Biography
Stephen D. Phillips is the managing partner at Phillips Law Offices in Chicago. He has fought for and secured record verdicts and settlements for injured people and families in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Mr. Phillips is the past President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the largest bar association for trial lawyers in the state of Illinois, and he remains an executive committee member. He also was inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers – limited to 500 attorneys worldwide – in 2011 as well the International Society of Barristers in 2020. He has been consecutively selected as one of America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators since 2017, a distinction reflecting his record of securing multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements in car accident, trucking, and catastrophic injury cases. He is frequently asked by opposing counsel to represent their family members and friends in personal injury and wrongful death matters.
Stephen earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola University and his B.A. from the University of Iowa. He is an extensively published writer and sought-after lecturer on legal topics ranging from personal injury to medical malpractice to tort reform. Mr. Phillips is also the recipient of a number of awards and honors from various legal and community groups. His law practice focuses on personal injury, catastrophic injury, traffic accidents, truck crashes, wrongful death, nursing home and medical malpractice, aviation, construction liability, and product liability. He is also a member of, and has held a number of positions with, the Illinois State Bar Association. Additionally, Mr. Phillips has served as an adjunct professor at the Loyola University School of Law.
Education
- Juris Doctor, Loyola University
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Iowa
- 2006-2013 Loyola University School of Law- Adjunct Professor of Law – Illinois Civil Litigation Prior to Trial and Personal Injury Law
Areas of practice
- Personal injury
- Tort law
- Catastrophic injury
- Wrongful death
- Automobile and Truck accidents
- Construction Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Aviation
- Products Liability
Background and Credentials You Can Trust
Stephen Phillips is admitted to practice law in Illinois, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and in the United States Supreme Court. Stephen Phillips has been designated as an Illinois Super Lawyer. The National Trial Lawyers has elected Mr. Phillips as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers. He has also been selected as one of the top 100 litigators in the United States. He has been selected as one of America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigator, recognizing his work in car accident, trucking, medical malpractice, and wrongful death litigation.
Personal injury attorney Stephen D. Phillips has obtained record multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements for a long list of clients in a considerable number of automobile, trucking, medical malpractice, product liability, construction and a wide variety of and personal injury and wrongful death cases. His experience at resolving the toughest legal issues makes him a powerfully effective advocate for injury victims throughout Illinois and the United States.
Phillips Law Offices Has Been Fighting for Justice and Serving Injured Individuals and Families in Illinois for over 77 years
At Phillips Law Offices, we are proud of the proven track record and outstanding reputation we’ve established and the services we provide to victims of personal injury, automobile, trucking, medical malpractice, construction and wrongful death matters. From our offices in Chicago, the personal injury attorneys of Phillips Law Offices offer aggressive, thorough and high quality legal services to the injured and their families throughout Illinois as well as nationwide. Obtain the experienced legal representation you need. Call (312) 964-8296, or contact us online today for a free consultation.
Awards
- 2013 President – Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- Inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers 2011. The Academy is limited to 500 lawyers worldwide.
- Attorney Stephen D. Phillips named to Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Mullion Dollar Advocates Forum
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell® (highest rating for legal ability and ethics)
- 2005 Illinois Trial Lawyers Association President’s Award
- 2000–2014 Law and Leading Attorneys Statewide Survey of Lawyers, Leading Lawyer
- 2005-Present Illinois Super Lawyers
- 2008–2015 re-election as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Illinois by The National Trial Lawyers
- Chicago Lawyer Magazine survey for the “Most Million Dollar-Plus Settlements in Illinois” in a single year
- Who’s Who in Collegiate Faculty – Montclair Publishing – selected to the 2010/2011 Edition of “Who’s Who in Collegiate Faculty” by Montclair Publishing.
- Mr. Phillips was awarded a ‘Certification of Publication’ for contribution as an author for the 2015 edition Illinois Civil Practice: Opening The Case by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education.
- 2012 – Top Rated Lawyer. American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell
- 2015 – Top Ten Personal Injury Attorney in Illinois – National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, Inc.
- 2015 – Best Attorneys of America – Rue Ratings
- 2015 – Trial Lawyer Excellence Award – Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter.
- 2017 – America’s Top 100 Attorneys – Lifetime Achievement Membership
- 2017 – America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators®
- 2018 – The Best Lawyers in America®
- 2018, 2019 – Marquis Who’s Who in The World
- 2018 – Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2019–Present – America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys
- 2020–Present International Society of Barristers
- 2023 – The Best Lawyers in America® - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
- 2023 – The Best Lawyers in America® - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- 2023 – Martindale-Hubbell's AV Preeminent Attorney
- 2024 – The Best Lawyers in America® - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
- 2024 – The Best Lawyers in America® - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
- 2025 – The Best Lawyers in America® - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- 2025 – The Best Lawyers in America® - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
- 2025 – The Best Lawyers in America® - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
- 2026 – America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators®List Item
Bar Associations
International Society of Barristers
- 2020–2022 International Society of Barristers
Illinois State Bar Association
- 1985–1987 Member
- 1993–Present Member
- 1995–1996 Board Liaison - Young Lawyers Division
- 1995–1997 Board Liaison - South Suburban Bar Association
- 1995–1997 Board Liaison - Justinian Society of Lawyers
- 1995–1997 Board Liaison - Admiralty & Maritime Section
- 1996–1997 Board Liaison - Arab American Bar Association
- 1996–1997 Board Liaison - Justinian Society of Du Page County
- 1996–1997 Board Liaison - Tort Law Section Council
- 1996–1997 Member – Ad Hoc Committee for Judicial Advisory Polls
- 1995–1997 Assembly Member
- 1995–1997 Elected Governor (Cook County under Age 37)
- 1996–1997 Member - Standing Committee on ISBA Properties
- 1997–1998 Member - Standing Committee on Legislation
- 1999–2004 Assembly Member
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- 1984–1996 Member
- 1991– ___ Chairman - Expert Testimony Exchange
- 1992–1994 Sustaining Member
- 1993– ___ Elected Manager - Board of Managers
- 1993– ___ Member - Medical Negligence Committee
- 1994–2003 Co-Chairman - Publications Committee
- 1994–___ Contributing Member
- 1995–1996 Parliamentarian
- 1996–1997 Treasurer
- 1996–1997 Member - Special Advisory Committee to the Constitutional Challenge Committee
- 1996–___ Member - Legislative Committee
- 1997–1998 Executive Committee
- 1998–____ Editorial Board—ITLA Journal
- 1999–2000 Treasurer
- 2000 Nominating Committee for ITLA Officers
- 2002–2004 Executive Committee
- 2003–2009 Co-Chairman Medical Negligence Committee
- 2004–2019 Co-Chairman Publications Committee
- 2010 3rd Vice President (President in 2013)
- 2011 2nd Vice President
- 2012 President Elect
- 2013 President
- 2014 Executive Committee
- 2015 Executive Committee
- 2016 Executive Committee
- 2017 Executive Committee
- 2018 Executive Committee
- 2019 Executive Committee
- 2020 Executive Committee
- 2021 Executive Committee
- 2022 Executive Committee
- 2023 Executive Committee
- 2024 Executive Committee
- 2025 Executive Committee
- 2026 Executive Committee
American Trial Lawyers Association
- Member Since 1985
- Member Birth Trauma Litigation Group
American Bar Association
- Member, 1985–1997
Other Associations and Honors
- Fellow – Illinois Bar Foundation (1995)
- Justinian Society of Lawyers – Mentor for Mentor Program
- Justinian Society Scholarship Committee
- John G. Phillips Scholarship Chairman
- Loyola University – Presidents Club
- University of Iowa Alumni Association – Lifetime Member
- Elected to Consumer Guide Book – Leading Attorneys in Illinois 1995 –present (Determined by a state-wide survey of lawyers.) Published by American Research Corporation.
- International Who’s Who of Professionals (1995), Published by Gilbralter Marketing
- Strathmore’s Who’s Who Registry (1999 -2000 Edition)
- Society of Trial Lawyers (1999 to present)
- Illinois Network of Leading American Attorneys (2000 to present)
- Recognized in the Chicago Lawyer Magazine as resolving the most million dollar plus cases than any other lawyer in Illinois in 1999 survey.
- Martindale-Hubbell Rating AV – Legal Ability Very High to preeminent. Ethical Standards – Very High. Highest Rating for Both
- 2005 Illinois Trial Lawyers Association President’s Award
- 2004 – 2012 Law and Leading Attorneys Statewide Survey Lawyers. Advisory Board – Top 5% of Lawyers in the State of Illinois
- 2005 – 2013 Recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer in a statewide survey of lawyers.
- 2006 – 2008 Loyola University School of Law – Adjunct Professor – Illinois Civil Litigation Prior to Trial
- 2009 – 2016 Loyola University School of Law – Adjunct Professor – Illinois Personal Injury Law
- 2007 – 2011 Highest rating for Personal Injury Lawyer in Illinois by Avvo.com Also highest ratings for Trucking Lawyer, Brain Injury Lawyer and Birth Trauma Lawyer.
- 2008 – 2012 Voted Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Illinois. American Trial Lawyers Association
- 2010-2011 “Who’s Who in Collegiate Faculty” Montclair Publishing
- 2012 Top Rated Lawyers Guide to Transportation Law; The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel Magazine.
- 2012 Reelected as Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Illinois by the National Trial Lawyers Association.
- 2012 Top Rated Lawyer. American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell
- 2014 The Million Dollar Advocates Forum – Lifetime Member
- 2014 The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum – Lifetime Member
- 2014 Top Ten Personal Injury Attorney in Illinois – National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys
- 2014 Best Attorney’s of America – Rue Ratings
- 10/2015 Trial Lawyer Excellence Award. Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter
- 2016 America’s Top 100 Lawyers; Lifetime Achievement
- 2017 The Best Lawyers in America Achievement
- 2017 Top-Rated Lawyer – Avvo
- 2017 Top 100 High Stakes Litigator – America's Top 100, LLC
- 2017 Top 100 Lawyer – Avvo
- 2018 Illinois Super Lawyer
- 2018 Marquis Who’s Who
- 2018 Voted Top 100 Attorney in Illinois - Chicago Magazine
- 2018 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award – Marquis Who's Who
- 2019 Marquis Who's Who
- 2019 America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys – America’s Top 100, LLC
- 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers
- 2019 Marquis Who's Who in the World - Marquis Publications
- 2020 Leading Lawyer
- 2020 Top 100 Lawyer – National Trial Lawyers
- 2020 America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys – America’s Top 100, LLC
- 2020 Marquis Who's Who in the World - Marquis Publications
- 2021 Marquis Who’s Who in the World – Marquis Publications
- 2021 America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys - America's Top 100, LLC
- 2022 Top 50 Lawyers in America - America's Top Lawyers
- 2022 America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys – America’s Top 100, LLC
- 2023 America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys – America’s Top 100, LLC
- 2024 America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys – America’s Top 100, LLC
- 2025 America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys – America’s Top 100, LLC
- 2026 America’s Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys – America’s Top 100, LLC
Lectures and Presentations
- 05/02/92 – ITLA – Young Lawyers Seminar – “Obtaining and Presenting Expert Witnesses”
- 09/12/92 – ITLA – Civil Practice “Update and Review Seminar” – Moderator
- 09/11/93 – ITLA – Civil Practice “Update and Review Seminar”– “Settlement/Kotecki Update/Confidentiality Order”
- 02/20/95 – ITLA – “The Nuts and Bolts of Handling Automobile Accident Cases”– “Preparing Your Case For Trial”
- 12/02/95 – ITLA – Medical Malpractice Seminar – “Combating Defense Tactics”
- 03/13/96 – CBA – Countdown to Trial – “Preparing Your Case For Trial”
- 09/07/96 – ITLA – Update and Review Seminar –”Structural Work Act and Construction Negligence”
- 11/11/96 – SBA – Trial Techniques Seminar – Getting a Case Ready; Getting A Verdict – “Opening Statements”
- 12/07/96 – ITLA – Medical Malpractice Seminar – “Presenting the Plaintiff’s Expert for Deposition”
- 2/17/97 – ITLA – Maximizing results through settlement and TRIAL – “Prosecuting the Negligence Case”– Opening Statement and Closing Argument
- 5/3/97 – ITLA – You're on Trial Shot Gun Seminar – “Subsequent Remedial Measures”
- 9/6/97 – ITLA – Issues, Answers, and Legal Trends. “Liens”
- 1/29/98 – Valparaiso Law School – Litigation – Plaintiff vs. Defense Practice
- 2/16/98 – ITLA – Negotiating and Settling Personal Injury Cases – “Initial Settlement Considerations”
- 8/14/98 – Ross and Hardies Litigation Group Lectures – “Preparing a Case for Trial”
- 10/19/98 – John Marshall Law School – Preparation and Trial of a Product Liability Case – Plaintiff’s Perspective
- 12/5/98 – ITLA – “Under the Microscope: The Anatomy of a Malpractice Trial” – Jury Instructions
- 4/6/99 – IICLE – Modern Medical Malpractice Litigation – “Standard of Care”
- 10/11/99 – ITLA – Trial Techniques Seminar – Moderator
- 10/9/00 – ITLA – Anatomy of a Trial Seminar – Handling the Defense Experts
- 12/9/00 – ITLA – Medical Malpractice Seminar – Investigating the Defense Witnesses
- 11/29/01– IICLE – How to Depose a Doctor – Moderator
- 12/8/01 – ITLA – Medical Malpractice Seminar – “Cardiac Cases”
- 1/19/02 – ITLA – Tort Litigation: From Intake to Verdict Seminar – Moderator
- 5/21/02 – Ross and Hardies Litigation Group Lectures – “Preparing a Case for Trial”
- 1/18/03 – ITLA – Overcoming Juror Bias Seminar – Trial Story – Presenting the Case
- 3/14/03 – American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine – Occupational Medicine: “Where Medicine Meets the Workplace” – How to Prepare to Testify
- 5/22/03 – Wilmette Rotary Club, Wilmette, “Illinois Tort Reform – What it Means”
- 12/6/03 – ITLA – Medical Malpractice Seminar – Obstetrics and Gynecology Malpractice.
- 3/11/05 – The American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Greater Miami Chapter, Miami Teaching Institute – How to Avoid the Deposition Jitters
- 4/7/05 – Tort Reform Debate Participant – Hellenic Bar Association
- 5/7/05 – ITLA – Advocacy Showcase: The Art of Advocacy – A one day Trial. Cross Examination of Plaintiff’s Damage Exert Witness.
- 12/2/06 – ITLA – Medical Malpractice Seminar – “Crunch Time 120 Days to Trial”
- 6/27/08 – IICLE – Personal Injury Practice Update – Top developments in motor vehicle cases, premises liability, product liability, governmental immunity, insurance coverage, etc.
- 12/6/08 – ITLA – Medical Malpractice Seminar. Deposing and Cross Examining Defendants and Defense Experts
- 2/27/09 – ISBA – Law Education Series – Sharpen Your Trial Skills – Opening Statement
- 3/28/09 – ITLA – Insurance, Liens & Settlements Seminar – Maximizing Settlements
- 12/5/09 – ITLA – Medical Malpractice Seminar. Deposition and Cross Examination of Defendants and Defense Experts
- 4/7/10 – University of Notre Dame (South bend Indiana): Depositions of Defendants in Automobile Cases and Medical Malpractice Cases
- 5/7/10 – ITLA – Ethics and Professionalism in Personal Injury Practice Seminar – Client Relationship Issues
- 6/23/10 – IICLE – Personal Injury Practice Update – Emerging Issues for 2010, Jury Instruction Update
- 9/28/10 – Minnesota Lawyers Mutual – 2010 Update: Preventing Legal Malpractice Claims and Ethics Complaints in Your Law Practice
- 2/16/11 –ITLA –Webinar on Medical Literature
- 2/18/11 – ITLA – Medical Malpractice Seminar Opening Statement
- 4/6/11 – University of Notre Dame Law School (South Bend, Indiana): Deposition and Cross-examination of Defendants and Defense Experts.
- 3/5/12 – ISBA – Foundations, Evidence, and Objections Seminar – Jury Selection
- 3/23/12 – IICLE – Pretrial Preparation in Civil Practice Seminar – How to Choose your Case
- 4/20/12 – Day in the life videos – a case study. 2012 Spring Symposium – The Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel and the Illinois Insurance Association
- 4/23/12 – IICLE – Illinois Civil Practice: Opening the Case
- 10/8/12 – ITLA – Update and Review Seminar – Evidence and Procedure
- 12/8/12 – ITLA – Medical Malpractice Seminar – Case selection and Screening
- 12/7/13 – ITLA – Medical Malpractice Seminar – Case Selection
- 12/6/14 – ITLA – Medical Malpractice Seminar – Cross Examination of Defendants and Defense Experts
- 8/24/15 – Amazing Verdicts
- 12/6/15 ITLA – Medical Malpractice Seminar – Jury Selection
- 10/22/16 – ITLA – Update & Review Seminar – Closing Argument
- 12/08/17 – ITLA – Medical Malpractice Seminar – Case Selection
- 12/10/18 – ITLA – Medical Malpractice Seminar – Developing Non-Economic Damages
- 12/6/19 – ITLA – Medical Malpractice Seminar – Presenting Damages
- 1/18/2020 – Rocky Mountain Trauma Society – Trauma and the Law
- 2/21/20 – ITLA – Damages Seminar – Spinal Injuries
- 12/1/20 – Medical Malpractice Webinar – Case Selection
- 1/17/2021 – Rocky Mountain Trauma Society – A Primer on Malpractice and Insurance – Virtual Presentation
- 1/16/2022 – Rocky Mountain Trauma Society – The Invalid Narrative of the American Lawsuit Epidemic.
- 3/25/2022 – Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar on Damages - Spinal Injuries
- 12/9/2022 - ITLA - Medical Malpractice Seminar – Direct examination/No leading
- 1/23/2024 – Rocky Mountain Trauma Society – Law & Medicine
- 1/20/2025 – Rocky Mountain Trauma Society –The State of Litigation
- 5/29/2025 - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Live Webinar - Sharpening Your Legal Edge: Essential Skills for Young Lawyers - Preparing for Depositions
- 1/19/2026 - Rocky Mountain Trauma Society - Malpractice Update
Publications
- 1993 – Proving and Disproving Damages in Personal Injury Cases 1993 Illinois Institute for continuing Legal Education. Chapter 1 – Physical Injuries – Plaintiff's Perspective.
- 1993 – Illinois Structural Work Act Practice 1993 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Chapter 5 — Trial Practice – Plaintiff
- 1995 – Illinois Politics December 1995 – Viewpoint “Why We Don’t Need a Law Prohibiting Jury Selection Consultants”
- 1996 – Illinois State Bar Association Bar News Volume 36, No. 14, February 1, 1996 – Jury Selection Consultants Are Needed
- 1996 – Proving and Disproving Damages in Personal Injury Cases 1996; Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Chapter I – Supplement for Physical Injuries – Plaintiff’s Perspective
- 1996 – Letter to the Editor, “Unethical Conduct–Allstate Insurance”. Crain’s Chicago Business, June 3 – 9, 1996, pg. 23, Vol. 19
- 1996 – Illinois Civil Discovery Practice, 1996 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Chapter 2. “Limitations on Discovery”
- 1996 – Illinois State Bar Association Bar News Volume 37, No. 12, January 3, 1997 – Tort Reform Uninformed
- 1997 – ITLA Edition of the Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook – Learned Medical Treatises
- 1998 – Letter to the Editor, Response to “Publishers’ Prerogative” on Tort Reform. Illinois Legal Times. Vol.12, No.131. March 1998
- 1998 – ITLA Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook — Learned Medical Treatises Supplement
- 1998 – IICLE – Modern Medical Malpractice Litigation — “Standard of Care”
- 1998 – ITLA Trial Journal — Lost Pension Benefits in a Wrongful Death Action – A Wrong without a Remedy
- 1998 – ITLA Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook Supplement
- 1999 – ITLA Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook – Learned Medical Treatises
- 2000 – ITLA Trial Journal — The Use and Abuse of Medical Literature, Volume 2, Number 1, Winter 2000
- 2000 – IICLE Practice Handbook — Proving and Disproving Damages in Personal Injury Cases, 2000 Edition
- 2002 – Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education “Development of the Case on Fact and Law”
- 2003 – Chicago Tribune – Voice of the People Letter to the Editor 2/17/03. Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums
- 2003 – Chicago Sun Times – Letter to the Editor 7-10-03 “Medical Malpractice Premiums, Legal Malpractice Premiums and Boat Insurance Premiums.”
- 2004 – Present Justinian Society Newsletter “From a Plaintiff’s Lawyer’s Desk” – Quarterly Columnist
- 2006 – ITLA Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook Supplement
- 2007 – ITLA Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook Supplement
- 2008 – ITLA Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook Supplement
- 2008 – IICLE – Illinois Civil Practice Vol. 1, Chapter 2, Development of the Case on Facts and Law
- 2008 – IICLE – Illinois Civil Practice Vol. 1, Chapter 2, Development of the Case on Facts and Law
- 2011 – ITLA Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook: Learned Medial Treatises and Assistant Editor
- 2011 – Trial Journal of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association: Winter 2011 – Practice Tips: Cross Examination of the Expert Witness: Rutherford et al vs Kochell et al.
- 2012 – IICLE – 2012 Edition, Illinois Civil Practice: Opening the Case
- 2013 – Freeport Journal Standard and the Daily Times of Ottawa – No Title
- 2013 – State Journal – Register: Lawsuit abuse is a myth
- 2013 – The Southern: About those lawsuits
- 2013 – Newton Mentor Press Website: Response to “Lawsuit abuse starts with you”
- 2013 – Bureau County Republican: A Frivolous Defense
- 2013 – Belleville News Democrat: What’s Frivolous is the Defense
- 2013 – Alton Telegraph - No Title
- 2013 – Jacksonville Journal Courier: Businesses Not That Concerned About Lawsuits
- 2013 – Rockford Register Star: The Real Lawsuit Abuse
- 2013 – Marion Daily Republican: No Title
- 2014 – Jacksonville Journal Courier, Letter by ITLA President Stephen D. Phillips: Judicial Hellhole Report is the Same Old Junk in New Wrapping
- 2014 – Chicago Tribune: Workers’ Comp
- 2014 – Journal-Gazette & Times Courier (Charleston/Mattoon): I-LAW Group is Anti-Consumer
- 2014 – State Journal – Register: Dispelling Illinois’ “Judicial hellhole” Myth
- 2014 – The Southern: Civil Justice Truth Needed
- 2014 – State Journal – Register: Letter to The Editor: Senate Bill 3287 Not a ‘Trial Lawyer Bill’
- 2015 – Illinois Trial Lawyers Associates Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook: Chapter 10, Learned Medical Treatises
- 2017 – Illinois Trial Lawyers Associates Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook: Learned Medical Treatises
- 2021 – Letter to the Editor: Letter: Lawyers There to Protect Legal Rights During Psych Exams
- 2022 – Illinois Trial Lawyers Associates Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook: Chapter 10, Learned Medical Treatises
- 2024 – Illinois Trial Lawyers Associates Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook: Learned Medical Treatises
Publications
- ___ v. Rosi, et al., Settlement $1,085,000.00
Community service
- Volunteer baseball coach
- Volunteer AYSO soccer coach