Dennis J. DeCaro

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      Dennis J. DeCaro

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      161 N. Clark Street, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL, 60601
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      Injury lawyer Dennis DeCaro is committed to advocating for his clients in all cases where an individual has been injured, or where an individual’s civil rights have been violated. Mr. DeCaro has represented injured individuals in a wide variety of situations: car accidents; slip and falls; trucking collisions; medical malpractice; product liability; and premise liability.

      Mr. DeCaro is especially proud of his experience representing union members and their families throughout the State of Illinois. Mr. DeCaro’s substantial settlements, while financially benefiting his clients, have also benefited society through safer workplaces, increased police and paramedic training, improved construction oversight, the removal of dangerous conditions and many other positive changes.

      COURTS WHERE HE IS LICENSED AND HAS PRACTICED
      State of Illinois (State Courts)
      District of Columbia (Federal Court)
      Northern District of Indiana (Federal Court)
      Northern and Central District Courts of Illinois (Federal Court)
      Middle District of Tennessee (Federal Court)
      Eastern District of Wisconsin (Federal Court)
      Sixth and Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeal (Federal Appellate Courts)
      ARTICLES ABOUT DENNIS DECARO

      Good Housekeeping Magazine - Discussing a case where Mr. DeCaro represented a young man, following a seizure, was allegedly suffocated to death by police and paramedics.

      Trial Magazine - Discussing the settlement of a case where a municipal garage staircase collapsed killing his teenage client.

      EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

      Mr. DeCaro was the former Board Chair of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago, and is a Board Member of the Epilepsy Legal Defense Fund of the National Epilepsy Foundation.

      Bar Admission

      Illinois, 1995

      U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1996

      U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1996

      U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 2009

      U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2000

      U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee

      U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1998

      U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2006

      U.S. Supreme Court, 2008

      District of Columbia, 2012

      Other Affiliations

      Illinois State Bar Association (Member)

      Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member)

      Achievements

      • Other Sources of Feedback About Dennis J. DeCaro
      • Included on the 2023 Illinois

      Past Lists

      • 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2016 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2015 Illinois Super Lawyers list
      • 2014 Illinois Super Lawyers list

      Education

      • University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida B.A., Bachelor of ArtsMajor: PsychologyMajor: English

      • Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1989 M.S.I.R., Master of Science in Industrial Relations

      • John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois J.D., Juris Doctor

      Honers

      • Super Lawyers, 2014-2015
      • Jerome Price Evidence Moot Court Competition, New York, New York, Quarterfinalist, 1992
      • First Place, Fred F. Herzog Moot Court Competition, Chicago, Illinois, 1991

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