Brent Eisenberg
Partner
Chicago, IL
312.754.2002 Direct
312.878.2900 Facsimile
Assistant(s): Rhonda F. Christian |  Tenillest A. Lockhart
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Biography

Brent Eisenberg is the founding partner of DeHay & Elliston’s Midwest Branch Office based in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Eisenberg serves on the national coordinating counsel team for a multinational power company in the Fortune 200. Mr. Eisenberg coordinates national trial and settlement negotiation strategy with the client’s general counsel, insurance carriers and local counsel across the country in the defense of asbestos related claims.  Eisenberg is a go-to settlement negotiator for the firm’s clients and negotiates global settlement packages in cases filed across the country.

Eisenberg also manages the defense of mesothelioma, lung cancer and ovarian cancer claims filed against an industrial talc manufacturer in the Midwest.  In 2021, Mr. Eisenberg won a ruling barring plaintiff’s expert witnesses in federal court that was well-publicized across social media platforms and published in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.  See Johnson v. Orton, 2021 U.S. Dist. Lexis 225819. 

Outside of the office, Brent Eisenberg spends time with his wife Jessica, son Cole and their English Bulldog Larry.

Honors

Achieved the highest rating "AV-Preeminent" from his peers as published by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Illinois Super Lawyers as a Rising Star among the top 2.5% of Illinois attorneys who practice in the area of personal injury and product liability, 2017-2022
America's Top 100 LLC as one of Illinois' top 100 elite civil defense litigators
CALI Award for Excellence in Advanced Trial Advocacy and named to the Dean's List

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Bar Admissions 

Supreme Court of Illinois
Northern District of Illinois
Southern Distrct of Illinois
Supreme Court of Missouri

Education

J.D., DePaul University College of Law

Community 

Brent coaches little league baseball. 

Practices