Courtney Block
Associate
Courtney focuses her litigation practice on product liability, securities litigation, patent, and other commercial claims in both state and federal court. She has experience in all phases of the litigation process, including pretrial discovery and motion practice, trial, post-trial matters, and appeals.
She has helped conduct fact and expert discovery; participated in jury research; assisted with opening and closing statements; prepared expert witnesses for direct and cross-examination; and drafted dispositive motions.
Courtney also maintains an active pro bono practice. Her recent pro bono matters include drafting an amicus brief on behalf of the Equal Rights Amendment Coalition and over 50 organizations that fight for sex equality and women’s rights, representing a woman fleeing domestic violence in asylum proceedings, and assisting a transgender individual in federal custody to receive gender-affirming surgery in a landmark victory against the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. Courtney also serves on the Chicago office chapter of Winston’s Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI).
Courtney was recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in the area of Commercial Litigation.
Credentials
Education
Courtney received her B.A., summa cum laude, in English Literature from Arizona State University and Barrett, The Honors College, in 2015. She received her J.D. from the University of Chicago in 2019.
Admissions
- Illinois
Related Insights & News
- “2024 Annual Ethics Program,” Chicago Federal Bar Association, Panelist, June 5, 2024
- Anthony Casey & Anthony Niblett, “A Framework for the New Personalization of Law,” University of Chicago Public Law & Legal Theory Paper Series, No. 696 (2018).
Winston Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025
August 15, 2024
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