Patrick A. Salvi, II, ‘07 J.D.

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. is pleased to announce Patrick A. Salvi II has been selected to The Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America for 2023. Each year, Lawdragon selects their list of 500 Leading Lawyers in America through a meticulous process that includes editorial research by Lawdragon staff, submissions from law firms, and an online nomination form that allows visitors to recommend and comment on their favorite attorneys. Salvi II concentrates his legal practice in cases concerning catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death. 2022 was a big year for Salvi II, who is the managing partner of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard’s Chicago office. In June, he took office as the 2022-2023 President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. In August, Salvi II took the first case against medical device sterilization plant Sterigenics to trial. Salvi II represented a breast cancer survivor who was one of nearly 800 plaintiffs who filed lawsuits against the Willowbrook plant for toxic emissions. The jury returned their verdict after a five-week trial, awarding $363 million in compensatory and punitive damages. The verdict is the highest jury verdict ever awarded to an individual plaintiff in Illinois history.