SCOTT R. DRURY

Founder & Owner

Scott R. Drury is an experienced litigator and accomplished trial lawyer with a longstanding commitment to protecting consumers' privacy and people's civil rights. Scott is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney, former legislator and an adjunct professor of law at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where he teaches the next generation of trial lawyers. Scott is not afraid to take on the biggest corporate wrongdoers, as evidenced by cases brought against IBM, Microsoft, Amazon and Google. Scott's cases and legislative work have garnered widespread attention. His work has been featured in a documentary that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2022, as well as in major news publications, such as the Huffington Post, Buzzfeed News, Vox and the Chicago Sun Times.

EDUCATION AND AWARDS

Northwestern University School of Law (1998) - J.D. (cum laude)

University of California, Berkeley (1995) - A.B. (high honors)

Northwestern Law/Center on Wrongful Convictions Jenner & Block Award for Dedication to Improving the Fairness and Accuracy of the Illinois Criminal Justice System

Illinois Innocence Project/Defender of the Innocent Award

First Defense Legal Aid "20 for 20" First Defender Award

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