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Steven M. Levin

Steven M. Levin

Levin & Perconti
  • Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Abuse, Personal Injury ...
  • Illinois
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Biography

Steven M. Levin is the co-founder and senior partner of Levin & Perconti, and a trial lawyer with more than 40 years of litigation experience and success. In 1992, he and John Perconti founded Levin & Perconti, which has since grown into a thirty-lawyer plaintiff personal injury firm with more than 200 years of combined trial experience. Steve has obtained an extraordinary number of multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients in a tremendous variety of high-profile personal injury and wrongful death cases, including birth injury, failure to timely diagnose cancer, and workplace negligence. His most recent victories include a $7 million judgment for his client against a doctor who failed to diagnose postpartum bleeding, and a $6.7 million medical malpractice verdict against a hospital involving a birth injury case.

Steve has appeared on several news programs for cases which have attracted both local and national attention. Steve has established a reputation as one of the country's top litigators in the highly-specialized area of nursing home abuse and neglect. He has represented hundreds of nursing home residents and their families who have been victimized by improper care and treatment, achieving landmark victories and record-setting verdicts and settlements for his clients in these cases. More importantly, Steve's vigilance in representing such victims has brought national attention to this rampant and unacceptable problem, sending a message that mistreatment of one of society's most vulnerable groups will not go unnoticed.

Education
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
J.D. | Law
Honors: cum laudeLead Article Editor, Loyola University School of Law ReviewThomas Owens Award recipient (for highest grade point average)
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
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Professional Experience
Founder and Senior Partner
Levin & Perconti
- Current
Publications
Articles & Publications
Advising Elder Clients and Their Families - Chapter 7 - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Actions Under the Nursing Home Care Act
Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2008 Handbook
Plaintiff's Perspectives
IICLE Long Term Care Litigation
Litigating Nursing Home Malpractice
GP Solo Magazine
Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Actions in the Elderly Population
The Advocacy & Litigation SIG Advocate: National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc.
Handling Witnesses: Deposing the Medical Director, Director of Nursing, Attending Physician, Nursing Home Administrator and Nursing Staff
Nursing Home Litigation: Pre-Trial Practice and Trials
Screening the Nursing Home Case
Nursing Home Litigation: Investigation and Case Preparation
Litigating Nursing Home Wandering Cases
Elder's Advisor: The Journal of Elder Law and Post-Retirement Planning
First Things First: Evaluating a Nursing Home Case
Illinois State Bar Journal
Protecting the Rights of Nursing Home Residents Through Litigation
Illinois State Bar Journal
Nursing Homes and Life Care Communities
IICLE, Advising Elderloy Clients and Their Families
A Question of Responsibility: Part Two - An Attorney's View of the Insanity Defense
Loyola Magazine
Libel and Slander - A State is Precluded from Imposing Liability Without Fault or Presumed or Punitive Damages in teh Absence of New York Times Malice - Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.
Loyola University of Chicago Law Journal
Speaking Engagements
Structuring the Deposition of a Difficult Witness
American Association for Justice, Nursing Home Depositions College
Deposing Nursing Home Staff and Corporate Representatives in Nursing Home Injury Cases
Strafford Nursing Home Depos Webinar, CLE Webinar
Ex Parte Communication with Current and Former Employees of Defendant
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA)
Elder Law Practice in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Nursing Home Litigation for the Elder Law Practitioner, Chicago, IL
Pretrial Preparation in Civil Practice, Deposing Adverse Parties and Expert Witnesses, Chicago, IL
Personal injury in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, Chicago, IL
The John Marshall Law School
Winning Your Case Through Depositions, Advanced Nursing Home Litigation Seminar, Atlantic City, NJ
New Jersey Association for Justice
Nursing Home College: Depositions, Washington, D.C.
American Association for Justice
Research Strategies for Expert Depositions and Trial Preparation in Nursing Home Cases, AAJ 2012 Annual Convention, Chicago, IL
American Association for Justice
Voir Dire: Legal & Strategic Issues, Lunchtime Seminar Series, Chicago, IL
Circuit Court of Cook County
Advanced Evidentiary Issues at Trial, Chicago, IL
IICLE
Litigating Nursing Home Cases Seminar: From Case Selection to Trial, Boston, MA
American Association for Justice
Wound Care and the Law: Liability and Other Issues for the Practicing Wound Care Clinician, ACWHTR Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL
The American College of Wound Healing and Tissue Repair
Taking Doctors to Task: The Ethics of Medical Malpractice Lawsuits, National Jewish Retreat, Chicago, IL
The National Conference of Jewish Lawyers
Plaintiff and Defense Points of View on Recent Wound Care Topics, ACWHTR Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL
The American College of Wound Healing and Tissue Repair
Liability Insurance Issues – Ethical, Practical and Strategic Challenges - See more at: http://www.iicle.com/nursing-homeassisted-living-litigation-6#sthash.co42e2yu.dpuf, Nursing Home & Assisted Living Facility Litigation Seminar, Chicago, IL
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Awards
Illinois Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers
2005-2023
Illinois Top 100 Attorneys
Chicago Lawyer Magazine
The Best Lawyers in America
The Best Lawyers in America® International
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, 2013 - 2023
Leading Lawyers
Leading Lawyers Network
Designation as "Leading Lawyer" in the Leading Lawyers Network is a peer-recommended distinction
Trial Lawyer Excellence
Legal bulletin publishing company
"AV" Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
The "AV" rating from the Martindale-Hubbell American Law Directory indicates preeminent legal ability and very high ethical standards.
Professional Associations
Illinois State Bar
Member
Current
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American Association for Justice
Member
Current
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Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Member
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Chicago Bar Association
Member
Current
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American Bar Association
Member
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Illinois
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7th Circuit
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U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
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Fees
  • Free Consultation
  • Contingent Fees
Practice Areas
    Medical Malpractice
    Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
    Nursing Home Abuse
    Personal Injury
    Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
    Products Liability
    Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Additional Practice Area
  • Car Accidents
Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Websites & Blogs
Website
Steven M. Levin's Website Profile
Website
Levin & Perconti Website
Blog
Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog
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Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog
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Illinois Injury Lawyer Blog
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Chicago Birth Injury Lawyer Blog
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Chicago Car Accident Lawyer Blog
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Illinois Truck Accident Lawyer Blog
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Chicago Brain Injury Lawyer Blog
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National Birth Injury Lawyer News
Contact & Map
Levin & Perconti
325 N LaSalle Dr
Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60654
Toll-Free: (877) 374-1417
Telephone: (312) 332-2872
Fax: (312) 332-3112
Monday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM - 5 PM (Today)
Wednesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Thursday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed