Evan Dale

Associate Litigation

Chicago +1 312 862 4837

Overview

Evan Dale is a litigation associate in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

Judicial Law ClerkHonorable Katherine M. MenendezUnited States District Court for the District of Minnesota2025–2026

Judicial Law ClerkHonorable Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan WrightUnited States District Court for the District of Minnesota2024–2025

Law ClerkMinnesota Attorney General’s Office2023

Summer Law ClerkPhiladelphia District Attorney’s Office2022

Congressional StafferUnited States House of Representatives2019–2021

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Author, “Help Me Sue a Gun Manufacturer: A State Legislator’s Guide to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act and the Predicate Exception,” Minnesota Law Review, vol. 108, no. 471, 2023

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • Not admitted to practice in Illinois
  • 2024, Minnesota

Courts

  • United States District Court for the District of Minnesota

Education

  • University of Minnesota Law SchoolJ.D.magna cum laude2024

    Order of the Coif

    Lead Note & Comment Editor, Minnesota Law Review

    Sidney J. Kaplan Legal Scholarship Fund Award

    Memorial Award for Excellence in Writing

    Outstanding Performance in Lawyering Skills Award

  • University of Michigan - Ann ArborB.A., History & Political Science2017