Bruce Pfaff
Bruce Pfaff dedicates 100% of his practice to representing plaintiffs in product liability, medical malpractice, and all other types of personal injury and wrongful death cases. Bruce Pfaff has been a trial lawyer since 1979, representing people injured or killed by wrongful conduct. He received excellent training from two premier law firms before starting his own practice in 1991. Bruce has succeeded for clients in cases including those hurt by unsafe or defective products, medical malpractice by obstetricians, anesthesiologists, cardiologists, neurosurgeons, other doctors and hospital personnel, careless driving, poor maintenance of property, sexual assault, legal malpractice, and other forms of personal injury cases in Chicago. In six cases, his clients have each received more than $10 million in jury verdicts. He is one of a handful of Illinois lawyers who have had similar trial success. In addition to representing clients and managing the law firm, Bruce writes Friend of the Court briefs for the Illinois Trial Lawyers' Association and for the American Board of Trial Advocates. He has been inducted as a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers, and the American Board of Trial Advocates
- University of California - San Francisco
- J.D. (1979)
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- UC Law San Francisco was formerly known as University of California, Hastings College of the Law
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- Dartmouth College
- B.A. (1976)
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- Founder and owner
- Pfaff, Gill & Ports, Ltd.
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- Founder and owner
- Pfaff & Gill, Ltd.
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- Founder and owner
- Bruce R. Pfaff & Associates, Ltd.
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- Lawyer
- Corboy & Demetrio
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- Lawyer
- Bostwick & Tehin
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- Trying and Settling a Complex Multiple Defendant Medical Negligence Case
- Illinois Trial Lawyers' Association, Medical Negligence Committee
- Presenting the Case to Jury
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Implications of Health Care Technology for Trial Practice
- Chicago Bar Association
- Multi Party Cases: Who Belongs on the Verdict Form?
- ITLA Journal
- "Product Liability Update & Review
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- Masters in Trial presenter, Oxford, MS
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Masters in Trial presenter, Dallas, Texas
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Top Ten Illinois Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- I have earned this award in 2011 and 2018-2023
- President's Award
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- also in 2000
- Top Ten Personal Injury Plaintiffs' Lawyers in IL
- Leading Lawyers Network
- Top Ten Consumer Lawyers in IL
- Leading Lawyers Network
- Access to Justice Award
- American Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar
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- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
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- Chicago Bar Association
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- American Association for Justice (AAJ)
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- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ)
- Sustaining member
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- Leading Laywers Network Advisory Board
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- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
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- American College of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow
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- International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow
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- International Society of Barristers
- Fellow
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- The American Trial Lawyers' Association
- Invited member
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- Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases
- Committee member
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- Illinois
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- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Personal Injury (Plaintiff)
- English
Truck accident reconstruction