Howard Schaffner

Howard Schaffner is a senior partner in firm of Hofeld and Schaffner. The Hofeld and Schaffner law firm is been honored to be ranked as a top tier law firm by US News and World Reports and to have received the highest ranking from Martindale Hubble.

As a specialist in plaintiff’ s personal injury Mr. Schaffner has achieved multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements in well over 150 cases. A few examples include;

$39,000,000.00 verdict in a drug product liability case $16,000,000.00 verdict in a lead poisoning case $12,000,000.00 verdict in a case involving a negligent delay in diagnosing cancer $22,000,000.00 verdict in a medical negligence case involving delay in diagnosing a spinal injury$19,000,000.00 settlement in a construction site accident $12,000,000.00 settlement in an auto caseBecause of his excellent results in the representation of catastrophically injured persons Mr. Schaffner:

Was named in Chicago Magazine as one of the 10 best attorneys in Illinois Was twice awarded the Chicago Law Bulletin Award of Excellence for his trial results Received an award for being one of only 11 attorneys in Illinois to achieve more than 5 verdicts exceeding $10,000,000.00 Has been listed for 19 consecutive years in Best Lawyers in America Consistently ranked as a top Illinois attorney by Leading Lawyers Network Rated superior by AVVO Mr. Schaffner has been an invited lecturer and author on various topics related to the representation of injured persons giving invited presentations in attorney seminars at:

The Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association The Illinois State Bar Association Mr. Schaffner belongs to the following professional organizations:

Board of Managers- Illinois Trial Lawyers (Member Board of Managers) Chicago Bar Association Illinois State Bar Association International Society of Barristers