Allen N. Schwartz
Illinois Personal Injury Attorney
Practice Areas
Accidents & Injuries, Animal Bites, Car Accident, Construction Accident, Product Liability, Drugs & Medical Devices, Medical Malpractice, Motorcycle Accident, Nursing Home Abuse, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall Accidents, Truck Accident
Main Office
Schwartz Jambois
60 W. Randolph St., 4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-782-5228
Fax: 312-855-0068
AboutAbout Allen N. Schwartz
Al commenced his legal career as an associate at the firm of William D. Maddux & Associates in 1984. Subsequently, when William D. Maddux assumed the role of a Circuit Court Judge in Cook County in 1990, Al became a partner in Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz, the firm that succeeded William D. Maddux & Associates.
Throughout his career, Al has achieved significant milestones, including securing successful jury verdicts in various jurisdictions such as Marion County, Indiana, Cook County, DeKalb County, Will County, Winnebago County, and McHenry County, Illinois. Notably, his verdicts in DeKalb County (1993) and McHenry County (2001) set records as the largest verdicts ever recorded in those respective counties. Furthermore, his verdicts in Cook County, Will County (Joliet), Winnebago County (Rockford), and McHenry County (Woodstock) all exceeded one million dollars.
In the realm of settlements, Al has negotiated numerous multimillion-dollar settlements in plaintiff personal injury cases, encompassing medical negligence, auto/truck litigation, worksite injuries, and general negligence. Outside of his legal career, Al resides in the western suburbs of Chicago with his wife, Janet, whom he has been married to for 35 years. Together, they have three adult children: Charlie, Amanda, and Olivia.
Education
Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D.-1984University of Illinois-1981
Bar Associations
Illinois State Bar AssociationHonors & Awards
Top Rated Medical Malpractice Attorney, Super Lawyers, 2006- PresentIllinois Super Lawyers Top 100, 2015- Present
Advisory Board Member, Leading Lawyers, Chosen top 5% of Illinois Lawyers- Present
Top Attorneys in Illinois, Chicago Magazine- Present
Leading Personal Injury Lawyers, Crain's Chicago Business- Present
Martindale-Hubbell, Preeminent Award for High Professional Achievement- Present
Professional Associations
American College of Trial Lawyers, FellowAmerican Association for Justice, Member
American Bar Association, Member
American Board of Trial Advocates, Member
Chicago Bar Association, Member
Illinois State Bar Association, Member
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Member
Society of Trial Lawyers, Member
Illinois Supreme Court
United States District Court, Northern District
Offices / Locations
Schwartz Jambois
Chicago, IL 60601
Schwartz Injury Law - Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Group
Chicago, IL 60601
Media Center
Results / Verdicts
$2.4 billion
Member of lead counsel for group Actos mass tort settlement (patients diagnosed with bladder cancer)
$12.5 million
Estate of Michael Pleasance, deceased v. City of Chicago, Alvin Weems
$3.7 million
Estate of Precious Matthews, deceased minor v. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital (Record verdict for stillbirth in the State of Illinois)
$1.5 million
Deckert v. Pioneer (Record verdict in McHenry County)
$1.5 million
Estate of Delores Matsen, deceased v. Dr. Joseph Hindo
$1 million
Krystyna and Dale Winemiller v. Donald E. McCanse, M.D. and Rockford Clinic, Ltd.
$827,058
Estate of Fred Berkes v. Manakavalan J. Prabhaker
$720,000
Estate of Jack Markbank, deceased v. Silver Cross Hospital, Dr. Bassam Kawadry, Fischer Mangold
$500,000
Estate of Heather Evans v. James Cromer, M.D.
$265,000
Elsie Slevnik v. Gary Marcotte, D.O.
