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Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard honors late attorneys Michael P. Schostok and Elizabeth R. Olszewski with new excellence awards
Patrick A. Salvi II honored with the Michael P. Schostok Excellence Award and Heidi L. Wickstrom honored with the Elizabeth R. Olszewski Commitment Award CHICAGO (December 9, 2022) – The Illinois law firm of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard has created two new awards, one named in honor of late Partner…

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard releases new episodes of podcast “Beating Goliath: A Plaintiff’s Pursuit of Justice”
CHICAGO (December 1, 2022) – The lawyers of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. have released new episodes of the firm’s official podcast, “Beating Goliath: A Plaintiff’s Pursuit of Justice,” which shares a behind-the-scenes look at some of the firm’s biggest trials in history. In October 2013, Karla Gress, a wife…

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard obtains $1.25 million settlement for motorcyclist injured in Lake County truck collision
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (November 4, 2022) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard attorneys Tara R. Devine and Jaclyn J. Kurth recently obtained a $1,250,000 settlement on behalf of a motorcyclist who was injured in a 2020 crash with a truck. On August 15, 2020, 50-year-old Plaintiff was driving his motorcycle southbound on…

$1.1 million settlement for husband of woman who died in 2021 Lake County car crash
WARREN, Ill. (November 3, 2022) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard attorney Jennifer L. Ashley has obtained a $1,100,000 settlement on behalf of the husband of a Gurnee woman who was killed in a 2021 crash in Warren, Ill. On November 20, 2021, Defendant Driver attempted to make a left turn…

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC ranked in 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”
CHICAGO (November 3, 2022) – For the 13th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers has announced the “Best Law Firms” rankings and the Illinois law firm Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. has been ranked in the 2023 list regionally in four practice areas. Firms included in the 2023 U.S. News…

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard obtains $1.75 million settlement for woman injured in Indiana crash
CHICAGO (November 1, 2022) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard attorneys Rob L. Kohen, Thomas R. Mulroy III and Heidi L. Wickstrom recently obtained a $1,750,000 settlement on behalf of a woman who was injured in an Indiana car crash while traveling on business. On December 22, 2014, Plaintiff, 37, was…

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard trial team recognized with 2022 Trial Lawyer Excellence Award
CHICAGO (October 26, 2022) – A Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard trial team was honored with a Trial Lawyer Excellence Award presented by the Jury Verdict Reporter, a division of Law Bulletin Publishing Company, at a by-invitation-only reception on Tuesday, October 25 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Attorneys Patrick A. Salvi,…

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard listed among top three Illinois law firms in 2022 Chicago Lawyer Settlement Survey
CHICAGO (October 25, 2022) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. is pleased to announce the firm was highlighted in Chicago Lawyer Magazine’s 2022 Settlement Survey as one of the top three law firms in the state of Illinois. Each year, Chicago Lawyer and the Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter — sister…

$21.05 million jury verdict obtained by Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard among Top 100 verdicts in U.S. for 2021
CHICAGO (September 27, 2022) – A $21.05 million jury verdict obtained by Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard has been ranked in ALM’s Top 100 Verdicts in the United States in 2021. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried either in state or federal courts of the United…

Jury finds Sterigenics EtO emissions caused Willowbrook woman’s cancer, awards record $363 million
CHICAGO (September 19, 2022) – A Cook County jury has awarded a total of $363 million to a Willowbrook woman who was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer after living about one-third of a mile from medical device sterilization plant Sterigenics for more than three decades. The trial was the first…