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New Illinois traffic laws to take effect in 2022

CHICAGO  – As we head into a new year, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. is alerting drivers to the new Illinois traffic laws that will most impact motorists, pedestrians, and passengers when they take effect on January 1, 2022: Traffic stop education (HB03097): In 2022, the Illinois Rules of the…

Jury awards $21.05 million to woman who suffered thoracic spine injury in Maywood crash

CHICAGO (December 9, 2021) – A Cook County jury has awarded more than $21 million to a 33-year-old single mother who suffered a thoracic spine injury requiring T1-6 fusion in a 2017 Maywood, Illinois crash. On March 24, 2017, Defendant Driver Ericka Taylor was driving a Ford utility vehicle southbound…

Patrick A. Salvi receives ITLA’s Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award

 CHICAGO (December 3, 2021) – Patrick A. Salvi, Founder and Managing Equity Partner of the Law Offices of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C., was presented with the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award on Thursday, December 2 at the ITLA midyear recognition dinner at…

Jennifer Ashley honored by Daily Herald Business Ledger as a 2021 “Influential Women in Business” award recipient

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (November 12, 2021) – On Thursday, November 11, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Partner Jennifer L. Ashley was one of 22 women honored at the 24th annual Influential Women in Business Awards and Recognition Event, hosted by the Daily Herald Business Ledger and its sponsoring partners. Each year, the…

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC ranked in 2022 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”

CHICAGO (November 4, 2021) – For the 12th 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 2022 list regionally in three practice areas. Firms included in the 2022 “Best Law…

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard listed among top three Illinois law firms in 2021 Settlement Survey

CHICAGO (November 8, 2021) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. is pleased to announce the firm was highlighted in Chicago Lawyer Magazine’s 2021 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…

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard obtains $11,050,000 settlement on behalf of man who lost his leg while helping woman whose car broke down

CHICAGO (November 1, 2021) – – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard attorneys Patrick A. Salvi, Aaron D. Boeder, Tara R. Devine, and Eirene N. Salvi obtained an $11,050,000, settlement for a Dolton, Illinois married couple after the husband lost his leg when he was struck by a vehicle while helping a…

Lawsuit: Man died after sedation error during routine dental procedure

ROCKFORD, Ill. (October 5, 2021) – The Illinois law firm of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard has filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the family of a Woodstock, Ill. man who died after being sedated during a routine tooth extraction surgery. On April 7, 2021, 57-year-old Lyle Schmidt underwent…

Twelve Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard attorneys recognized by Leading Lawyers

CHICAGO (October 5, 2021) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. is pleased to announce 12 of the firm’s attorneys have been honored by Law Bulletin Media as Leading Lawyers and Emerging Lawyers in Illinois for 2021. Patrick A. Salvi, Patrick A. Salvi II, Matthew L. Williams, Tara R. Devine, Jennifer…

Lake County Bar Foundation donates funds to Waukegan 2 College in memory of Elizabeth Olszewski

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (September 28, 2021) – On Tuesday September 28, the Lake County Bar Foundation presented a contribution of $1,000 to Waukegan 2 College in memory of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard attorney Elizabeth R. Olszewski. A promising young lawyer, Elizabeth dedicated much of her time outside the office volunteering with the “Waukegan…