Deijha M. Swanson

Deijha M. Swanson represents clients in complex tort and general casualty defense matters.

Prior to joining Hinshaw, Deijha clerked for the Circuit Court of Cook County in the Commercial Law Division and later for the Presiding Judge of the Law Division. During law school, she externed in the Central District of Illinois, the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery – Mortgage Foreclosure section, and served as a 711 law clerk in the Juvenile Division of the Office of the Public Guardian.

• Illinois State Bar Association
• Illinois Defense Counsel

• University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
  • Order of Barristers
  • Dean’s List
  • Moot Court Executive Board
  • Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution Honors Council
  • Black Law Students Association Constance Baker Motley Regional Mock Trial Competition, Second Place and National Qualifier
  • Herzog Moot Court Competition, Octofinalist
  • Dean’s Scholarship Recipient
  • Illinois Judges Foundation Harold Sullivan Scholarship Recipient
  • Black Women Lawyers’ Association Summer Grant Recipient

Deijha, a former English major, has a great love of the arts. She played the role of "Beneatha Younger" in her college’s graduate production of "A Raisin in the Sun." She also enjoys cooking, baking, and spending time with her family.

• Legal Charter Prep Academy