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“Having practiced law for 30 years, I pride myself on being aggressive, skilled, and prepared. My goal Is to resolve your problem with the least amount of time and expense.”. Karen has been a lawyer for 30 years, concentrating in all types of litigation—criminal, civil, and appellate. Karen has excellent and diverse trial experience and has litigated cases across the country in a wide variety of matters including: commercial business real estate litigation, insurance coverage disputes, physician disputes, contracts, probate, defamation, domestic relations, white collar criminal defense, environmental matters, employment discrimination, injunctions, business torts, trade secrets, professional negligence, and civil rights.  At the same time, Karen has exceptional negotiation skills which allow her to quickly and creatively settle matters for clients with the least possible expenditure of time and money. She is formally trained as a mediator and in collaborative law.. A member of the Illinois, California, and U.S., Supreme Court bars, Karen has handled numerous significant cases, including a successful United States Supreme Court appeal on behalf of the Cook County Democratic Party, the death row appeals of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, a reversal in the Illinois Supreme Court in an employment discrimination matter, and a wrongful arrest and injury action against the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers arising from the infamous May 2000 brawl in the Wrigley Field stands.  In December 2008, Karen tried a six week jury trial and obtained a $1.2 million fraud verdict against a nationally known home builder, represented by the world’s largest law firm.. Karen’s valued clients include, among others, physicians, medical clinics, internet entrepreneurs, authors, retail establishments, small business owners,  construction companies, and a non-profit animal shelter.. For over 20 years, Karen has been an adjunct professor at University of Illinois College of Law and DePaul University College of Law.  She has guest lectured at Stanford University and American University and single-handedly teaches civil procedure to recent law graduates taking the bar.. Karen has extensive experience in domestic relations.  In 2008, she was appointed by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to assist in redrafting the divorce laws in Illinois.  She was solely responsible for redrafting the statute concerning grounds for divorce, when, if passed, should modernize and streamline the process of dissolving a marriage.  In 2007, she was a headline speaker at the Family Rights Rally at the Lincoln Monument in Washington, D.C. on the issue of child custody and parental alienation.. For over 20 years, Karen has been a part of the local and national media.  She has been the designated local Chicago Fox affiliate legal expert giving weekly commentary on diverse issues such as family law, business matters, criminal cases, and appellate decisions.  She has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, Nancy Grace, Court TV and other media venues.  For over 20 years, Karen hosted and produced radio talk shows including “Legally Speaking” on WGN Radio in Chicago for which she has won numerous awards, among others, Achievement in Radio for Best Public Affairs and the Kogan Award.  She currently has a weekly segment on WGN where she discusses current legal events and answers listeners’ questions.. Karen also writes and lectures. Her articles are published in the Chicago Sun-Times, local magazines, and online. She has spoken at many seminars and events on issues of family law, media law, women in business and current legal news stories.. Karen was voted one of 40 under 40 Illinois Attorneys to Watch by Chicago Lawyer Magazine, One of the 100 Women Making a Difference in Chicago by Today’s Chicago Woman, Outstanding Alumni of the Year at University of Illinois College of Law, and the Distinguished Graduate Award. She was voted a Leading Lawyer, part of a network of elite lawyers in the state and received the Impresa Award from the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans.

With almost 20 years of experience in serious injury, wrongful death, nursing home abuse and trucking accidents, Mr. Dinizulu has represented thousands of injury cases, many of which have resulted in verdicts and settlements of over millions of dollars.. Recognized both locally and nationally for advancing civil rights causes and championing social issues, Mr. Dinizulu is an innovator, always seeking to use cutting-edge technology to ensure that he achieves the greatest results for his clients. This includes incorporating visual media technologies while presenting evidence in courtrooms, using contact management software to keep clients up-to-date on their cases, as well as actively monitoring and staying ahead of any upcoming changes in legislation.. For excellence in legal expertise, he has been named a 2012 Rising Star in Super Lawyers’ national magazine, as well as one of the “12 People to Watch in 2012” by Chicago Now’s Glenn Murray. He was featured in March 2009 issue of Black Enterprise magazine, highlighting his firm’s use of leading technology to obtain optimal results for his clients. He was also featured in the Law Bulletin Publishing Company’s “40 under 40” in 2007.. Mr. Dinizulu has represented individuals and corporations in many tort actions ranging from trucking/motor vehicle accidents, to wrongful deaths and nursing home negligence. As the founder and senior partner of the Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd., he often serves clients located in Cook County and neighboring counties, Mr. Dinizulu operates a regional practice that handles cases from state to state and federal courts.. Demonstrating his compassion for his community, Mr. Dinizulu is actively engaged in numerous community activities involving civic and faith-based organizations. In addition, Mr. Dinizulu frequently makes several public appearances to address issues specifically affecting the African American community.. Bar and Court Admissions. Supreme Court of Illinois. U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Federal Trial Bar. Education. J.D., University of Illinois College of Law, 1997. B.S., A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida. Magna cum laude, 1994. Professional Associations. • Cook County Bar Association. Former Member, Board of Director. Former Vice-Chair, Judicial Evaluations Committee. Co-Chair, Tort Litigation Committee. Former Member, YLS Committee Chicago Bar Association. Member, Section on Tort Litigation. Member, Minorities in the Profession. • Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Member, Civil Practice & Rules Committee. Member, Civil Rights & Criminal Law Committee. •American Bar Association. Member, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section. Member, Law Practice Management Section. Speaking Engagements. • Panelist – Perspective Talk Show, Recognizing Nursing Home Abuse and Negligence. • Repeat Guest on WVON’s The Cliff Kelley Show. • The Role of the ARDC Hearing Officer, John Marshall Law School. • Protecting Your Loved Ones in Nursing Homes, ABJ Services, August 2006. • Introduction to Nursing Home Abuse, Cook County Bar Association, April 2007. • The Multi-Level Nursing Home Corporate Structure: Transparency, Accountability and Common Sense, Yao O. Dinizulu, Esq., and Jennifer Matta, Esq. 2009. Awards & Recognition. • “2012 Rising Star,” Super Lawyers’ National Magazine, 2012. • “12 People to Watch,” Chicago Now, 2012. • Featured in Black Enterprise magazine, March 2009. • “40 under 40,” Law Bulletin Publishing Company, 2007. Verdicts & Settlements. • Doe v. Municipality Case Sealed. Settlement $3,000, Child Sexual Abuse. • Estate of Sheila Jones v. Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp. No.: 06 l 1924. Settlement $2,350, Wrongful Death - Medical Malpractice. • Lynnette Williams v. Bodine Electric Co.  Case No. 02 L 008231. Verdict $1,779, Wrongful Termination. • Scarver v Durable Medical Equipment Company 2015. Settlement $1,650, Wrongful Death. • Doe v. Municipality. Settlement $1,450, Civil Rights Rape Kit Processing. • Eugene Taylor et al v. Total Facility Maintenance Inc. Case No.05 L 4681. Settlement  $1,000,. Premises Liability. • Pierre Milburn v Advantage. Settlement $1,000, Van Accident. • The Estate of Doe vs. ABC Agency Case No. 02 L 003106. Partial Settlement Trial Pending  $725, Wrongful Death. • The Estate of Williams Wilson v Wilson Care Inc. Case No. 01 L 001162. Settlement $700, Nursing Home Negligence

When I was about 9 years old, my father was catastrophically injured while working.  He hired the wrong lawyers for his case. His case went on for 17 years.I have dedicated my law practice to making sure that every injured person I represent is treated like a friend and family member, and each case is handled with speed and skill to ensure the best outcome for every injured person I represent.Call me toll-free, 24 hours a  day at 888-HURT-318) for a free no-obligation consulttion, or a FREE copy of tyhe Injury DVD and Book I wrote to help you understand your rights.

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.

Tim is the husband of Stacey Feeley Cavanagh, a trial lawyer and the proud father of six children: Ryan, Jack, Charlie, TJ, Kiley and Kate.

The LAW OFFICES OF MARK V. FERRANTE is a solo-practice law firm with an emphasis in litigation of complex personal injury matters involving serious injury or wrongful death caused by motor vehicle accidents, medical negligence, products liability, aviation accidents, premises liability, construction accidents, workplace injuries and swimming pool accidents.  By keeping our case load at a manageable level, we are able to provide our clients with a personal relationship approach for their legal needs.     Other Legal Matters:     We also serve as co-counsel with, or give referrals to aggressive, competent attorneys we trust to assist you with other areas of law such as:  employment discrimination, workers' compensation, police misconduct-civil rights, immigration,  divorce-domestic relations, probate-wills, construction law, business matters and real estate.MARK V. FERRANTE:     is the principal in the law firm and a trial lawyer with over 30 years of litigation experience.  He has worked for and with some of Chicago's top trial lawyers before starting his own practice in April, 1991.  As the principal of the law firm, Mark Ferrante has successfully litigated or settled various complex personal injury matters involving serious injury or wrongful death caused by medical negligence, products liability, premises liability, construction accidents, swimming pool accidents, and motor vehicle collisions and has obtained multiple settlements which have exceeded $2 Million.     Although his office is located in Chicago and he is licensed in Illinois, Mark has litigated or settled matters in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Utah, Wisconsin, and in Canada. He has also served as co-counsel or referred matters involving: divorce-domestic relations, real estate, probate-wills, employment discrimination law, police misconduct-civil rights, workers' compensation, immigration, real estate and business law.  Mark is currently serving as co-counsel with Kriendler & Kriendler for a client who was injured during a fatal landing crash of a Southwest Airlines jet at Midway Airport.      Mr. Ferrante is an active member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice (formerly theTrial Lawyers of America), the Illinois Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association, and he has been an annual guest speaker concerning professionalism in the legal profession at Chicago-Kent College of Law's "Law as a Profession" day-long seminar given to law students to teach new lawyers the importance of professionalism in the practice of law and fulfilling clients' needs.  In May of 2005, Mark was one of only three lawyers who received an "Excellence in Pro Bono and Public Interest Service Award" from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois for his work as trial bar appointed counsel for the Plaintiff in a lawsuit involving a stabbing incident at Cook County Jail.

Ted McNabola is a leading personal injury lawyer in Chicago and the founder of McNabola & Associates. He has spent over two decades advocating on behalf of injury victims across the state. He was recognized as Super Lawyers® “Top 100 Attorneys in Illinois” because of his success. Over the last 25 years, he has won 97% of all cases he has accepted and over 90% of trial cases he has contested. Recently, many of his cases resulted in verdicts that added up to over $75 million. Attorney McNabola graduated from Miami University of Ohio with his B.A. and Loyola University Chicago School of Law with his J.D.

Tara R. Devine joined Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., in March 2004 and became the firm’s first female partner in 2011. In 2018, Ms. Devine was promoted to Managing Partner of the firm’s Waukegan office. She concentrates her practice in the areas of personal injury, nursing home negligence, wrongful death, medical malpractice and product liability cases.. Ms. Devine has helped achieve numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of her clients in personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death suits. In August 2017, she was part of the trial team that obtained a record-setting $148 million jury verdict on behalf of a dancer paralyzed by a collapsed pedestrian shelter at O’Hare International Airport. The verdict is the largest personal injury verdict ever awarded to an individual plaintiff in Illinois history. Several months later, the city of Chicago appealed the verdict and the case settled for a record-breaking $115 million. In 2016, Ms. Devine obtained an $18.5 million settlement on behalf of a child who suffered a serious brain injury due to a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of meningitis. That same year, Ms. Devine obtained a $1.6 million verdict in a wrongful death case, the highest recorded verdict in Stephenson County.. Ms. Devine is licensed and practices in Illinois and Wisconsin.. In recognition for her outstanding legal work, Ms. Devine was recognized as a 2020 “Women in Law” honoree by Law Bulletin Media. In 2019, she was named to Crain’s Custom Media’s Chicago Gen X Leaders in Law list and 2018 Notable Women Lawyers in Chicago list. She was named to the 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers, one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession. In 2018, she received a Trial Lawyer Excellence Award from Law Bulletin Media. In 2016, she received the Lake County Journal’s “Women of Distinction” award. Ms. Devine has also been named to Law Bulletin Media’s Leading Lawyers list, an honor given to the top 2% of lawyers in Illinois who are age 40 or younger or have practiced 10 years or less. In 2014, she was named one of Law Bulletin Media’s 40 Illinois Attorneys to Watch Under Forty.. Ms. Devine received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois and her law degree from Marquette University. Currently, Ms. Devine is an active Marquette alumni member and has previously served as a Committee member for the Annual Chicago Marquette Lawyer Reception.. Additional credentials and distinctions include: serving as an Executive Board Member of the Lake County Bar Association and a member of the Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, and the Wisconsin State Bar Association. Ms. Devine is also involved with the American Association for Justice and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, where she serves on the Board of Managers and has been a guest speaker at the association’s legal seminars.

Susan E. Loggans & Associates, P.C. is one of the top personal injury law firms in Chicago and across the nation. The lawyers of Susan E. Loggans & Associates have the experience and knowledge necessary to help victims of auto accidents, medical malpractice, birth injuries, workplace injuries, wrongful death, nursing home negligence, product liabilities, spinal injuries, federal tort claims act litigation, and premises liabilities. Susan E. Loggans & Associates has over 30 years of experience litigating on behalf of injured victims and their families throughout Illinois. In addition, we have a nationwide network of malpractice attorneys with whom we work with to assist those injured outside of Chicago. Do not hesitate to call us. Call the personal injury lawyers of Susan E. Loggans & Associates at today for an initial no obligations consultation to discuss your legal options.

Rob L. Kohen has been a member of the Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. legal team since 2014. He focuses his practice in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, car accidents, truck accidents, bicycle accidents, construction negligence, and medical malpractice.. Mr. Kohen has obtained a number of noteworthy settlements in his time with the firm. In 2020, Mr. Kohen obtained a $20.5 million settlement on behalf of a man who was paralyzed and later died after the driver of a semi-truck fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into his home. The same year, Mr. Kohen obtained a $15 million settlement for a motorcyclist who lost his leg in a car crash.. In one of his first trials with the firm, Mr. Kohen was part of a trial team that won a $15.3 million jury verdict on behalf of an Army veteran who was injured at Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center. He also took a heavily disputed liability and causation case to trial that settled on the day of closing arguments for the $300,000 policy limits.. In recognition of his outstanding legal work, Mr. Kohen was recognized in the 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. In addition, he has been named a Rising Star by Illinois Super Lawyers every year since 2018. Mr. Kohen has also been recognized as an Emerging Lawyer by Law Bulletin Media, an honor given to the top 2% of lawyers in Illinois who are under 40 years old or have practiced 10 years or less.. Prior to joining Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., Mr. Kohen served as a law clerk at another prominent Plaintiff’s personal injury law firm in Chicago for two-and-a-half years.. Mr. Kohen is a graduate of the Chicago-Kent College of Law. At Chicago-Kent, he competed in the American Association for Justice’s Student Trial Advocacy Competition as a member of the law school’s nationally ranked Trial Advocacy Team. He also earned the CALI award for achieving the highest grade in an individual class. Since his graduation, Mr. Kohen has been invited numerous times to speak to current Chicago-Kent students on the topics of medical malpractice and personal injury law.. In his free time, Mr. Kohen is a highly accomplished athlete. Currently, he is ranked in the top 5 percent overall as an All WORLD Ironman Age Group Athlete. Since 2011, he is a six-time Ironman 70.3 finisher, three-time USA Age Group National Championship finisher, two-time Ironman finisher and two-time marathon finisher.. Additional credentials and distinctions include: membership in the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, American Association for Justice, the Chicago Bar Association and the Chicago-Kent Alumni Association.

RESULTS MATTER.  Shammas Law Office has a 99.5% win percentage and has obtained millions of dollars in settlements and jury verdicts for its clients.  Michael's results, and his aggressive and passionate representation have earned him several awards and honors from the legal community, as well as high praise from his clients and opposing attorneys.  Contact Michael for a free consultation at.

Paul D. Richter is an experienced trial attorney who has spent nearly 20 years in the practice of personal injury and wrongful death litigation. His career has been dedicated to representing individuals who have suffered serious, life-altering personal injuries caused by the negligence of others, and seeking justice for the families of those victims who have lost their lives due to negligence. Paul has successfully resolved multiple personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits in a host of complex cases, including cases of nursing home abuse and neglect; medical malpractice; commercial and private aviation crashes; accidents involving semi tractor-trailer trucks, watercraft, and other motor vehicles; construction accidents, and negligently manufactured and/or designed products. Throughout his career, Paul’s commitment to fighting for and protecting the rights of his clients has resulted in numerous multi-million dollar results.. Currently, Paul has focused his practice on representing and protecting the legal rights of victims of nursing home abuse and neglect. Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz is an industry leader in protecting the rights of individuals who reside in nursing homes across the state of Illinois. Furthering the firm’s commitment to advocating for this vulnerable and growing population of Illinois residents, Paul is committed to seeking justice for those individuals and their families who have been injured, abused or neglected while in the care of negligent nursing homes or assisted living facilities. Since focusing his efforts in this area, Paul has obtained in excess of $15 million for his clients.. The level of knowledge, skills, and expertise that Paul has attained through his years of practicing in the field of personal injury and wrongful death litigation is demonstrated by the multiple, outstanding results he has achieved on behalf of his clients.. In his almost two decades of experience as a trial attorney, Paul has been a principal member of many notable, record-setting trial teams. Most recently, Paul was a primary member of the trial team that obtained a $7.1 million jury verdict in a case involving the crash of a commercial passenger jet in Lexington, Kentucky. Paul was also a leading member of the trial team that recovered $6.9 million in a case involving a fatal semi-truck crash in Madison, Wisconsin. Additionally, Paul second-chaired a jury trial in Cook County, Illinois, that resulted in a $9.8 million verdict on behalf of a medical student seriously injured due to the negligence of another medical student.. Paul has been publicly recognized on numerous occasions for the quality of his work and his professional success. For consecutive years, he has been named as an Illinois “Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers Magazine, a distinction that is awarded each year to no more than 5 percent Illinois attorneys who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Paul was also recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as a “Rising Star” among Illinois lawyers, an honor given to no more than 2.5 percent of Illinois attorneys under the age of forty.. Some of Paul’s notable settlements are as follows:. Some of Paul’s notable verdicts Include:

Patrick A. Salvi concentrates his legal practice in cases concerning serious personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death and mass torts. Mr. Salvi has achieved record breaking jury verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients throughout the state, including serving as lead counsel on a trial team that won an Illinois record high $148 million jury verdict and a Lake County record $33 million jury verdict.. In 1982, Mr. Salvi founded the law firm of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. (originally the law offices of Patrick A. Salvi) in Lake County, Illinois. He is the sole owner and Managing Equity Partner of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard. Today, the firm has 19 lawyers and is supported by more than 35 staff members in Chicago and Waukegan offices, including paralegals, nursing consultants, IT professionals and administrative assistants. Mr. Salvi and his law firm have obtained more than $2.3 billion in verdicts and settlements on behalf of injury clients, including more than 350 multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements.. Mr. Salvi is a nationally recognized attorney who has been listed as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” since 2005. In 2023, Mr. Salvi was honored with the Illinois Bar Foundation’s Distinguished Award for Excellence, which recognizes an individual who has made remarkable contributions to the legal community throughout their career. In 2021, Mr. Salvi became the 26th individual to be presented with the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s prestigious Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors a trial lawyer who has devoted their life and legal practice to the work ethic and high professional standards of the award’s name bearer.. In 2021, Mr. Salvi was one of only eleven attorneys throughout the country to be named to Law360’s “Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar” list. In 2017, Best Lawyers® named him the Plaintiff’s Personal Injury “Lawyer of the Year” in Chicago. He received The Jury Verdict Reporter and Law Bulletin Publishing Company awards for Trial Lawyer Excellence in 2011, 2012, 2018 and 2022.. Additionally, Mr. Salvi’s peers have selected him to the Illinois Super Lawyers Top 10 List every year since 2014 (out of 96,000 Illinois lawyers and all categories of law). Leading Lawyers Magazine (Law Bulletin Media) has named Mr. Salvi to three Top Ten Lists every year since 2016:. In 2015, Mr. Salvi was selected to the Leading Lawyers Advisory Board. He has been selected for The Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America every year since 2017, and in 2021, he was inducted into the Lawdragon 500 Hall of Fame. Additional honors include:. In 2001, Mr. Salvi was invited to become a fellow in the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers. In 2013, He was appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases. Mr. Salvi is a former President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and served a three-year term (2010-2012) as Chairman on the Character and Fitness, 2nd District Committee of the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar. Additionally, Mr. Salvi is a former Chairman (2011-2023) and current member of the Notre Dame Law School Advisory Council and is a former adjunct faculty member at the University of Notre Dame Law School. He currently serves on the American Association for Justice Leaders Forum.

Ms. Hays' practice includes the handling of complex and multiparty litigation involving estates and trusts, contractual disputes, commercial disputes, construction-related issues, breach of contract actions, and other areas of civil litigation.. Ms. Hays is a member of the Illinois Bar and is also admitted to practice in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and Chicago Bar Association. Ms. Hays was named as a 2011 Illinois Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine in the field of Business Litigation.

Ms. Barnette has tried in excess of 100 jury trials to verdict, and has obtained hundreds of settlements for both individual and corporate clients. Her background working at the Cook County State's Attorney and Cook County Public Defender's offices coupled with her successful civil trial record in insurance defense, has earned her a proven track record and a reputation as a trial attorney who has the vision, steadfast determination and commitment to resolving complex disputes with the highest level of quality and integrity.. Since 2017, Kristin is President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois and has served on the Board of Directors since 2009. She was named one of “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch” in 2014 by the Law Bulletin. She also currently on the Board of Directors for the Women’s Bar Foundation and Women Everywhere: Partners in Service Project (WE). In addition, Kristin has enjoyed volunteering her time as a Mentor in the Lawyer-to-Lawyer mentoring program, volunteering as a Presiding Judge for the YMCA’s annual National Judicial Competitions, serving as an arbitrator, participating in the Judicial Evaluation Committee for the Bar Alliance, and has taught CLE courses on various topics including jury selection, jury instructions, closing arguments, defense tactics as well as ethics.. in 2004, Kristin received her Juris Doctor from DePaul College of Law, where, in addition to her rigorous course of study, she was actively involved in various initiatives. She was invited to be a research assistant to Torts and Social Policy Professor, Stephen Landsman, which Kristin continued until graduation, and she was also elected to be the DePaul Chapter President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois. She successfully competed to be a Staff Writer for the DePaul Journal of Healthcare Law, ranked among the top in the nation, and was selected to be Editor-in-Chief her second year, managing a staff of over thirty individuals. While still in law school, Westlaw hired her to teach professors and students research applications and strategy. Kristin also clerked at Clifford Law Offices and worked on cases involving medical malpractice and other catastrophic injuries.

Mr. Kramer litigates Plaintiff's Products Liability, Catastrophic Personal Injury, and toxic exposure FELA litigation. His clients' well-being and satisfaction are his number one focus. Reach out today.

Mr. Bradley Barker is a personal injury lawyer at the law offices of GWC, that focuses his practice in the areas of Personal injury, Medical malpractice, Automotive accidents and Workers compensation.. Having graduated from DePaul University College of Law in 2011, Bradley has become a valuable asset to our law firm.. If you require the services of a highly trained personal injury lawyer in Chicago, contact Bradley today for your FREE consultation by calling toll free .

Marvet is dedicated to being an attorney who fights aggressively for her clients and believes in perfection every step of the way. She concentrates her practice in the area of catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death matters.. She received the prestigious Top 40 Attorneys Under 40 Award by Chicago Lawyer Magazine. To view Marvet's profile, click here.. She was also named an Illinois Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. Marvet also received the Emerging Lawyer Award by Leading Lawyers in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.. Prior to establishing MSD Injury Lawyers LLC, Marvet was an associate attorney at one of Chicago's premier personal injury trial firms, where she served as the Director of Intake and Case Management, investigating several hundred cases each month involving serious personal injury. Over the years, she received countless commendations, awards, and messages of gratitude from clients and co-counsel for her one of a kind ability to listen to her clients and to get the results they deserve.. Currently, Marvet sits as Vice President of the Arab American Bar Association of Illinois and has been appointed by the Honorable William J. Haddad to serve on the Executive Board of the AM-VOTE Political Action Committee, where she meets regularly with mayoral and aldermanic candidates.. Marvet has also been appointed by the Honorable Margaret O'Mara Frossard to sit on the Executive Committee for the UIC John Marshall Law School's Advisory Board, where mentors law students. Because of her success, Marvet was featured in the viewbook of UIC John Marshall Law School, her alma mater, where she made the Dean's List and was inducted into the Phi Delta Phi Legal Honors Fraternity.  You can view her profile by following this link.

Martin Quintana is the founder and the managing partner of Quintana Law Group, LLC based in Chicago and Downers Grove. He focuses his practice on state and federal criminal defense along with personal injury, workers’ compensation, and medical malpractice.. Prior to forming Quintana Law Group, LLC he was a partner at a small boutique firm that focused on personal injury, workers’ compensation, and medical malpractice. His strong presence as a highly successful trial lawyer and his prominence throughout Chicago has provided him the opportunity to develop a large and widerange of a client base which affords him the ability service a vast amount of clients.. Martin’s passion for the law began when he was only 21 years of age. At that time Martin began an internship with a prominent Chicago lawyer that lasted throughout his college and law school career and culminated with several years of invaluable service as a young lawyer with the same attorney. He has successfully tried multiple cases to verdict and has also written briefs for and argued before the Illinois Appellate Court. Martin’s broad range of legal knowledge affords him the ability to represent clients in a vast array of legal disciplines.. Martin received his law degree from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan with a concentration in litigation. He received his Bachelor in Science degree from Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois where he double majored in Criminal Justice and Political Science.. Martin’s litigation experience and his ability to be fluent in Spanish has afforded him the opportunity to sit on multiple boards and lead a variety of Legal Clinics throughout Chicago such as in Rogers Park through Block Club Federation and in Little Village through Universidad Popular and through Little Village Community Council.

Lyndsay Markley is a nationally renowned personal injury attorney. She has secured millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for her clients. In the past two years alone, Lyndsay Markley Law secured tens of millions of dollars on behalf of injury victims in the areas of medical negligence, sexual abuse, automobile collisions, trips and falls, motorcycle collisions, trucking accidents. In 2018, Lyndsay received the prestigious designation as a "40 under 40" Illinois Attorneys to Watch 2018 by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin out of over 1, 200 attorney nominees. Lyndsay is also recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer (2017 -2019) by SuperLawyers and Chicago Magazine an honor available to attorneys with ten + years of practice and a Rising Star (2013 to 2015); a "Top 100" Trial Attorney in Illinois (2012-2017) by the National Association of Trial Lawyers; "Top 40 under 40" (NATL) (2012-2016); a "Top Woman" Lawyer in Illinois by SuperLawyers and Chicago Magazine; and "10 Best Under 40" (2014-2015) by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys. In addition to these professional acknowledgments, repeated positive reviews by Lyndsay's clients have earned her the designation of “Superb Lawyer” on the AVVO. Lyndsay is regularly asked to speak to the media on her cases and regarding legal issues in general.. Before founding Lyndsay Markley Law in 2014, Lyndsay was a named partner at an established Chicago-based personal injury law firm and notably, the firm's youngest and first female partner. She attended Chicago-Kent College of Law where she obtained her J.D. and Ohio University for her undergraduate degree.

Louis C. Cairo is the Owner and Managing Partner of GWC. Under his leadership, GWC has become one of the premier Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation law firms in Illinois, with over $2 billion recovered for its clients.. Louis himself has earned a reputation as a compassionate, aggressive trial lawyer working on behalf of severely injured individuals and their families. He has set record verdicts and settlements in multiple Illinois counties, including Lake, DeKalb, Kane, Jo Daviess, and Sycamore.. Over the course of his career, Louis has received many awards and distinctions in recognition of his legal achievements. In addition to being named to the Leading Lawyers Network and to Illinois Super Lawyers, Louis has been honored as the Italian American Labor Council’s Person of the Year and the Italian American Executives of Transportation’s Man of the Year. He has also served as the president of the Society of Trial Lawyers.. Louis regularly educates building trades members on their legal rights, and he has lectured extensively to attorneys through the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.. When he is not practicing law, Louis enjoys spending time with his wife, his children, and his three grandchildren.

Kenneth A. Hoffman is an attorney and founding partner of the Chicago law firm of Mitchell, Hoffman & Wolf, LLC.  His practice is concentrated in the fields of personal injury, auto/trucking accidents, medical malpractice and wrongful death litigation. A 1991 graduate of Washington University School of Law, Mr. Hoffman is the former Chairman of the Chicago Bar Association Tort Litigation Committee and in 2003 was named by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin as one of the top 40 attorneys under the age of 40 in Illinois. He has previously served on the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Board of Advocates and is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Chicago Bar Association and the American Association for Justice.

Jim Knibbs has practiced law for  30  years (civil, criminal, state and federal courts) and is a lifelong Chicagoan with deep roots in Chicago's legal, governmental and local business communities. Jim has represented clients in Cook County, collar counties and in several states.

Jeffrey Schwartz has worked at Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz since 2006, first as a law clerk and currently as an associate attorney. Jeff’s practice is dedicated to representing victims in medical malpractice, automobile negligence, and premises liability litigation. He has obtained outstanding results in counties throughout the state of Illinois, resulting in millions of dollars recovered on behalf of his clients. His trial experience includes cases involving medical malpractice, automobile collisions and declaratory judgment regarding the applicability of insurance coverage. Additionally, Jeff has successfully briefed and argued a case before the Illinois Appellate Court. As a result of his achievements, Jeff has been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as a Rising Star, a recognition given to the top 2.5% of attorneys in Illinois under the age of 40.. Jeffrey grew up in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and received his B.A. from Illinois Wesleyan University and his J.D. from John Marshall Law School in Chicago. He was admitted to the Illinois State Bar in 2010, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 2012.. Listed are many of his notable cases:

Jay Paul Deratany, licensed in Illinois and Florida, has won some of the largest single verdicts in the Chicago-land area for people who have been seriously injured or victimized by medical negligence,foster care or adoption negligence. He is part of the Million dollar advocates; member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association;  featured in Chicago Magazine and listed as Chicago's "Top Lawyer 2007, 2008 and 2009" ; featured in Jett Magazine, Adoption magazines, stories in USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Sun Times etc.