Brett Schweinberg is an experienced real estate litigator who represents clients in a wide variety of disputes. Attentive and meticulous, Brett cultivates a style of representation that holds clear communication, strong attorney-client relationships, and adept advocacy as its core values.
Brett returns to G3MH after successful stints as an Assistant State’s Attorney with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office and as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago. Prior to representing public bodies, Brett spent five years honing a real estate litigation practice in the San Francisco Bay Area in the areas of real estate nondisclosure and fraud, contractual disputes, land use, zoning, landlord/tenant disputes, and contentious mortgage foreclosure cases in which he championed the rights of vulnerable homeowners.
Brett’s years of hands-on work as a skilled tradesman alongside licensed contractors give him practical insight into disputes involving construction defects, substandard workmanship, and failures to meet industry standards.
Brett graduated Cum Laude from Tulane University Law School in 2018, where he practiced in the school’s Civil Rights and Federal Practice Clinic, representing clients seeking justice under the Fair Housing Act. During his time at Tulane, he also held a position as a Policy Analyst for the Royal Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts in Phnom Penh. Before studying law, Brett earned a Bachelor of Science degree in print and multimedia journalism from Emerson College.
In addition to his legal experience, Brett is an award-winning journalist recognized for his reporting on environmental damage to the Louisiana coastline caused by irresponsible fossil fuel exploration. In Louisiana and his native Illinois, he also worked as a beat reporter covering crime, schools, city government, human interest stories, and business.