Cavanagh Sorich Law Group

Chicago, IL 28+ years in PI IL Bar · Active

Score breakdown

Case results 22% weight
93.0/100
Peer recognition 18% weight
88.0/100
Years in PI 14% weight
88.0/100
Bar standing 10% weight
100.0/100
Trial experience 14% weight
90.0/100
Client reviews 7% weight
87.0/100
Quality of practice 15% weight
87.5/100

Overview

<p>Cavanagh Sorich Law Group is a Chicago plaintiff personal-injury firm founded in 1997 by Timothy J. Cavanagh, who has been admitted to the Illinois bar since 1987. The firm operates from 161 North Clark Street in the Loop and concentrates on catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, railroad injury under FELA, commercial trucking, and products-liability cases. Five of its attorneys appear on the Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers or Rising Stars lists, covering general personal injury, medical malpractice, and products practice areas.</p><p>The firm has carried a Tier 1 ranking in Best Law Firms in America (U.S. News &amp; World Report) in every edition since 2016, with recognized practice areas in personal injury and product liability litigation for plaintiffs. Founding partner Timothy J. Cavanagh holds a continuous Best Lawyers in America listing since 2015 and was designated that publication's 2022 'Lawyer of the Year' for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs in Chicago. He serves as President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and has held a seat on its Board of Managers for more than 25 years. Partner Michael J. Sorich, admitted in Illinois (2003) and Florida (2004), carries listings in Illinois Super Lawyers and the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers and was cited by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin among Chicago's '40 Under 40' attorneys.</p><p>The firm's documented case record includes a $55 million verdict against Canadian National Railroad in 2002 — placed by The National Law Journal among the top 100 verdicts in the nation that year — and a $50 million FELA railroad-injury settlement in 2024, cited by Top Verdict as one of the top 10 personal-injury settlements in the United States. In October 2025, the firm secured a $104 million jury verdict in the Circuit Court of Cook County against the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority in a construction-zone crash on I-90; Lawdragon reported the result as the largest verdict or settlement in an Illinois automobile crash case on record. The firm has recovered more than $900 million across its history.</p>

Source: www.cavanagh-law.com

Practice areas

Catastrophic Injury Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death

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