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Firm: The Park Law Firm

150 South Wacker Drive , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

Sean Park is a skilled personal injury attorney and the founder of The Park Law Firm.  Sean specializes in serious personal injury matters and has dedicated his career to helping his clients recover the compensation they deserve when a catastrophic injury or death occurs through the negligence of another individual or corporation.  When you hire Sean and the Park Law Firm, you never have to worry about being able to get in touch with your lawyer.  Sean prides himself on being very hands-on and constantly connected to his clients throughout the entire claims and litigation process.  Sean believes that the most important priority for someone who has suffered a serious personal injury is to focus on doing everything they can to physically recover from their injuries and leave the challenges of the legal claims to him and his team.. With nearly 20 years of legal experience, and having previously worked as insurance defense counsel for large insurance companies, Sean understands the nuances and complexities of serious injury/wrongful death litigation and uses his experience and familiarity with how insurance companies operate to his clients' strategic advantage.. Though based in Chicago, Sean and his firm handle matters throughout the country and serve as lead counsel with significant settlements for his clients in Illinois, Georgia, Tennessee & Florida.. Sean is available at any time for a no-cost consultation of your serious injury claims and you do not pay any attorney's fees unless and until you get a successful settlement or verdict in your case.  Because time is often of the essence in preserving all of your rights in a personal injury situation, he encourages you to contact a lawyer specializing in personal injury matters as soon as possible.

Firm: Huner Law Offices LLC

850 W Jackson Blvd , Chicago , Illinois 60607

Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury

Millions & Millions WON and GROWING !. Attorney Rex Huner founded Huner Law Offices in 2001 armed with the vision of fashioning a unique and innovative approach to the practice of personal injury law.  Intent on dispelling the traditional norms set by large impersonal firms that do no more than process cases, Rex set out to forge a customized solution that harmonizes the need for zealous advocacy with the personal consideration and sympathy needed to help accident victims cope with their injuries.. Huner Law Offices focuses on providing personal and individual attention, understanding that each client has different needs and concerns.  Attorneys will meet with clients in their homes or at a convenient location to provide every means of comfort and ease throughout the legal process.  In addition, the attorneys at Huner Law make a concerted effort to resolve legal disputes in a way that avoids any further trauma to injured parties.. At Huner Law, our attorneys personally handle all aspects of a client’s case from start to finish, ensuring a cohesive solution to any legal problem.  Each attorney personally handles client intakes, filing motions, preparing depositions, drafting discovery requests and answers, and litigating trials before the court.  In addition, by establishing a personal relationship with clients, our attorneys are able to advise our clients based on their needs and what the best course of action is for their situation.. The attorneys at Huner Law Offices take pride in handling client cases with the highest degree of personal attention and individual care.

Firm: Law Office of Scott T. Kamin

20 E Jackson Boulevard   600 , Chicago , Illinois 60604

Practice Areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation,Assault & Battery,Discrimination,Wrongful Death

Firm: Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish

20 North Clark 31st Floor , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Birth Injuries, Corporate , Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Real Estate , Regulatory , Wrongful Death

Our firm has been representing families and victims of negligence for over 60 years.

Firm: Motherway & Napleton

140 S Dearborn St Ste 1500 , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Aviation & Aerospace, Construction Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Wrongful Death

Mr. Napleton is a name partner of Motherway & Napleton. He was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois and is a product of the south side of Chicago. He graduated from Brother Rice High School in 1981 and Loyola University Chicago in 1985. He went on to attend Loyola University Chicago’s Law School (J.D. 1988) during which time he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Judge James E. Murphy of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Law Division. During law school, he also worked as a law clerk for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office in Markham, Illinois.. On June 1, 1987, Bob started his career at Motherway & Glenn as a law clerk for Nick Motherway and Bob Glenn. In November 1988, he began working at the firm as an associate attorney specializing in handling catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases, with a concentration in medical malpractice, product liability, and automobile negligence cases. About 50 percent of his caseload is devoted to the prosecution of medical malpractice cases against local physicians and hospitals. Bob is an active member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the Illinois State Bar Association, where he served as a member of the Board of Governors from 1994 to 2000. He has been a member of the Board of Managers of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association since 1997.. In 2000, he was named by his peers as one of the “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch.” He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, whose membership is by invitation only and is limited to no more than 1% of the bar. In 2009, 2013, 2014 and 2015, Bob was named to the Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers® list.. Bob has obtained numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements, including a record $14.6 million jury verdict in Livingston County, Illinois, a record $15 million medical malpractice settlement against Cook County Hospital, and a record $27.6 million jury verdict in Cook County in a lawsuit against Joseph T. Ryerson & Sons, Inc. arising out of a truck crash on Interstate 80.  With interest and costs assessed against Ryerson, the total amount received by the plaintiffs was Thirty-Four (34) Million Dollars which ranked as the #1 personal injury settlement in Illinois according to the Chicago Lawyer Magazine’s 2015 Annual Settlement Survey.  His most recent verdict was a medical negligence verdict in the amount of $7.8 million against a local anesthesiologist.

Firm: Langdon & Emison

55 W. Monroe St. , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Aviation & Aerospace, Legal Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Transportation , Wrongful Death, Defective and Dangerous Products, Defective and Dangerous Products, Defective and Dangerous Products

I've dedicated my entire career to helping people, since joining the law firm started by Ike Skelton more than 30 years ago.  I'd love to talk with you about your potential lawsuit.  My firm's case evaluations are always free, with no obligation.  I have seven kids and enjoy sports and travel.  I am active in the Catholic church and am a proud sponsor of many educational organizations, from law school to elementary.

Firm: Kreisman Law Offices

55 West Monroe Street, Suite 3700 , Chicago , Illinois 60603

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

I have been handling civil jury trials for 40 years.  The highest level of compliment that I have received over these years has come from clients that express their gratification of the work that I have done on their behalf.  I have a collection of notes and letters from individuals who have gone out of their way to thank me and my staff for a job well done. Those notes and letters remain the highest level of praise for my devotion to clients and in helping them solve their issues and concerns. I truly cherish those compliments.. Whether I am helping someone on the phone solve an issue or doing pro bono work, I sincerely enjoy helping people.  In my practice I come in contact with people from all walks of life.  This includes experts in technical and sophisticated areas of science or medicine. I have represented truck drivers, factory workers, house wives, the unemployed, the disabled, children of all ages, engineers, cab drivers, bike messengers and business executives and professionals. I believe that I treat all of my clients with respect and show each of them that I am responsible, reliable, honest and forthcoming.  I am also tenacious and hardworking when it comes to the cases I handle for my clients.

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: Levin, Riback Law Group P.C.

200 North La Salle Street , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Construction Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Death, Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

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: Dolan Law P.C.

10 South LaSalle Street , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Firm: Corboy and Demetrio, P.C.

33 North Dearborn Street 21st Floor  60 , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Aviation & Aerospace,Civil ,Construction Accidents,Corporate ,Medical Malpractice,Premises Liability,Products Liability,Professional Malpractice,Railroad/FELA,Wrongful Death

Firm: Leahy & Hoste, Attorneys at Law

321 North Clark Street. , Chicago , Illinois 60610

Practice Areas: Civil , Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Wrongful Death

Leahy & Hoste has been recognized nationally for having obtained some of the largest verdicts in the United States.  Specializing in medical malpractice, wrongful death and personal injury litigation, Leahy & Hoste has obtained multiple record settling verdicts and settlements.  Honored twice since 2002 for achieving one of the top 100 verdicts in the United States by the National Law Journal, partners Tom Leahy and Peter Hoste have both been selected as members of the Leading Lawyers Network.. Through careful selection of the cases they chose to pursue, the attorneys at Leahy & Hoste are able to focus their efforts in attempting to achieve the best possible result for each and every client they serve. With most cases being referred by other attorneys, former clients and even former adversaries, Leahy & Hoste is widely respected as one of the premier plaintiff personal injury and medical negligence law firms in Chicago and the state of Illinois.

Firm: Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz

60 W. Randolph St. , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Aviation & Aerospace, Boating Accidents, Civil , Construction Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury

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:

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: Cavanagh Law Group

161 North Clark, Suite 2070 , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

In the past two years, Mike has obtained more than $34,000,000 in verdicts and settlements in a variety of cases, including trucking collisions, wrongful death, medical malpractice, and other personal injury matters. In 2017, Mike was named among the Chicago Law Bulletin’s top “40 Under 40” and named one of Leading Lawyers “Emerging Lawyers” of 2017.. Because of his expertise, Mike is also a sought-after speaker, college-level legal teacher and guest lecturer. He serves as a member of the Chicago Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Tort Litigation Committee. He also serves on the Illinois Trial Lawyer Association's Board of Advocates.. Mike is the husband of Katie Fitzpatrick Sorich and the proud father of three children: Ryan, Courtney, and Patrick.

Firm: Lloyd and Cavanagh

2050   200 West Madison Street  6 , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Civil ,Medical Malpractice,Wrongful Death

Firm: MSD Injury Lawyers, LLC

250 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 810 , Chicago , Illinois 60601

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

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.

Firm: Goldberg Weisman Cairo

One E Upper Wacker Dr #3800 , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Accidents, Animal Attacks, Automobile Accidents and Injuries, Automobile Negligence, Bicycle Accidents, Bus Accidents, Dog Bites, Electrical Injury, Head Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents, Pedestrian Injuries, Slip and Fall, Spinal Injury, Third Party Wrongful Death, Traumatic Brain Injury, Wrongful Death

Firm: Mark L. Karno & Associates, LLC

33 N La Salle St Ste 3500 , Chicago , Illinois 60602

Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Real Estate Transactions, Real Estate Litigation, Insurance Law, Workers Compensation Law, Nursing Home Abuse