Patrick A. Salvi II

Patrick A. Salvi II


Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC

Recognized since 2019

Chicago, Illinois

Practice Areas

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
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Patrick A. Salvi II joined Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. in 2007 and was named Managing Partner of the Chicago office in 2017. He concentrates his legal practice on cases concerning personal injury, medical malpractice, mass torts, and product liability.

Mr. Salvi has obtained many record-breaking jury verdicts on behalf of his clients. The following are cases he has tried to a verdict:

Mr. Salvi has also successfully obtained several multi-million-dollar settlements, including:

  • $25 million for an infant who suffered a brain injury at birth
  • $20.6 million for a man left paralyzed after a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of a ruptured aneurysm
  • $19.5 million for a war veteran who suffered a crush injury to his foot
  • $19.5 million for a man brain damaged after a failed routine trach exchange
  • $15 million for a motorcyclist who lost his leg in a car crash
  • $14.85 million for a woman left permanently blind after a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of a clot in her brain
  • $14 million for a woman injured in a car accident
  • $10 million for a man who lost his foot in a workplace accident
  • $8 million for an infant who suffered a brain injury at birth
  • $7.25 million for the wrongful death of a man who died during a blood transfusion
  • $6 million for an infant who suffered a brain injury at birth
  • $5.7 million for a man who suffered a severe foot laceration in a forklift incident
  • $5.5 million for a man who suffered orthopedic injuries in a truck collision
  • $5 million for a child who suffered a brain injury at birth due to a delayed C-section
  • $5 million settlement for a young woman who suffered a brain injury and ultimately died following a neuroendovascular procedure
  • $4.5 million for a man injured after falling from a balcony (the largest porch collapse settlement in Illinois history)
  • $4.5 million for a woman brain damaged after a bariatric surgery

      In recognition for his outstanding legal work, Mr. Salvi was named Chicago Lawyer Magazine’s 2023 “Person of the Year,” an honor given to the newsmaker, trendsetter or legal leader of the year. He has also been named Best Lawyers’ 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” for Medical Malpractice in Chicago, and the 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. Mr. Salvi has been honored by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers every year since 2021 and was selected as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in 2012 and 2013. He has been recognized since 2019 as a Leading Lawyer by Law Bulletin Media, a distinction given to less than five percent of all lawyers licensed to practice in Illinois. Every year since 2017, he has been listed in Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America, an elite guide in the legal profession. In addition, Mr. Salvi is routinely recognized by Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Personal Injury Litigation and Medical Malpractice Law.

      Mr. Salvi has received many additional honors, including:

      After he received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Colorado, Mr. Salvi earned his law degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School. As a law school student, Mr. Salvi won an award for excellence in trial advocacy from the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.

      Mr. Salvi served as the 2022-2023 President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, where he is also a co-chair of the publications committee and a co-author of the Medical Malpractice Trial Notebook chapter on Informed Consent. Mr. Salvi is an active member of the American Association for Justice, where he formerly sat on the Board of Governors and currently sits on the AAJ PAC Board of Trustees. He has been a judge at ABA and AAJ trial competitions, as well as ABA Moot Court competitions. In addition, Mr. Salvi holds memberships in the Lake County Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association, where he is a member of the Tort Law Committee.

      Mr. Salvi is a board member of Legal Aid Chicago, an organization that provides free legal services to people living in poverty. Mr. Salvi has also been a speaker at Kellogg’s School of Management’s MBA business law class and at Notre Dame Law School’s “Personal Injury Litigation” class.

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      Location
      • 161 North Clark Street, Suite 4700
        Chicago, IL 60601
      Education
      • University of Notre Dame, J.D., graduated 2007
      • University of Colorado at Boulder, B.A., graduated 2004
      Bar Admissions
      • Illinois, 2007
      Affiliations
      • American Association for Justice - Board of Governors
      • American Association for Justice - Board of Trustees
      • Chicago Bar Association - Member
      • Illinois Trial Lawyers Association - Executive Committee
      • Lake County Bar Association - Member
      • Legal Aid Chicago - Board Member
      Court Admissions
      • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (2008)
      • U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit (2008)

      Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
      Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
      • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Chicago (2025)
      • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Chicago (2024)
      • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Chicago (2022)
      Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
      • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
      • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
      • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
      • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
      Awards:

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