Professional Details

Professional Details

Terence  J. Moran

Terence Moran is a shareholder with Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd. He concentrates his practice in the areas of civil rights/constitutional law, commercial litigation, and labor and employment Law. He joined the firm in 1993.

Mr. Moran has represented and counseled both employers and employees in the public and private sectors regarding the full range of employment law matters, including discrimination, wage-hour, and constitutional law issues. During his almost three decades in the practice of law, Mr. Moran has had extensive trial experience in both state and federal court. He has an extensive track record of both favorable jury verdicts and pretrial settlements on terms favorable to his clients. Mr. Moran also has had extensive experience representing both employees and employers in negotiating severance payments in exchange for releases of potential legal claims. He also has represented private business entities in commercial and construction litigation matters.

Prior to working at HSPRD, Mr. Moran was Chief of the Labor and Employment Division in the City of Chicago Law Department.  He also served as a Legal Writing Instructor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

Representative Matters

Among the many high profile matters Mr. Moran has handled is obtaining a $1.7 million dollar verdict in favor of two former Cicero police officials fired for cooperating with a federal grand jury investigation into governmental corruption, as well as the successful defense of Chicago’s first African-American police superintendent accused of engaging in reverse racial discrimination against twelve formerly high-ranking white officers.

Professional Recognition

  • AV rated™ by Martindale-Hubbell®

Memberships / Associations

Legal
  • Member, Illinois State Bar Association
  • Participant, NITA trial practice programs
  • Former Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
  • Former Senior Lecturer, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Civic / Community
  • Member, Sullivan High School Local School Council

Related News

  • In an appeal brought by HSPRD, the Appellate Court of Illinois held that a police lieutenant could bring a retaliation claim under the Illinois Whistleblower Act, even though the entity to whom he had disclosed allegations of possible criminal activity was his own employer. Read more.
  • HSPRD successfully persuades Illinois Court of Appeals to uphold victory for former police superintendent in contract dispute. Read more.