About Timothy
Timothy Schelwat earned his law degree from Drake University Law School in 1997 after completing a bachelor’s degree in political science at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1994. His academic path moved from Honolulu to Des Moines and set the stage for a career that spans state and federal practice across multiple jurisdictions. He joined the legal profession at the end of the 1990s and has maintained active professional memberships since.
Schelwat’s bar and court admissions include Hawaii, Illinois and Wisconsin, and he is admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He has been a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin since 1998, the Hawaii State Bar Association since 2001, and the Illinois State Bar Association since 2005. Those memberships mark a steady regional footprint and reflect years working under different state rules and courtroom procedures.
Outside the state bars, he holds professional affiliations that signal his engagement in the wider legal community. He joined Phi Alpha Delta in 1997. In 2015 he became a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Those associations indicate participation in networks that connect litigators and counsel across jurisdictions, and they offer avenues for continuing professional contact and standards of practice.
Schelwat is associated with Hupy & Abraham, S.C. The firm affiliation places him within a multi-state practice environment. Over time he has worked through matters that require coordination across state lines and in federal court. That work has required adapting to procedural variations and developing familiarity with appellate processes, including advocacy before the Seventh Circuit.
Colleagues describe Schelwat as a lawyer who brings courtroom experience to cases that move beyond intake and settlement negotiations. He has maintained memberships in bar organizations for decades, which has kept him connected to evolving rules and professional standards. His education at the University of Hawaii and Drake University provided foundations in political science and legal analysis that surface in his courtroom work.
As of 2026 he continues to practice at Hupy & Abraham, S.C., where he handles litigation matters in state and federal courts across Illinois, Wisconsin and Hawaii.
