from Howard University in 2018.

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    • Illinois
    Clerkships
    • USDC - Eastern District of MI for the Honorable Gershwin A. Drain

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    Patent Litigation
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    Product Liability & Mass Torts
    Trade Secrets, Non Competes & Restrictive Covenants
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