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Daily Herald: Libertyville attorney named to Super Lawyers lists
WAUKEGAN, Ill. – Illinois Super Lawyers has named Libertyville resident Jennifer L. Ashley as an Illinois Super Lawyer for 2021. In addition, Ashley was listed among the Top 50 female attorneys by Illinois Super Lawyers for 2021. Please click here to read the full story from the Daily Herald.
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: $4.5M settlement for Wis. bus crash
WALWORTH COUNTY, Wis. (January 8, 2021) – An Illinois man reached a $4.5 million settlement for a school bus crash in southern Wisconsin, setting a new personal-injury record for Walworth County, Wis. Harvard resident Matthew Ball sued school bus operator Dousman Transport Co. and one of its drivers, Melissa Haney,…
Libertyville Review: Lake County attorneys, judges conduct virtual mock jury selections
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (January 3, 2021) – Due to gathering restrictions that have been in place for several months, courts have been trying to find ways to conduct business without breaking social distancing protocol. Enter virtual jury selections, which officials involved with the 19th Judicial Circuit Court say could be an…
Women’s Bar Association of Illinois: Meet Salvi Law Partner Tara R. Devine
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (December 18, 2020) – Tara R. Devine, Managing Partner of Salvi Schostok and Pritchard’s Lake County Office, was featured in the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois’ December newsletter. You can read the full feature story here.
Michael J. Schostok offers advice for new lawyers in ITLA Winter Trial Journal
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Attorney Michael J. Schostok, who graduated from law school and passed the bar last year, wrote an article offering some helpful tips for new lawyers during their first year of practice. Click here to read the full article.
FOX 32: Partner Brian Salvi on how to avoid gifting dangerous toys this holiday season
CHICAGO (December 4, 2020) – Although intended for fun and entertainment, many toys can contain hidden hazards that put children at risk of injury or death. Each year, there is an average estimated 240,000 toy-related injuries to children. Nonetheless, dangerous toys remain on store shelves and retail websites. Partner Brian…
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: $9M award for crash sets record in Boone Co.
BELVIDERE, Ill. – A Boone County jury last week awarded $9 million to the family of a father and son killed in a 2018 crash. The award is larger than any previously reported Boone County verdict or settlement, according to John L. Kirkton, editor of Jury Verdict Reporter, a product…
Law 360: Ill. Jury Awards Family $9M Over Fatal Car Crash
BELVIDERE, Ill. – An Illinois jury has awarded $9 million to the family ofa father and son who were killed in a 2018 car crash after an employee of a construction supplier drove through a stop sign. Jurors hit Consolidated Materials Inc. with the largest verdict on record in Boone…
Rockford Register Star: Family of father, son killed in Boone County crash awarded $9 million
A Boone County jury has awarded $9 million to the family of a father and 22-year-old son from Belvidere who were killed in a 2018 collision. The verdict is the highest jury verdict on record in Boone County. The previous record high was $1,075,000 in 2007 in a slip-and-fall case…
WIFR: Jury awards $9 million to family of father, son killed in Boone Co. crash
BELVIDERE, Ill. (WIFR) – A Boone County jury awarded a record-breaking verdict of $9 million to the family of a father and 22-year-old son who were killed in car crash in 2018. The verdict is the highest on record in Boone County, and the case is one of the few…
