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FOX 32: Illinois social host liability laws come into focus as prom season approaches
CHICAGO – Lance Northcutt, partner at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, was interviewed live on FOX 32’s Good Day Chicago about the state of Illinois’s social host liability laws in lieu of the upcoming prom season. With the passage of the Social Host Law in 2013, parents could find themselves in…
Daily Herald: Lindenhurst woman suing Antioch restaurant over fireplace explosion
ANTIOCH, Ill. – A Lindenhurst woman is suing an Antioch restaurant for injuries she said she suffered when an outdoor fireplace exploded last year as she and her husband dined on the eatery’s patio. The explosion occurred about 7 p.m. Sept. 16, 2020, as LaVerne Burress and her husband, Charles…
FOX 32: Heidi Wickstrom discusses the dangers of distracted driving
CHICAGO – April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. To help educate drivers about the dangers of this dangerous habit and how to avoid it, Attorney Heidi L. Wickstrom was interviewed live on FOX 32’s Good Day Chicago where she broke down Illinois’ laws related to distracted driving, recent statistics on just how…
Law 360’s Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Patrick A. Salvi
CHICAGO – Almost 40 years after founding Salvi Schostok & Pritchard PC, and with more than $2 billion in verdicts and settlements under his firm’s belt, trial attorney Patrick A. Salvi still loves few things more than the chance to argue for his clients in court. Law360 published a feature…
Journal Times: New scholarship honors Union Grove native killed in 2020 crash who had been a ‘top of her class’ attorney
RACINE, Wis. (March 15, 2021) – The Chicago law firm that employed beloved attorney and Union Grove High School graduate Elizabeth Olszewski has established a scholarship fund in her memory. Olszewski was killed in a vehicle crash in Yorkville in February 2020, the same crash that also claimed the life of Racine Police…
Law 360: Ill. Attys Hope Virtual Hearings Will Endure Post-Pandemic
CHICAGO – Partner Brian Salvi spoke with Law 360 about how attorneys’ work has changed during the course of the pandemic, how virtual proceedings have been working, and which elements of the virtual courtroom may be here to stay post-pandemic. “I think a lot of this stuff is here to…
Wisconsin Law Journal: Firm establishes scholarship fund in memory of lawyer killed in Racine Co. car crash
MARCH 3, 2021 – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard has established a memorial scholarship fund in memory of Elizabeth Olszewski, a personal-injury attorney and Wisconsin native killed in a Racine County car crash last year. Olszewski was an attorney at the Waukegan, Illinois, firm. To honor her legacy and love of the law,…
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…
