Travis Thickstun
Travis is an Owner and Attorney at Law at Thickstun Luo LLC. He represents clients in labor and employment law matters, including employment discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination, in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. He focuses much of his practice on unpaid wages and overtime and unpaid commissions and bonuses.
Travis represents employees, independent contractors, and former employees in employment discrimination and unpaid wages cases. He also represents employees before the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and other agencies.
He graduated from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where he made Dean’s List seven terms and was a Law Journal executive editor. He also holds a master's degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
He and his wife Betsie, a public school teacher, live in Bloomington, Indiana, with their four children. Much of their free time is spent working on their small family farm
State Court Admissions
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Illinois
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Indiana
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Kentucky
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Texas
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Maine
Federal Court Admissions
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Northern District of Illinois
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Northern District of Indiana
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Southern District of Indiana
Bar Associations
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Indiana State Bar Association
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Illinois State Bar Association
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Kentucky Bar Association
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State Bar of Texas
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Indianapolis Bar Association
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Monroe County Bar Association
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Evansville Bar Association
Section and Committee Memberships
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Employee Benefits, Illinois State Bar Association
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Labor and Employment, Illinois State Bar Association
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Employment Law, Evansville Bar Association
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Labor and Employment Law, Kentucky Bar Association
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Labor and Employment Law, State Bar of Texas
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Business Law, State Bar of Texas
Education
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Juris Doctor, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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Master of Jurisprudence, with distinction, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Publications
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In the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal: Arbitration Under Union-Negotiated Collective-Bargaining Agreements: The Need for Perspicuity When Employees Waive the Right to Pursue Discrimination Claims in Federal Court, 54 LOY. U. CHI. L. J. 1 (2023)
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In the Dartmouth Law Journal: Detached Reflection in the Presence of an Uplifted Knife: Should Exigent Circumstances Bar Claims Against Police Under Title II of the ADA?, 22 DARTMOUTH L. J. 81 (2023)
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In The Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Race and Social Justice: Police Shootings After Torres v. Madrid: Suspects Eluding Capture Are Seized Under Fourth Amendment, 26 SCHOLAR: ST. MARY'S L. REV. RACE & SOC. JUST. 340 (2024)
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In Institutas: Revista de Derecho Procesal (co-authored with Macarena Traversaro): Rechazo del discovery para arbitrajes privados extranjeros: la decision de la Suprema Corte de los Estados unidos en ZF Automotive (28 U.S.C. Articulo 1782), 20 INSTITUTAS: REVISTA DE DERECHO PROCESCAL (2024)

