Press Releases

Eight Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Attorneys Named to the ‘Best Lawyers in America’ for 2022

CHICAGO (August 19, 2021) –  Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. is pleased to announce that 8 lawyers have been included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence….

Patrick A. Salvi II named 2022 Best Lawyers ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Chicago area

CHICAGO (August 19, 2021) – Patrick A. Salvi II, Managing Partner of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard’s Chicago office, has been selected as the 2022 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” for Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs in the Chicago area. Only one lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area…

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard’s first podcast goes live on all streaming platforms

The first series of episodes recaps the 2015 trial for an Iraq War Veteran injured at McCormick Place Convention Center. CHICAGO (August 17, 2021) – The lawyers of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. are excited to announce the launch of the firm’s first podcast, “Beating Goliath: A Plaintiff’s Pursuit of…

Special Education District of Lake County teacher’s aide pleads guilty to sexually assaulting special needs student

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (August 10, 2021) – A teacher’s aide for the Special Education District of Lake County (SEDOL) has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a mentally disabled adult student on multiple occasions over the course of two years. In December of 2019, 50-year-old Israel Suaste-Gonzalez was arrested and charged with…

Patrick Salvi II wins AAJ’s Above and Beyond Award for second time

CHICAGO – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Chicago Managing Partner Patrick A. Salvi II was honored Tuesday with the American Association for Justice’s Above and Beyond Award at  AAJ’s Leadership Luncheon in Las Vegas. Mr. Salvi was also recognized for his and the firm’s support of AAJ’s Evergreen Fund during the convention….

Update on violent dog attacks in Palatine

PALATINE, Ill.- On Wednesday, June 30, one of the owners of the dogs who attacked two people and their dogs in Palatine will plead guilty to more serious charges in exchange for lesser charges being dropped.  As a result, The dogs will not be euthanized and instead moved out of…

Elizabeth Olszewski remembered at 2021 LCBA Memorial Service

WAUKEGAN, Ill. – Elizabeth Olszewski was honored at the Lake County Bar Association’s 2021 Memorial Service Friday. The ceremony honored Lake County attorneys who passed away over the past 2 years. During the service, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Partner and dear friend of Elizabeth, Jennifer Ashley, gave a brief speech…

Partner Tara R. Devine sworn in as Vice President of the Lake County Bar Association

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (June 4, 2020) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Lake County Managing Partner Tara R. Devine was sworn in as the First Vice President of the Lake County Bar Association Thursday evening. Ms. Devine, along with the other members of the LCBA’s 2021-2022 Board, were sworn in during an…

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Eirene N. Salvi elected Vice President of Lawyers Lend a Hand to Youth

CHICAGO – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard is proud to announce attorney Eirene N. Salvi has been elected the Vice President of the Board of Directors of Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth, an organization that channels the legal community’s resources to promote one-to-one mentoring and tutoring programs in disadvantaged Chicago communities. Ms….

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard investigating violent Palatine dog attacks

PALATINE, Ill. – The Illinois law firm of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. has been retained to represent one of the women who was viciously attacked by two dogs in Palatine last Tuesday. The woman’s small dog was killed in the incident. Around 6:50 p.m. on May 25, 31-year-old Amanda…

Four Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Partners Named to Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers Guide for 2021

CHICAGO (June 1, 2021) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard is pleased to announce four of the firm’s partners have been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers guide for 2021. First published in 2007, the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers Guide highlights the best of the U.S….

$1.025 million settlement for woman seriously injured in semi-truck crash stemming from road rage

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – An attorney for an Indiana woman who was seriously and permanently injured in a Cook County car collision has released dash cam video that shows the moments before the crash as a warning to drivers to never let their emotions put themselves, and others, at risk….

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. retained by family of 3 men killed in explosion near Starved Rock

CHICAGO – The Illinois law firm of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. has been retained to represent the family of the three men who were killed in an explosion near Starved Rock State Park last Thursday. The family of brothers Inmer Rivera Tejada, 39, Rafael Rivera Tejada, 36, and their nephew Guillermo…

Lake County woman seriously injured after outdoor fireplace explodes at Antioch restaurant

ANTIOCH, Ill. (April 20, 2021) – The Illinois law firm Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard has filed a lawsuit against an Antioch restaurant on behalf of a Lake County woman who was injured when an outdoor fireplace at the restaurant exploded. On September 16, 2020, LaVerne and Charles Burress of Lindenhurst…

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Patrick A. Salvi Named a “Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar” by Law360

CHICAGO (March 29, 2021) – The Illinois law firm of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. is proud to announce that Law360 has named the firm’s Founder and Managing Equity Partner, Patrick A. Salvi, a 2021 “Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar.” He is one of only eleven plaintiff’s attorneys from across…