Salvi, Schostock & Pritchard

Overview

<p>Salvi, Schostok &amp; Pritchard P.C. is an Illinois plaintiff personal-injury firm with offices in Chicago and Waukegan, representing clients across a practice scope that spans medical malpractice, birth injury, product liability, mass tort litigation, premises liability, wrongful death, trucking and motor-vehicle collisions, and aviation accidents. Founded more than four decades ago, the firm has grown to more than twenty attorneys and has reported recovering in excess of $3 billion in aggregate verdicts and settlements, a milestone the firm announced via PR Newswire in November 2025.</p><p>Managing Equity Partner Patrick A. Salvi II has been among the firm&#39;s primary trial voices. He was admitted to the Inner Circle of Advocates in 2024 — an invitation-only organization capped at 100 plaintiff trial lawyers nationally — and was named one of 28 attorneys selected for the 2025 Lawdragon Legends guide. Best Lawyers recognized him as &#39;Lawyer of the Year&#39; in Personal Injury Litigation &ndash; Plaintiffs for Chicago in both 2024 and 2026, and in Medical Malpractice Law &ndash; Plaintiffs for Chicago in 2022 and 2025. He served as president of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association from 2022 to 2023 and sits on the American Association for Justice Board of Governors.</p><p>The firm&#39;s docket has produced several documented multi-figure verdicts. A 2022 jury returned a $363 million verdict in the Sterigenics toxic-emissions litigation — the first such case to reach trial against the Willowbrook plant operators. In 2024, a Cook County jury awarded $79.85 million to the family of a 10-year-old killed during an unauthorized Chicago Police Department vehicle pursuit, reported as the highest Illinois verdict in a police pursuit case. A $75.8 million verdict, also in 2024, involved a birth-injury claim alleging negligent obstetric practices.</p><p>Across the firm, Best Lawyers has listed eight individual attorneys in its annual rankings and awarded recognition in five practice areas, including Medical Malpractice Law &ndash; Plaintiffs and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions &ndash; Plaintiffs. Chicago Lawyer Magazine placed the firm first in its Settlement Report in both 2024 and 2025.</p>

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