Carlton Fay

Attorney at Disparti Law Group
Chicago, IL7 years experienceAdmitted 2018

About Carlton Fay

Carlton Fay is a Litigation Associate attorney at Disparti Law Group in Chicago, where he focuses on personal injury matters. Carlton grew up in a working-class household and developed a strong work ethic by working alongside his father pouring concrete and building homes during summers. After high school, he earned a basketball scholarship to Southern Illinois University, where he was a four-year standout and 1,000-point scorer. He went on to play professional basketball for Club Trouville in the top league of the Liga Uruguaya de Basquetbol before pursuing a legal career.

Carlton began his legal career as a Cook County prosecutor, where he tried over 100 bench trials and 3 jury trials. While in law school, he clerked for the Jackson County State's Attorney's Office in both civil and criminal divisions, and was a member of the mock trial team. He earned his B.A. in History from Southern Illinois University and his J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law in Spring 2018.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Disparti Law Group

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$2 millionSettlement

Disparti Law Group and co-counsel reached a $2 million settlement with Chicago Public Schools on behalf of three elementary-school boys who were sexually abused by their gym teacher over several years at Federico Garcia Lorca Elementary on Chicago's Northwest Side.

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois · 2024Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
Verdict

In a unanimous November 2023 ruling, the Illinois Supreme Court held that auto insurers cannot strip uninsured-motorist coverage from family members who are struck as pedestrians or cyclists, establishing binding statewide precedent in a case argued by Disparti Law attorneys Jonel Metaj and Larry Disparti.

Illinois Supreme Court, Springfield IL · 2023Car AccidentsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Southern Illinois University School of Law
J.D., 2018
Southern Illinois University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois, admitted 2018
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association

Awards & recognition

2025 Illinois Rising Stars (Super Lawyers)

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