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Steven M. Levin
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.
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
Fees
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
Founder and Senior Partner Levin & Perconti
Year: 1992 - Current
Description:
Professional Associations
Illinois State Bar Member (Current)
American Bar Association Member (Current)
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Member (Current)
Chicago Bar Association Member (Current)
American Association for Justice Member (Current)
Publications
A Question of Responsibility: Part Two - An Attorney's View of the Insanity Defense Loyola Magazine (1982)
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 (1975)
Nursing Homes and Life Care Communities IICLE, Advising Elderloy Clients and Their Families (1991)
Protecting the Rights of Nursing Home Residents Through Litigation Illinois State Bar Journal (January, 1996)
First Things First: Evaluating a Nursing Home Case Illinois State Bar Journal (July, 2000)
Litigating Nursing Home Wandering Cases Elder's Advisor: The Journal of Elder Law and Post-Retirement Planning (September, 2000)
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 (2001)
Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Actions in the Elderly Population The Advocacy & Litigation SIG Advocate: National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. (April, 2008)
Litigating Nursing Home Malpractice GP Solo Magazine (August, 2008)
Screening the Nursing Home Case Nursing Home Litigation: Investigation and Case Preparation (2001)
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 (2008)
Plaintiff's Perspectives IICLE Long Term Care Litigation (2008)
Awards
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Leading Lawyers
Leading Lawyers Network 2023.0
Note: Designation as "Leading Lawyer" in the Leading Lawyers Network is a peer-recommended distinction
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Illinois Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers 2023.0
Note: 2005-2023
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Illinois Top 100 Attorneys
Chicago Lawyer Magazine 2023.0
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The Best Lawyers in America
The Best Lawyers in America® International 2023.0
Note: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, 2013 - 2023
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Trial Lawyer Excellence
Legal bulletin publishing company 2012.0
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"AV" Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
Note: The "AV" rating from the Martindale-Hubbell American Law Directory indicates preeminent legal ability and very high ethical standards.
Education
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Loyola University Chicago School of Law J.D. | Law
Year: 1976
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.
Year: 1973
Honors: cum laude
Speaking Engagements
Structuring the Deposition of a Difficult Witness, March 30, 2017, American Association for Justice, Nursing Home Depositions College
Structuring the Deposition of a Difficult Witness, March 30, 2017, American Association for Justice, Nursing Home Depositions College
Websites
https://www.levinperconti.com/steven-m-levin.html
Steven M. Levin's Website Profile
http://www.levinperconti.com/
Levin & Perconti Website
Levin & Perconti
325 N LaSalle Dr, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60654
Monday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Thursday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
(312) 332-3112