Nursing Home Negligence lawyers in Illinois

Firm: Abels & Annes, P.C.

100 N. LaSalle St. , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Animal Bites, Automobile Accidents, Automotive Products Liability, Aviation & Aerospace, Drugs & Medical Devices, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Railroad/FELA, Sexual Abuse, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death

Gary Annes has been practicing law in Illinois since 1995. In his time as a lawyer Gary has excelled at obtaining the best possible outcomes for his clients. Gary's eagerness to work closely with clients to address their individual needs and maximize their recoveries has earned Gary an excellent reputation with his clients and the legal profession in general.. Gary is a partner with Abels & Annes, P.C. Gary's practice includes personal injury law, auto accidents, premises liability, wrongful death, product liability and medical malpractice.. Gary has successfully collected millions of dollars for his clients through jury trials, arbitration and mediation, and settlement conferences.. Gary earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. He earned his Juris Doctor from the Loyola University School of Law in Chicago, Illinois.. Gary is a member in good standing of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association of Justice, the Illinois State Bar Association and Public Justice.. Gary has co-authored publications dealing with the issues of proving damages in personal injury cases, initial investigations in medical malpractice cases and the effective use of alternative dispute resolution procedures.. According to Gary, the purpose of our judicial system is to give every individual the right to seek justice when they or their loved ones are injured or harmed as a result of the negligence of others. Gary has dedicated his professional life to this pursuit of justice. The modern judicial system can be a complex maze to the layman, and a skilled and experienced professional is necessary to obtain full justice and maximum compensation for injuries. It is clear that the insurance industry continued to invest time and money to put up as many barriers as possible to deny regular people the full compensation that they are entitled to.. Gary's dedication to fighting for justice and full compensation for people who have been harmed or injured is evident in everything he does. Gary's record of success for his clients exemplifies the skill, dedication and experience necessary to prevail in today’s modern legal system.. Gary worked with a defense firm for a number of years before he switched to fight for the rights of people who have been injured or harmed. While working with the defense firm Gary represented the interests of a variety of clients in the areas of personal injury law, auto accidents, premises liability, construction, wrongful death, toxic tort, insurance coverage and medical malpractice cases at both the Circuit Court and Appellate Court levels in Illinois.. While on the defense side Gary learned the tactics used by the insurance industry to limit the recoveries of everyday people. Gary is now able to use this knowledge and expertise to obtain maximum compensation and full justice for his clients.

Firm: Clifford Law Offices

120 N. LaSalle St. , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Aviation & Aerospace, Birth Injuries, Civil, Construction Accidents, Construction, Corporate, Head and Spinal Injuries, Health Care & Hospitalization, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Railroad/FELA, Transportation, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death, Litigation

Keith Hebeisen is a partner at Clifford Law Offices. One of the most respected medical malpractice attorneys in Illinois, Mr. Hebeisen has achieved great results for clients in settlements and trials. Although Mr. Hebeisen concentrates his practice in the area of medical malpractice cases against doctors and hospitals, he has represented individuals in a wide variety of cases, including transportation, product liability and toxic torts. We are proud to have him on our team.. Mr. Hebeisen has been a trial attorney for over 37 years. He is known for his no-nonsense style and has garnered the respect of both plaintiff and defense attorneys. Mr. Hebeisen is thorough in the investigation, preparation, and trial of each of his cases, which are often highly complex with many defendants, putting his clients in the best position to have successful outcomes. Mr. Hebeisen has handled numerous appeals in the Illinois appellate and supreme courts.. Mr. Hebeisen also makes time to give back to the profession in substantial ways. He served as President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association from 2005 to 2006. He has served as the Chair of the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Medical Professional Liability. He is also very active in numerous other bar associations. Mr. Hebeisen has been an active leader in the fight to preserve the right to trial by jury. He has been an outspoken advocate against caps on damages in the legislature and courts of Illinois. He also has written extensively on these subjects, and Illinois lawyers throughout the state consult him on these very important issues.. Mr. Hebeisen enjoys using his strong writing skills and is the author of many publications. He has been the Editor of the Illinois Bar Journal for two years and has edited ITLA’s Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook since 1992. Using his background as a medical malpractice attorney, he has presented numerous lectures at seminars for professional associations on a wide range of topics. Mr. Hebeisen has planned and moderated numerous continuing legal education programs, including the ITLA Medical Malpractice Seminar, a widely attended all-day program held annually in Chicago.

Firm: Law Offices of Douglas Rallo, P.C.

215 E. Park Avenue , Libertyville , Illinois 60048

Practice Areas: Health Care & Hospitalization, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Nursing Home Negligence, Products Liability, Workers Compensation

In 2018, I got one of the largest known workers compensation wage-differential settlements in Illinois ($1.52 million dollars) for my client. Also in 2018, I got the largest dog bite settlement ($555,000) in Illinios involving a fingertip amputation. I settled a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) case for $775,000, which is the largest reported PTSD settlement in Lake County. My $450,000 shoulder injury settlement from an auto accident case is also the largest reported shoulder settlement for Lake County. I also practice in Wisconsin and fought for a $975,000 auto accident settlement for a client with a herniated disk injury in his neck.. I am rated as a "Top Lawyers in Illinois" 2017 and 2018. Chicago Tribune has written that my "pioneering legal theory" on valuing the lost enjoyment of life "is credited with winning millions of dollars for people severely injured... or killed by the negligent conduct of others.". Most of the cases I handle involve serious injuries with surgery or multiple surgeries. Examples of the injuries we deal with are herniated disks, torn meniscus, rotator cuff tears, fractured wrists, elbows and ankles, torn labrum, impingement syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other serious injuries.. The types of cases we handle involve workers compensation, automobile/truck/motorcycle/bicycle/pedestrian accidents, dog bites, wrongful death and other injury cases where someone else was at fault.. I am proud of my hard work and accomplishments. I have won millions of dollars for people who have been injured. I am a very strong and aggressive advocate for my clients.. I believe in YOU. I understand your pain, disability and the financial hardships that your injury has caused. When you need someone to TRUST and LISTEN TO YOU about what you're going through, I will BE THERE FOR YOU and get you the compensation you deserve. As a small firm, you will get PERSONAL ATTENTION throughout your case. You will get your questions answered in plain talk. Your phone messages will be returned quickly. You will know what's going on with your case. YOU WILL HAVE A TEAMMATE who will work together with you to win your claim. With me, you will have confidence that you have the BEST LAWYER FOR YOUR INJURY CASE.. Here is a little of my background. My grandparents came to America from Italy with a few clothes and a couple of dollars. My parents taught me the values of hard work, discipline, problem solving and giving everything I could, to succeed. I was raised in New Jersey and came to Chicago to John Marshall Law School (now part of University of Illinois at Chicago). I have practiced workers compensation and personal injury law for more than 35 years. I have taught other lawyers, written many published articles, and am a past chairman of the Legal/Medical Committee of the Lake County Bar Association. I have been written about in Newsweek Magazine, the Chicago Tribune, and have been interviewed on radio and tv several times.. I am ready to help you NOW. Please call me at.

Firm: Law ElderLaw, LLP

2275 Church Road , Aurora , Illinois 60502

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Nursing Home Negligence, Social Security Benefits & Disability, Taxation - State & Federal, Trusts

I truly enjoy my work with families who are burdened with long-term care needs and income/inheritance goals. When I am not working, I love to ride a good horse under a big sky.

Firm: MARTIN LAW, LLC

171 W. Wing Street , Arlington Heights , Illinois 60005

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Aviation & Aerospace, Defective Products, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Personal Injury

Jeffrey E. Martin, Senior Partner of Martin Law, LLC, former Owner of Law Offices of Jeffrey E. Martin, LLC, has practiced plaintiff’s personal injury law throughout his 41-year career. Mr. Martin is dedicated to representing individuals and their families injured through the negligence of others. Jeff’s hard-work ethic focuses on meeting the needs of his clients with compassion and diligence while paying meticulous attention to the complex details of their cases. He is proud to now have his daughter, Shauna M. Martin, as his Junior Partner.. Jeff has achieved numerous multi-million dollar results for his clients, including a $5 million verdict against a hospital and resident for mishandling of a tracheotomy tube; a $4.5 million settlement against a reproductive endocrinologist who failed to diagnose a young woman's adrenal cancer; a $4.6 million settlement against a Chicago hospital for failure to monitor a tracheotomy tube; a $3.65 million settlement against a municipality on behalf of his clients who were killed after a police car struck their vehicle during a chase; a $2.9 million settlement with a hospital and obstetrician for a newborn’s brachial plexus injuries; an approx. $2 million settlement against an inflatable amusement retailer and a PTO on behalf of a 5th grader who sustained fractures (and ultimately developed complex regional pain syndrome) when an 18' inflatable slide tipped over in a gymnasium; a $1.1 million settlement against a municipality, its paramedics, and a hospital for failure to timely intubate; and a $1.03 million verdict against an obstetrician for a newborn’s brachial plexus injuries.. Jeff has successfully resolved cases turned down by other attorneys, including a $2.25 million settlement against a Chicago hospital for failure to timely diagnose and treat an infection in a five-year-old boy who was recovering from leukemia; a $2 million settlement for the death of a 62-year-old husband and father for failure to diagnose a cardiac tamponade; a $300,000 settlement for a woman who suffered irritable bowel syndrome and other complications from a laparoscopy; and a $975,000 settlement for a woman who suffered right ulnar nerve injury during a cardiac ablation (notably, Mr. Martin was asked to represent the woman after she served on the jury for one of his medical malpractice trials).. Accompanied by a physically disabled client, Jeff met with Illinois legislators in Springfield to demonstrate the injustice of tort reform.. He has served on the Institutional Review Board at Children’s Memorial Hospital, two terms on the Arlington Heights Plan Commission (including Chairman of its Ordinance Review Subcommittee), and on the Board of Directors of a nonprofit organization assisting families living in poverty. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (served on Amicus Committee), Illinois State Bar Association, former member of Knights of Columbus, Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce, and a former member of the Board of Directors for Chicago Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society for Law & Policy.. Jeff has received an “AV” rating from the Martindale-Hubble American Law Directory, indicating preeminent legal ability and very high ethical standards, has been selected as a "Super Lawyer" and a member of The National Trial Lawyers. Jeff resides in Arlington Heights with his wife, Marikay, has 3 children, Shauna, Daniel, and Alyssa, and 6 loving grandchildren.

Firm: Blumenshine Law Group

117 N Jefferson St , Chicago , Illinois 60661

Practice Areas: Nursing Home Negligence, Workers Compensation, Car Accidents

Chicago area born and raised. I have made it my professional mission to obtain the maximum recovery in the minimum time for our clients. I believe that it is a higher calling to represent the injured, the oppressed and the disadvantaged against the powerful, the rich and the strong who have played a role in causing injury, death or loss.

Firm: Taradash Law Office

908 South Il Route 31 , Mchenry , Illinois 60050

Practice Areas: Government Agencies, Health Care & Hospitalization, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Social Security Benefits & Disability, Workers Compensation

For more than 30 years, Randall M. Taradash has been helping accident and injury victims throughout Illinois obtain maximum compensation and benefits. He focuses his practice on accident and injury law, including personal injury claims, auto accidents, workers’ compensation, and Social Security disability benefits.

Firm: Carol A. Nolan, Attorney at Law

1001 Warrenville Road , Lisle , Illinois 60532

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Nursing Home Negligence, Probate, Social Security Benefits & Disability, Trusts, Wills

Carol also has expertise in preparing revocable living trusts, wills, and other estate planning tools. This includes plans for special needs children, disabled adults, clients with minor children, and second marriages.

Firm: Lipkin & Apter, P.C.

205 W. Randolph, Suite 1545 , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Construction Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trucking Accidents, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Death

The law is a great equlizer of power and authority. I get great satisfaction utilizing the law to represent people of modest background, whose life experience frequently leaves them on the outside looking in. People seriously injuried in an accident will have their lives altered, sometimes permanetly. They need effective, personal representation which is my goal, and that of my law firm.

Firm: Theisen & Roche, Ltd.

2100 Manchester Road Suite 201 , Wheaton , Illinois 60187

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents

Christopher Theisen began his legal career as a staff attorney with insurance companies in Chicago in 1989. He entered private practice in 1994 and began his partnership with James Roche in 1999. Since then, Theisen & Roche have been the top personal injury attorneys in Wheaton, Illinois helping clients receive a fair settlement.

Firm: Law Offices of Ronald S. Shapiro, Ltd.

450 Skokie Boulevard   502 , Northbrook , Illinois 60062

Practice Areas: Immigration & Naturalization, Nursing Home Negligence

Firm: Lawrence B. Finn

20 N. Clark Street , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Aviation & Aerospace, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Products Liability, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

Firm: Schaffner, Rabinowitz and Feinartz, P.C.

118 North Clinton Street   Penthouse 425 Illinoi , Chicago , Illinois 60661

Practice Areas: Arbitration, Construction Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation

Firm: The Law Offices of John S. Eliasik

67 E Madison St # 1919 , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Construction Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Trucking Accidents, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Death

Mr. Eliasik is an experienced trial lawyer who has negotiated large settlements and tried numerous cases to juries. Before devoting himself exclusively to representing the injured, Mr. Eliasik performed years of trial work on behalf of one of the largest insurance companies, gaining insider experience on how “the other side” operates. Since leaving the defense side of the bar, Mr. Eliasik has devoted himself exclusively to helping the injured receive just compensation for over a decade, earning a reputation for results.

Firm: Regina P. Etherton & Associates, LLC

190 S. LaSalle Street. , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Construction Accidents, Dental Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Railroad/FELA, Sexual Abuse, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

Firm: Michael V. Favia

5045 N Harlem Ave , Chicago , Illinois 60656

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Health Care & Hospitalization, Labor, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Nursing Home Negligence, Probate, Professional Malpractice, Real Estate, Trusts, Workers Compensation, Administrative Law

Firm: Peggy A. Pratscher, Ltd. An Elder Law Practice

2100 Manchester Road, Suite 501 , Wheaton , Illinois 60187

Practice Areas: Elder, Government Agencies, Nursing Home Negligence, Social Security Benefits & Disability, Taxation - State & Federal, Trusts, Estate Planning

Practice focused in Estate Planning, Elder Law, Life Care Planning and Probate/Guardianships. Frequent speaker on Elder Law issues; Elder Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation; adjunct faculty U of I Certification programs. Peggy has a long prior career as a Registered Nurse with experience in critical care and case management of persons with catastrophic illnesses and injuries that provides her with a unique understanding of the care needs and medical/legal issues facing our aging and disabled population.

Firm: COUKOS LAW

5250 Old Orchard Road Suite 300 , Skokie , Illinois 60077

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Aviation & Aerospace, Drug Crimes, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Products Liability, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Personal Injury

I have been a trial attorney for over 20 years. I began my career as a criminal prosecutor where I tried to verdict over 50 jury trials, including several high-profile murder and DNA evidence cases. After leaving the prosecutors office I began a civil litigation practice focusing on personal injury and probate lititgation. I have successly represented injured parties against health care facilities, hospitals, nursing homes, doctors and lawyers, among others. I take a deep personal interest in my clients and am committed to getting the best results for them.

Firm: Clifford Law Offices PC

120 North La Salle Street , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Aviation & Aerospace, Birth Injuries, Civil, Construction Accidents, Construction, Corporate, Head and Spinal Injuries, Health Care & Hospitalization, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Railroad/FELA, Transportation, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

Bob Clifford is the founder of Clifford Law Offices, which concentrates its practice in helping victims of personal injury, medical malpractice, mass torts, consumer and health care fraud, product liability, and aviation and transportation disasters. Bob regularly handles complex damage cases and routinely receives multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements.. Mr. Clifford has represented those injured or killed in every major commercial airline crash in the U.S. in the last three decades. Clifford was named Lead Counsel in the U.S. federal district court litigation involving the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302’s Boeing 737 Max8 jet on March 10, 2019, in Ethiopia. His aviation litigation representation includes the American Airlines crash at O’Hare in 1979; the United Airlines DC-10 crash in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1989; the Comair runway crash in Lexington, Kentucky of 2006; the Continental Colgan crash of 2009; and, internationally, the Turkish Airlines crash in Amsterdam of 2009 as well as the tragic Boeing crash of a 737 MAX-8 in Ethiopia in 2019. Mr. Clifford served as the liaison counsel for the subrogation and business property damage claims that resulted from our nation’s tragedy on September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center in New York. He served as lead counsel in the negotiation and settlement of those claims that settled for $1.2 billion.. Bob was named by Best Lawyers/U.S. News & World Report as the Lawyer of the Year in Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions in 2016 and again in 2019 in the Chicago metropolitan area. He was appointed to serve as co-lead counsel in a case for which several attorneys recently secured a $250 million settlement against State Farm Insurance company. Bob also serves as co-lead counsel in a data breach case filed in state court against Advocate Medical Group, Illinois’ largest healthcare system, involving more than four million patients and reportedly the largest healthcare data breach in the nation’s history. In addition, Bob was appointed as co-lead counsel in a class action filed against Pella Windows Corporation, a nationwide window manufacturer. U.S. District Court Judge James B. Zagel of the Northern District of Illinois appointed Clifford “as class counsel for his demonstrated skills in the field”. Most recently, Bob and other attorneys have joined to represent numerous hospitals across the country in their fight against the manufacturers of opioid drugs. Clifford Law Offices also represents numerous women in their allegations against Johnson & Johnson stemming from use of the company’s talcum powder products. Just recently, the National Trial Lawyers named Bob Clifford as the Class Action Trial Lawyer of 2018.In addition to practicing law, Mr. Clifford is dedicated to the furtherance of the legal profession and has been actively involved in and held leadership roles with the American Bar Association (Chair of the Section of Litigation and Chair of the ABA’s charitable arm, the Fund for Justice and Education), Chicago Bar Association (President), Chicago Inn of Court (President), American College of Trial Lawyers and Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (President). He is also a member of the American Law Institute, the Inner Circle of Advocates and serves on the Board of Directors for the RAND Institute for Civil Justice. For more than 25 years, he has sponsored the Annual Clifford Tort Symposium on Tort Law and Civil Justice at DePaul University College of Law. Mr. Clifford also served as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Naples Children & Education Foundation, a charitable organization and host of the Naples Winter Wine Festival, which benefits over 200,000 at-risk and underprivileged children in Southwest Florida.

Firm: Barrett & Gilbert LLP

1645 Temple Lane 045 , Rockford , Illinois 61112

Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Professional Malpractice

Firm: Colin H. Dunn Law

22 West Washington Street Suite 1500 , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Aviation & Aerospace, Birth Injuries, Civil, Construction Accidents, Construction, Corporate, Dental Malpractice, Head and Spinal Injuries, Health Care & Hospitalization, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Railroad/FELA, Transportation, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

Colin Dunn has been practicing law for over a decade. He was named to the Law Bulletin Publishing Company's "40 under 40" attorney list, recognizing Illinois' top up and coming lawyers in 2010. He was also named a Super Lawyers' "Rising Star" from 2009-2013. Since 2013, he has been named both a Super Lawyer and a Leading Lawyer. He was named a Best Lawyer of 2017. And he is listed in Who's Who in Law Higher Education for his class on aviation law.. He has litigated and tried a number of high profile, complex cases, including:. $112 million dollar verdict for two men injured in a grain bin explosion at a ConAgra mill in southern Illinois (11th highest verdict by National Law Journal's The Top 100 Verdicts of 2012 ). $100 million dollar settlement from litigation stemming from a 2003 fire at the Cook County Administration Building. $22.7 million dollar verdict for the family of a husband and father killed by an intoxicated driver (90th highest verdict by Top Verdicts for 2016). $18.5 million settlement on behalf of two workers who suffered severe burns after an explosion at a train derailment clean-up site in Kentucky. $11 million settlement for a family of a father of three who was killed when a building under construction partially collapsed. $10 million dollar verdict in a premises liability case for the family of a 22 year old woman murdered in her apartment due to the landlord's negligent security practices. $9 million settlement for a family whose parents were killed when their car was struck by a news van

Firm: Kurasch & Klein Ltd

100 N La Salle St Ste 2005 , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Construction Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Wrongful Death

Daniel is a partner at Kurasch & Klein. Dan has been selected to the lists of top 100 lawyers in Illinois by Illinois Super Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, and American Society of Legal Advocates. Dan has represented plaintiffs in personal injury, work injury, and medical malpractice cases for 28 years. He has many multi-million dollar recoveries including a recent $4.8 million trial verdict and a $10,000,000 judgment in a construction case involving paraplegia. Dan is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is a member of the Illinois and Florida Bars, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He is proud of the many client referrals he receives from past clients.

Firm: Cogan & Power

1 E Wacker Drive , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Birth Injuries, Civil, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

Firm: Levin & Perconti

325 North Lasalle Street Suite 450 , Chicago , Illinois 60654

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Aviation & Aerospace, Defective Products, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Personal Injury

Susan L. Novosad, Partner, is a trial attorney with over 28 years of experience representing clients in a variety of personal injury and wrongful death matters, including premises liability, medical malpractice, car and trucking accidents and nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuits.. A fundamental aspect of Susan’s practice is her accessibility to her clients. She believes that her clients are entitled to fair compensation for the harm they have suffered, and has met with Illinois legislators to oppose laws placing limits on recoveries of medical malpractice victims.. Susan compassionately serves injured clients, tirelessly working to bring justice to those harmed as a result of negligence. Susan is well-known in the Chicago legal community for her unmatched negotiation skills and her ability to end disputes and help opposing parties find resolution. These powerful diplomacy skills have earned her the enduring respect of both peers and adversaries.. Some of Susan’s most notable achievements include:. A $6.7 million birth injury verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit. A $3.5 million settlement in a birth injury lawsuit. A $1.5 million settlement on behalf of an elderly resident of a long-term care facility who suffered burns after being placed in a scalding bath. A $1.49 million medical malpractice settlement. A record $1 million settlement (the largest nursing home negligence settlement in Lake County, IL, history) for the family of a deceased former nursing home resident who died after suffering injuries in a fall at a nursing home.. In 2013, Susan obtained a $2.4 million verdict in a personal injury lawsuit against the City of Chicago. Follow the link to read coverage of this accident verdict.. Recently, Susan was chosen for inclusion in Chicago Magazine's Illinois: The Top 100 list, along with the Illinois: The Top 50 Women list. These honors highlight the attorneys who topped the Illinois Super Lawyers nomination, research and review processes. Susan was named to the Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell®. Susan was honored among the WBAI's 2015 Top Women Lawyers in Leadership. This award recognizes outstanding women lawyers in Illinois who serve in a leadership role, who have excelled in their legal field and have gone beyond traditional mentoring to create new pathways for other women. She was also named as a Leading Lawyer for 2012-15 by her peers.. In addition to her practice, Susan enjoyed mentoring law students through the Alumni Mentoring Program at the John Marshall Law School. She grew up in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, IL, and is a graduate of the University of Illinois. In 1986, Susan graduated from John Marshall Law School with honors and was admitted to practice law in Illinois the same year.. Susan resides with her husband, also an attorney, in suburban Chicago, and has three children.

Firm: The Rex Carr Law Firm, LLC

412 Missouri Avenue , East Saint Louis , Illinois 62201

Practice Areas: Class Actions, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect, Litigation

Firm: Tomasik Kotin Kasserman

161 N. Clark , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Aviation & Aerospace, Birth Injuries, Civil, Construction Accidents, Construction, Corporate, Head and Spinal Injuries, Health Care & Hospitalization, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Railroad/FELA, Transportation, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death, Trucking Accident

Timothy Tomasik is a founding member of Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC. In his 28 years of practice, Tim has distinguished himself as one of Chicago’s elite trial attorneys. Prior to joining the firm, Tim practiced for 15 years at the prestigious Clifford Law Offices in Chicago and, before that, as a member of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office Bureau of Special Prosecutions. He has tried over 100 jury and bench trials to verdict. Tim has handled and successfully resolved hundreds of millions of dollars in claims in a variety of practice areas, including complex premises liability, aviation litigation, medical negligence, medical liability, hospital liability, and mass disasters.. As a trial attorney, Tim has handled some of this generation’s most high profile and complex cases. For instance, after 180 depositions and navigating millions of pages of documents over several years, Tim, acting as one of the lead counsel of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee, secured a $1.2 billion settlement in the World Trade Center litigation against the airlines for security breaches that led to the tragic 9/11 hijackings and air crashes. After a scaffolding collapse at the John Hancock center in March 2002 that resulted in the heartbreaking death or serious injury of ten bystanders, Tim acted as co-counsel and received a $75 million global settlement for the victims. Tim also obtained a sizable settlement as one of the lead lawyers for NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol, who tragically lost his 14-year-old son when a chartered plane crashed moments after takeoff due to the pilot’s failure to de-ice the plane’s wings. Tim also successfully handled a wrongful death case for the surviving family members of a Cirrus SR 22 aircraft crash that settled for $2.5 million. Tim successfully demonstrated how the instructor failed to responsibly maintain proper air speed and prevent wing stall on approach for landing, which caused the plane to crash short of the runway. Pursuant to FAA Standards, the instructor was deemed the pilot in command, and failed to ensure the safe operation of the airplane at low altitude.. Most recently, Tim Tomasik, according to the 2015 National Law Journal's Big Money Wins ranking, obtained the largest verdict in Illinois and the 25th largest in the nation with a $25.9 million verdict on behalf of a client who was severely injured in a horrific Yellow Cab taxi crash 10 years ago. The incident involved the speeding cab hurling off an expressway ramp and smashing head-on into a concrete barrier. As co-counsel, Tim obtained a $13 million jury verdict for a medical doctor who was paralyzed as a result of negligently-administered epidural anesthesia before a routine knee surgery. The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the verdict as well as several key trial practice and agency issues. After a dilapidated structure owned and operated by the Chicago Cubs collapsed on a 21-year-old man, resulting in his death, Tim recovered a $2.5 million settlement from the Cubs. In another wrongful death action, Tim obtained a $1.9 million settlement from a national retailer after its pharmacy negligently provided incorrect prescription drugs that killed the victim in a matter of days. Tim's work was critical in obtaining a $3.02 million settlement for a 9-year-old victim of a sexual assault, Girl X. Tim also obtained a $2 million settlement for a Chicago Tuckpointer who suffered a mild traumatic brain injury after he was struck by cement falling from a building he was working on. Tim brought a medical malpractice action after a mother of two’s doctor failed to properly treat a lesion on the victim’s lung that led to Stage III B non-small cell lung cancer and death. The case settled for $5 million. In another matter, Tim obtained a $3 million settlement on behalf of a client who suffered multiple fractures while he was the unwitting passenger of a drunk driver in a horrific Ferrari crash.. Tim’s peers have also recognized his excellence in trial work. He was inducted as a fellow into the International Society of Barristers, an honor society of outstanding trial lawyers, and he currently serves on the Board of Governors of this organization. Tim’s accomplishments have followed him throughout his career. In 2000, the Law Bulletin Publishing Company of Chicago named him a Top 40 Under 40 award winner, and he was named a Leading Lawyer in 2008. Tim served for 15 years, including as a General Chair, for the Chicago Bar Association's Judicial Evaluation Committee. In 2009, Tim received the William J. White Award of Excellence for his exceptional efforts for that committee. In 2015, Tim was chosen to be one of 30 trial lawyers as a member of The Summit Council, an exclusive group of today’s top civil justice attorneys dedicated to the highest levels of courtroom advocacy, to obtaining justice for those who have been hurt by corporate wrongdoing, and to protecting of the civil justice system. All members are nationally recognized by their peers as top civil justice advocates. Tim has been recognized multiple times as a Super Lawyer, and in 2019, Super Lawyers named him one of the top 100 lawyers in Illinois.. Tim is a member of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation, American Bar Association Torts Committee, and Chair of the Sub-Committee on Experts and Evidence. He is also a member of the American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section and the Chicago Bar Association Antitrust Law Committee. Tim was a member of the American Bar Association’s Task Force on Federal Agency Preemption of State Tort Laws and sits on the Chicago Bar Association’s Board of Managers. In February 2014, Tim was inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), one of the most exclusive and respected groups of trial lawyers in America, and he serves as President of the Illinois chapter of ABOTA. In March 2018, he became a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. In April 2018, Tim was nominated to join the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF) a global honorary society of legal professionals who have demonstrated an outstanding dedication to the legal profession and to their communities throughout their career.. Tim began his career as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Cook County. As a member of the Bureau of Special Prosecutions, Tim handled numerous high profile criminal cases, including the trial of capital murder and sexual assault cases. In 1999, he was named the American Legion Expert Litigator for his outstanding service as a gang prosecutor in the Chicago community as well as for his excellence as a civil litigator.. Tim is frequently invited to speak before audiences ranging from anesthesiologists to business professionals to other lawyers. He has given presentations on aviation litigation and mass disasters before audiences in New York, Miami, London and Shanghai. Specifically, in February 2012, Tim lectured on the profound effects 9/11 has had on the aviation industry and aviation litigation to the International Air Transport Association Legal Symposium in Shanghai. Tim also presented on litigating cases in the United States at the 2012 Cross Border Personal Injury Seminar in London. As a recognized authority in the legal field, Tim also speaks regularly to members of the American Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers’ Association, and Chicago Bar Association on a wide range of legal topics, including the benefits of mock juries, jury research, professionalism, Medicare, aviation, medical malpractice, and evidentiary issues. As a fellow of the Pound Civil Justice Institute, Tim also moderated a forum for state appellate court judges at the American Association of Justice Convention.. Widely published, Tim has authored numerous articles on varying legal topics. For instance, Tim has published multiple articles on the proper measure of damages for property damage on the ground in the wake of his work on the 9/11 litigation. Tim’s work on jury research can also be found in the American Bar Association’s publication for the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section.. Holding a number of prestigious faculty appointments, Tim regularly donates his time to assist law students and other lawyers. Tim is an Instructor of Trial Advocacy at the Trial Advocacy Institute at the University of Virginia Law School. He has also taught trial advocacy for the National College of District Attorneys and National Advocacy Center, and is a former instructor for the Illinois Federal Bar Training Course.. Away from work, Tim was also elected as Board Chair of Lawyers Lend-A-Hand, a foundation which provides grants to mentor programs dedicated to serving Chicago’s underprivileged youth. He is also a Board Member of the Western Springs Foundation for Educational Excellence, a non-profit, volunteer organization, raising funds to enhance the education of D101 students. He is a supporter of the Public Justice Foundation, which is devoted to advocating for the public interest and helping ordinary people combat injustice by providing them with access to the courts.. Tim received his undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Colorado and his law degree from the University of Denver. He is also licensed to practice in Colorado.

Firm: Candiano Law Office

53 W. Jackson Blvd. , Chicago , Illinois 60604

Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Death

Firm: Hurley, McKenna & Mertz

33 North Dearborn Street Suite 1430 , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Birth Injuries, Head and Spinal Injuries, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Wrongful Death

Firm: Parker Law Firm, PC

1709 Seminole Lane , Godfrey , Illinois 62035

Practice Areas: Health Care & Hospitalization, Nursing Home Negligence, Workers Compensation, Social Security

Firm: Levin & Perconti

325 North LaSalle Drive , Chicago , Illinois 60654

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Aviation & Aerospace, Birth Injuries, Construction, Corporate, Defective Products, Federal, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death

Steven M. Levin, co-founder and senior partner of Levin & Perconti, is a nationally known attorney who has successfully represented clients in personal injury matters for over thirty years. In 1992, he and John Perconti founded the firm and our lawyers have achieved over $520 million for clients, including over $140 million in nursing home abuse and neglect cases.. Steve has obtained numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients in a variety of nursing home, medical malpractice, personal injury and wrongful death cases.. $17.7 million settlement on behalf of an injured police officer who sustained a serious brain injury due to nursing staff negligence in a Chicago hospital.. $7 million verdict in a medical negligence suit against a doctor who failed to diagnose our client’s postpartum bleeding, resulting in her death.. $6.7 million verdict in a birth injury lawsuit against a hospital involving a birth injury lawsuit.. $5.7 million workplace injury settlement for a 27-year-old roofer who was injured on the job.. $2.9 million Cook County record nursing home neglect verdict in a pressure sore case.. Pioneering Nursing Home Litigation. Steve was among the first attorneys in the country to handle nursing home cases, and has established a reputation as one of the country’s top litigators in the area of nursing home litigation. He has advocated on behalf of hundreds of nursing home residents who have been victimized by improper care and treatment, achieving record-setting verdicts and settlements in these cases.. More importantly, Steve’s vigilance in representing victims in nursing home negligence lawsuits has brought national attention to this rampant and unacceptable problem, sending a message that mistreatment of one of society’s most vulnerable groups will not go unnoticed.. Steve is a member of the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care's Leadership Council, an organization dedicated to protecting the rights of nursing home residents and their families. He is also the former chair of the AAJ's Nursing Home Litigation Group. Steve's comments on nursing home litigation have been quoted in national news publications including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.. Steve was recently listed in the Illinois: The Top 100 list in the February 2015 issue ofChicago Magazine, a listing of the attorneys who ranked at the top of the Illinois Super Lawyers nomination, research and review process. He has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer every year since 2005.. Steve is well-respected among his peers who have nominated him as one of the top Illinois lawyers in personal injury and nursing home litigation through the Leading Lawyers Network. Steve was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 in the field of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs.. Steve has been honored by the Martindale-Hubbell American Law Directory, and awarded their “AV” rating for his legal abilities and very high ethical standards and The National Trial Lawyers, an organization composed of The Top 100 Trial Lawyers from each state. The Litigation Counsel of America also selected him as a Fellow of the organization.. In October 2012, Steve received an award for Trial Lawyer Excellence for the Highest Reported Illinois Verdict in a Nursing Home Malpractice case. The award was presented by the Jury Verdict Reporter, a division of Law Bulletin Publishing Co.. As a Chicago medical malpractice lawyer, Steve is dedicated to helping people who have been injured, or the families of people killed, because of someone else’s mistakes or improper conduct. He stands by the belief that lawsuits not only bring relief to injured victims, but also motivate healthcare providers, businesses and manufacturers to make systemic changes to provide better care, service, and safer products.

Firm: Joseph R Yurgine Pc

1 Dearborn Square Suite 500 , Kankakee , Illinois 60901

Practice Areas: Animal Bites, Employment & Labor, Health Care & Hospitalization, Insurance, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Professional Malpractice, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Death

Firm: The Rex Carr Law Firm, LLC

412 Missouri Avenue , East Saint Louis , Illinois 62201

Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death

Firm: Clifford Law Offices

120 N. LaSalle Street , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Aviation & Aerospace, Birth Injuries, Civil, Construction Accidents, Construction, Corporate, Head and Spinal Injuries, Health Care & Hospitalization, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Railroad/FELA, Transportation, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death, Aviation

Kevin Durkin is a partner at Clifford Law Offices. Over a career that spans more than 35 years, Mr. Durkin has successfully represented clients in many practice areas, including:. Mr. Durkin has been named a top-tier attorney by U.S. News-Best Lawyers in the areas of personal injury litigation, aviation law and product liability since 2011. Most recently he was named the Lawyer of the Year in 2020 in the area of Plaintiffs' Product Liability Litigation. These accolades are based on peer reviews and his legal ability, professionalism and integrity. He has also been named an Illinois Super Lawyer and a Leading Lawyer since 2003, its inception in the state.. While he is an established attorney for personal injury, Mr. Durkin is perhaps best known for his work as an aviation accident attorney. He has been involved in nearly every major commercial airline crash of the last four decades, often serving as lead counsel.. With his experience and success as an aviation accident attorney, Mr. Durkin served for four years as the Co-Chair of the Aviation Committee for the 75,000-member American Bar Association's Section of Litigation. In that position, he chaired an annual program that brings together the best and the brightest to discuss cutting-edge issues in aviation litigation. He often still serves as a speaker for that annual program. Mr. Durkin served for two years as Co-Chair of the Mass Torts Litigation Committee and has served as Vice-Chair of the Aviation and Space Law Committee of the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association.. After he graduated from DePaul University College of Law, Mr. Durkin served as an Assistant State's Attorney in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in Chicago for eight years from 1980 to 1988. Since then, he has focused on civil litigation at Clifford Law Offices.

Firm: Barrett & Gilbert LLP

1645 Temple Lane 045 , Rockford , Illinois 61112

Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death

Firm: Law Offices of Thomas J. Popovich, P.C.

West Elm Street , McHenry , Illinois 60050

Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Death

One North Wacker Drive   4400  60 , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Health Care & Hospitalization, Nursing Home Negligence

Firm: Dean L. Sutton, PC

1608 Eighth Street , East Moline , Illinois 61244

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Condemnation & Eminent Domain, Constitutional, Contracts, Elder, Estate Planning, Family, Government Agencies, Health Care & Hospitalization, Intellectual Property, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord & Tenant, Nursing Home Negligence, Probate, Real Estate, Social Security Benefits & Disability, Trusts, Wills

Firm: Steven B. Levy, Ltd.

650 East Diehl Road Suite 121 , Naperville , Illinois 60563

Practice Areas: Admiralty & Maritime, Animal Bites, Asbestos, Assault & Battery, Aviation & Aerospace, Drugs & Medical Devices, Environmental, Health Care & Hospitalization, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Toxic Substances, Transportation, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Death

Firm: Adam M. Mergenthaler Attorney At Law

2334 W Thomas St Apt 1 F , Chicago , Illinois 60622

Practice Areas: Construction, Nursing Home Negligence, Products Liability, Litigation

Firm: Spiros and Wall, P.C.

2807 N Vermillion   3 , Danville , Illinois 61832

Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation

Firm: Steven H. Jesser, Attorney at Law, P.C.

790 Frontage Road 110 , Northfield , Illinois 60093

Practice Areas: Communications & Media, Condemnation & Eminent Domain, Debtor/Creditor, Divorce, Entertainment & Sports, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Franchise, Immigration & Naturalization, Intellectual Property, Internet, Land Use & Zoning, Legal Malpractice, Military, Nursing Home Negligence, Securities, Trademarks

3500 Three First National Plaza , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Health Care & Hospitalization, Non-Profit Corporations, Nursing Home Negligence

Firm: Law Office of Daniel G. Parsons

301 Hamilton Street , Geneva , Illinois 60134

Practice Areas: Elder, Estate Planning, Government Agencies, Health Care & Hospitalization, Nursing Home Negligence, Probate, Real Estate, Social Security Benefits & Disability, Trusts, Wills

Firm: Law Offices of Bonnie Spaccarelli Hannon, P.C.

120   186 East Dundee Road  6001 , Barrington , Illinois 60010

Practice Areas: Elder, Estate Planning, Health Care & Hospitalization, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord & Tenant, Nursing Home Negligence, Probate, Real Estate, Trusts, Wills

Firm: Steinberg, Polacek & Goodman

West Washington Street , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Legal Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Nursing Home Negligence, Workers Compensation

Firm: Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessler

23560   5000 W Main St 7 , Belleville , Illinois 62223

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Environmental, Insurance, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Transportation, Class Action

Firm: Clifford Law Offices, P.C.

120 North La Salle Street   31st Floor , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Aviation & Aerospace, Birth Injuries, Civil, Construction Accidents, Construction, Corporate, Head and Spinal Injuries, Health Care & Hospitalization, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Railroad/FELA, Transportation, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

Firm: MeyerJensen PC

2010 State Street. , Alton , Illinois 62002

Practice Areas: Admiralty & Maritime, Construction, Health Care & Hospitalization, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury

Craig J. Jensen, Partner, has been a trial lawyer for almost 25 years. His practice is concentrated in the areas of the Jones Act, maritime law, nursing home abuse and neglect, personal injury, medical malpractice and construction site injuries. In Craig J. Jensen’s legal career, he has tried over 150 cases to verdict or judgment and has argued numerous cases before the Illinois Appellate Court. Before entering private practice in 1996, he served eight years as a prosecutor in both Cook County and Madison County, Illinois.. During the past 15 years, his practice has been particularly successful in maritime and nursing home cases. Craig J. Jensen has obtained millions of dollars in compensation for injured deckhands, mates, cooks, engineers, pilots, and captains. He has also obtained millions of dollars of compensation for victims of nursing home neglect. Craig J. Jensen now works with MeyerJensen PC in Alton, IL.

Firm: Schlueter Ecklund

4023 Charles Street , Rockford , Illinois 61108

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Condemnation & Eminent Domain, Constitutional, Construction, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Elder, Estate Planning, Family, Government Agencies, Health Care & Hospitalization, Housing & Construction Defects, Insurance, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord & Tenant, Nursing Home Negligence, Probate, Real Estate, Taxation - State & Federal, Trusts, Wills

Firm: Merlo, Kanofsky & Brinkmeier, Ltd.

208 S LaSalle St , Chicago , Illinois 60604

Practice Areas: Aviation & Aerospace, Environmental, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Nursing Home Negligence, Premises Liability, Transportation