Best Law Firms in Illinois for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Cavanagh Sorich Law Group

Since our founding in 1997, Cavanagh Sorich Law Group has recovered more than $900 million in verdicts and settlements across the country — including record-breaking triumphs in Illinois. Our Chicago attorneys are nationally recognized as skillful litigators with a high success rate. We pursue challenging cases and win trial victories using sophisticated strategies, cutting-edge technology and an arsenal of nationally renowned experts.

Our award-winning attorneys have expertise in every facet of personal injury law — from medical malpractice and wrongful death cases to catastrophic railroad crashes. Our trial-tested team takes on claims of all sizes and believes in treating each client with the same attention, care and respect. We are aggressive advocates for victims and families who have suffered at the hands of negligent people, products and companies. Our dedicated attorneys know that nothing can turn back time or bring back a loved one — but we believe personal injury litigation can provide justice, a sense of closure and financial compensation following traumatic events.

Clients turn to Cavanagh Sorich Law Group when winning is the only option. We devote the firm’s full resources to every case and use cutting-edge technology to prove fault, negligence and recklessness. Our attorneys retain the nation’s top experts in diverse fields — from neurology to accident reconstruction — to create powerful imagery that resonates with jurors well into deliberation.

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Nationally ranked at the highest levels of professional excellence, the attorneys of Chicago‑based Cooney & Conway have been providing exceptional legal services to injured people and their families for more than 50 years. In addition to its acclaimed asbestos litigation practice, the law firm also handles complex personal injury matters including, medical malpractice, products liability, premises liability, transportation accidents, construction accidents, and professional negligence. Fighting for those who have suffered catastrophic injuries or wrongful death, Cooney & Conway is known for aggressive, yet compassionate representation and for committed, responsive relationships with its clients. Understanding the devastation to clients brought by injury, illness, and death, the firm’s primary focus is ensuring that matters are resolved justly and expeditiously, so that future financial burdens can be relieved.

The attorneys of Cooney & Conway have mastered the complexities of mesothelioma and personal injury litigation, consistently and successfully helping thousands of injured clients and their families obtain fair compensation for injuries resulting from the negligence of others, including:

• $5.2 billion settlement agreement with the Owens Corning Asbestos Case
• $3.95 billion settlement agreement with USG Asbestos Personal Injury Trust
• $1.43 billion settlement agreement with the Combustion Engineering/ABB Asbestos Personal Injury Trust
• $1.2 billion settlement agreement with the Kaiser Aluminum Personal Injury Trust
• $35 million-dollar verdict against a major oil company in an asbestos death case
• $19.9 million-dollar verdict in a trucking accident death case
• $12.3 million verdict against an insulator who died of mesothelioma, whose case was tried to jury verdict in the Circuit Court of Cook County by Cooney and Conway attorneys John Cooney, William Fahey, and Jim Hopkinson. The verdict of compensatory damages of $12.3 million was reported as the largest single mesothelioma verdict nationwide ·
• $4.5 million settlement agreement in a wrongful death case resulting from drowning in a barge collision

The continued success of Cooney & Conway is a testament to its expertise, diligence, and dedication to its clients. This expertise and diligence has also earned Cooney & Conway the respect of judges, colleagues, and adversaries, alike. Serving the community with the highest standards of professionalism and ethics is what sets Cooney & Conway apart from other personal injury firms, and why it remains one of the most distinguished law firms in the nation.

At Dunn Harrington, we fight for your rights as an injured individual against powerful insurance companies, corporations and railroads. As trial attorneys with numerous favorable verdicts in court, we are prepared to aggressively advocate for you. From our primary location in Chicago, we practice statewide in Illinois and are also licensed to practice, with offices in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.

Power Rogers LLP is a Chicago-based law firm that represents individuals and families in complex civil litigation. From its office in Illinois, the firm handles matters involving aviation law, civil rights, medical malpractice, personal injury, product liability, and mass tort and class action litigation for plaintiffs. The attorneys at Power Rogers LLP work on cases that often involve serious injuries, wrongful death, and significant questions of accountability.

After an accident caused by another party’s negligence or wrongful conduct, it can be difficult to know where to turn for help. Many people are suddenly faced with the loss of a loved one, serious injuries, mounting medical bills, property damage, and emotional strain. During these challenging times, having a dedicated attorney can make a meaningful difference. The lawyers at Power Rogers LLP approach each case with care, persistence, and the resources needed to pursue complex claims. They are committed to helping individuals and families seek fair compensation and to guiding clients through the legal process with clear communication and respect at every stage.

Our Chicago-based legal team has been aggressively advocating for injury victims and survivors throughout the country for nearly four decades. We consistently take on the biggest companies in America, and we win.

If you hire us, you will get a team of lawyers and staff who are passionate about your case. How will you know we are passionate about your case? Because we are selective about the cases we handle, and for good reason. We want our clients to know that if we have taken on their case, it will get our full attention, from start to finish.  

About Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C.

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard was established by attorney Patrick A. Salvi in Waukegan, Illinois in 1982. With offices in Chicago and Lake County, the law firm has 21 lawyers and is supported by more than 35 staff members. While the firm is headquartered in Illinois, we successfully litigate cases throughout the country. Many of the firm's lawyers are licensed outside of Illinois and/or enjoy strong local counsel relationships with out-of-state lawyers.

Salvi, Schostok & Prichard focuses on medical malpractice, personal injury and wrongful death cases - including car and truck accidents, airplane and train accidents, construction injuries, defective products, birth injuries, brain injuries, unsafe properties and animal attacks. From years of experience handling medical malpractice cases, the firm has developed relationships with many of the nation's leading medical and scientific experts.

Since our firm was founded, we have secured more than $2.5 billion in verdicts and settlements, including more than 350 cases resulting in awards of $1 million or more, including a record-breaking $363 million jury verdict on behalf of a woman who developed breast cancer due to toxic emissions from medical sterilization plant, Sterigenics. The verdict is the highest verdict ever awarded to an individual plaintiff in Illinois history. Over the past decade, our firm has been routinely listed as one of the top law firms in the state with the highest reported settlement totals in the Jury Verdict Reporter / Chicago Daily Law Bulletin's Settlement Survey.

Managing equity partner Patrick A. Salvi has been recognized for excellence in the legal profession and has received the highest rating from Martindale Hubbell American Law Directory. He has also been ranked in the "Top 5 percent of all Lawyers in Illinois," according to a survey of legal peers by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company's Leading Lawyer Network. Additionally, Mr. Salvi has been named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" by Woodward/White Inc.

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard is a strong supporter of local and national not-for-profit agencies. Our lawyers and staff members are encouraged to assist the less fortunate in their communities, and many donate their time as volunteers to these and other charitable causes.

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard is proud to offer clients the highest level of legal representation. For a free and confidential consultation, please call us today at 1-800-Salvi-Law or contact us via our online form.