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YORKVILLE, Ill. (August 4, 2022) – The family of a Yorkville teen is set to receive $4.25 million in a settlement as a result of a crash that happened last year. Thirteen-year-old Joey Burdiak was killed in the two vehicle crash on Route 71 near Ravine Court. Police say a…

YORKVILLE, Ill. (August 3, 2022) – The family of a 13-year-old boy who was killed in a car crash in Yorkville settled wrongful death claims against the driver who caused the crash and his employer for $4.25 million, a record for Kendall County. The settlement was obtained by Salvi, Schostok &…

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (July 22, 2022) – The Lake County Journal published an article about Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard’s 40th anniversary, the firm’s legacy of success, and some of founder Patrick Salvi’s biggest accomplishments over the past four decades. Please click here to read the full article. 

CHICAGO (July 19, 2022) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C.’s Public Relations Director, Marcie Mangan, was recently interviewed on the “Personal Injury Marketing Minute” podcast about how lawyers can get their firm in the news – including, what journalists are looking for, how to email them, and how to increase…

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (July 15, 2022) – Tara Devine, managing partner of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard’s Lake County office, took office June 3 for a one-year term as the president of the Lake County Bar Association. Please click here to read the full article by the Lake County Journal. 

CHICAGO (July 14, 2022) – Illinois attorneys in both the plaintiff and defense bars are keeping a close eye on how courts interpret the state’s new prejudgment interest law, which one court deemed unconstitutional earlier this year. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Marcia Maras concluded it violated defendants’ rights to a…

CHICAGO (July 13, 2022) – From a young age, Patrick Salvi II has been immersed in the legal world. Now, following in the footsteps of his father, he will step into a role he feels more than prepared to take on. As the new president of the Illinois Trial Lawyers…

CHICAGO (July 11, 2022) – Eirene Nakamura Salvi was recently interviewed by the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois as part of their “Member Monday” series. Eirene tells the WBAI she feels joining the organization is one of the best ways to empower women, and to provide community to those desiring it,…

CHICAGO (June 30, 2022) – A half dozen calls for help from a Rogers Park apartment complex went unheeded by city officials last month amid the season’s first heat wave that killed three senior tenants, a Better Government Association investigation found. That’s because city officials say there was nothing they…