\u201cWe are thrilled to have this team joining the firm,\u201d said founding partner Steven Levin. \u201cTheir advocacy sets the standard for handling these complex and difficult cases in a way that truly makes a difference in the lives of injured children and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n
In combination, over the course of their careers, the new partners and Levin & Perconti have secured more than $1 billion in verdicts and settlements for their clients.<\/p>\n
Apfel and Cardeli join Levin & Perconti at a moment of extraordinary growth for the Chicago-based personal injury firm, which last year obtained more than $74 million in total settlements for its clients, placing it among the top 5 in Illinois, as ranked by Jury Verdict Reporter<\/em>. Levin & Perconti won more settlements of $500,000 and up than any other law firm in the state. Among those cases was one in which the attorneys secured $14 million for a client who suffered a birth injury that left the child with intellectual disabilities and cerebral palsy.<\/p>\n Levin & Perconti holds multiple Illinois state records for top verdicts and settlements in various categories, including the highest-ever jury verdict under the Illinois Nursing Home Care Act and the largest-ever settlement for an injured boat worker under the Jones Act.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Levin & Perconti is a nationally renowned law firm concentrating in all types of personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death litigation. The lawyers at Levin & Perconti are committed to protecting and vindicating the rights of people who are injured by the negligence of others. Please visit www.levinperconti.com<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n Tags: Birth Injury<\/a>, trial lawyers<\/a>, medical malpractice<\/a>, personal injury<\/a>, law firms<\/a>, Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n Tags:<\/b> Debra Pickett, Page 2 Communications Levin & Perconti welcomes new partners Dov Apfel and Seth Cardeli to the firm, marking an expansion of the firm’s practice in birth trauma and obstetrical malpractice claims. Apfel is nationally recognized as an advocate for children with cerebral palsy and other neurological and intellectual disabilities, having litigated these matters throughout the nation for more … Continue reading Billion Dollar Partnership: Levin & Perconti Expands Birth Injury Practice Nationwide<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading
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