PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE THROUGH WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
SUPER LAW YERS / ILLINOIS 2013
ANTHONY C.
RACCUGLIA
ANTHONY C. RACCUGLIA &
ASSOCIATES P.C.
1200 Maple Drive
Peru, IL 61354
Tel: 815-223-0230
Fax: 815-223-0233
raccuglialaw@comcast.net
raccuglialawoffice.lawoffice.com
Anthony C. Raccuglia is a plaintiffs’ personal injury lawyer. He
specializes in personal injury and medical malpractice injuries.
Although practicing in a predominantly rural community, he
has had multiple jury verdicts in the multimillion-dollar range
including a $7.5 million death settlement in 2007; a $2 million
malpractice verdict in 2009; and, in 2010, a $4 million and
$4.25 million verdict in two wrongful death cases. Raccuglia
was the recipient of the Leonard Ring Award from ITLA in
2009 and a Distinguished Alumni Award from John Marshall
Law School in 2911. As a 26-year-old first-year lawyer, he
was the lead prosecutor in a triple murder case that had
worldwide publicity.
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
DONALD A. SHAPIRO DONALD A. SHAPIRO LTD. 180 North LaSalle Street Suite 1801 Chicago, IL 60601 Tel: 312-263-3443 Fax: 312-263-4609 don@dshapirolaw.com www.dshapirolaw.com
The name Don Shapiro is synonymous with record-setting
verdicts. From 1979, when Don obtained Illinois’ then highest
legal malpractice verdict, to when he won Wisconsin’s largest
medical malpractice verdict in 1988 ($24.7 million); from
the 2004 $9.6 million verdict for a police shooting, to his
2006 $24.7 million medical malpractice verdict that quadrupled
Kane County’s previous record and to his 2009 $6.7 million
record wrongful death verdict in Macon County (affirmed in
2011); Don Shapiro has consistently raised the bar for excellence.
His quick mind, attention to detail, and ability to relate to jurors
have keyed Don’s success. A University of Chicago Law School
graduate and a former instructor at Chicago-Kent College of
Law, Don heads his own firm.
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: PRODUCTS
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
TOR HOERMAN TORHOERMAN LAW LLC 234 South Wabash 7th Floor Chicago, IL 60604 Tel: 312-372-4800 Fax: 618-656-4401 thoerman@torhoermanlaw.com www.torhoermanlaw.com
DANIEL F. KONICEK
KONICEK & DILLON, PC
21 West State Street
Geneva, IL 60134
Tel: 630-262-9655
Fax: 630-262-9659
dan@konicekdillonlaw.com
www.konicekdillonlaw.com
ELLIOT R. SCHIFF
SCHIFF GORMAN LLC
One East Wacker Drive
Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60601
Tel: 312-345-7202
Fax: 312-345-8645
eschiff@schiff-law.com
www.schifflegalmalpractice.com
Daniel Konicek practices in the areas of professional liability,
commercial litigation, and personal injury. He has tried to verdict
over 90 jury trials in state and federal courts across the country.
Mr. Konicek has been at the forefront of developments in legal
malpractice, by lecturing, writing, and arguing appeals that
have resulted in changes in the law. He was honored as one of
Illinois’s top lawyers by inclusion in the Forty Under 40 Illinois
Attorneys to Watch and has been named in 2006-2013 Illinois
Super Lawyers. He is a member of Leading Lawyers, the
Litigation Counsel of America, and the Million Dollar Advocates
Forum. Mr. Konicek, who serves on the ITLA Board of Managers,
has tried dozens of cases involving damages in excess of
$1 million.
PROFESSIONAL LIABILIT Y: DEFENSE
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
PROFESSIONAL LIABILI T Y: PLAIN TIFF
JAMES A. MCPHEDRAN
ANTHONY C. RACCUGLIA &
ASSOCIATES P.C.
1200 Maple Drive
Peru, IL 61354
Tel: 815-223-0230
Fax: 815-223-0233
raccuglialaw@comcast.net
raccuglialawoffice.lawoffice.com
James A. McPhedran graduated summa cum laude from
Northern Illinois University in accounting (and later obtained
a CPA Certificate) and with distinction from John Marshall Law
School, which provided a sound foundation needed to address
the opportunities and challenges of practicing with Anthony C.
Raccuglia & Associates P.C. since 1977. He is a general
practitioner; examples of his representation in significant
matters in multiple areas of the law include establishing
appellate court precedents helpful to injured workers. Also,
Mr. McPhedran has represented the City of LaSalle for over
20 years. He has been part of three plaintiffs’ verdicts in excess
of a million dollars within the last four years, two involving
vehicular accidents and one involving medical negligence.
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
GOVERNMENT/CITIES/MUNICIPALITIES
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Elliot R. Schiff, a founding member of Schiff Gorman LLC,
represents plaintiffs involved in professional legal and broker
malpractice matters and catastrophic injuries involving trucking
and other transportation matters. He has twice been recognized
by The National Law Journal, once for securing one of the ten
best jury verdicts of the year. He is the author of the 2002 IICLE
Chapter on Legal Malpractice and the 2005, 2007, 2010, and
2012 supplements. He is the former Chair of the CBA Legal
Malpractice Committee and is former Chair of the IDC Legal
Malpractice Committee. He is a member of AAJ, ABOTA, ITLA,
CBA, and ISBA. He was the 2011 President of the Society of Trial
Lawyers, is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, and
was named to Leading Lawyers Network by his peers.
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
PROFESSIONAL LIABILI T Y: PLAINTIFF
ARNOLD G. RUBIN
LAW OFFICES OF
ARNOLD G. RUBIN, LTD.
100 West Monroe
Suite 1100
Chicago, IL 60603
Tel: 312-899-8333
Fax: 312-899-8141
arubin@rubincomplaw.com
www.rubincomplaw.com
Arnold G. Rubin concentrates his practice on the area of
workers’ compensation law. Significant appellate court cases
include Forest City Steel Erectors v. Industrial Commission and
Lakeside Architectural Metals v. Industrial Commission. He has
authored various articles for the Illinois Bar Journal and the
Illinois Trial Lawyers Journal. He has lectured for the CBA, ISBA,
ITLA, and IICLE. Mr. Rubin has been included in The Best Lawyers
in America since 1995. He is recognized as AV-rated in the
2012 edition of Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar Register of Preeminent
Lawyers. He was also named as the number one Workers’
Compensation Lawyer in Illinois for 2010 and 2011 based upon
the surveys conducted by the Leading Lawyers Network.
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
As founding member of TorHoerman Law LLC, Tor focuses
a majority of his legal efforts on pharmaceutical and toxic
mass tort litigation. Throughout his career representing injured
people, Tor has tenaciously litigated cases against some of the
world’s largest corporations, recovering verdicts and settlements
in excess of $250 million. Tor considers it an honor to represent
and help victims of preventable injuries. Tor’s efforts have not
gone unnoticed by the judiciary, having been appointed by
numerous courts, federal and state, to lead litigations nationally.
Other than serving his clients, there is no greater honor than
being singled out for professional achievement by one’s peers;
Tor is very proud of his 2013 Illinois Super Lawyers honor as one
of the top 100 attorneys in Illinois.
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: PRODUC TS
DAVID FIGLIOLI
MORICI, FIGLIOLI &
ASSOCIATES
150 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 1100
Chicago, IL 60601
Tel: 312-372-9600
Fax: 312-372-9602
Figlioli@MoriciFiglioli.com
www.moricifiglioli.com
David Figlioli is one of the founding partners of Morici, Figlioli &
Associates. He has represented injured workers in workers’
compensation matters and Social Security disability claims
throughout Illinois since 1991. Additionally, a growing part of his
practice includes representing police officers, firefighters, and
paramedics in their claims for disability pensions. He graduated
with a degree in education from Concordia University, River
Forest, Illinois and received his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude
from John Marshall Law School. He is a member of the CBA,
ISBA, WCLA, and ATLA. He has also met the standard of
excellence set by ATLA for selection to the Top 100 Trial Lawyers.
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
ROBERT L. SMITH
GAIDO & FINTZEN
30 North LaSalle Street
Suite 3010
Chicago, IL 60602
Tel: 312-346-7855
Fax: 312-346-8317
rsmith@gaido-fintzen.com
www.gaido-fintzen.com
Robert is a shareholder and heads his firm’s workers’
compensation defense practice. With 23 years of trial
experience, Robert brings practical wisdom, respect, and
sophisticated insight to the representation of employers faced
with high-exposure claims. Robert sits on the Illinois Supreme
Court Board of Character & Fitness and also has the highest
rating by both the bar and judiciary for ethics and legal ability.
He has been named among The Best Lawyers in America and
also a Top Lawyer in Illinois, for workers’ compensation. Robert
is licensed in Wisconsin and holds the MSCC (Medicare) license
as well. Robert delivers effective defense litigation management
through effective communication and personal attention.
CONSTRUC TION LITIGATION
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
