Press Releases

KENOSHA, Wis. — Nationally renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump and co-counsels Patrick A. Salvi II and B’Ivory LaMarr have released the following statement on Kenosha District Attorney Michael Gravely’s decision not to charge the officers involved in the August shooting of Jacob Blake that left him paralyzed. “We are…

WAUKEGAN, Ill. – While most civil jury trials have been on hold during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, some trials are still taking place around the state of Illinois. In order to keep judges, attorneys, jurors, and other parties safe, some aspects of trial have gone virtual and thus…

CHICAGO – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Partner Matthew L. Williams has joined the DePaul University College of Law Dean’s Council. The DePaul University College of Law Dean’s Council is an advisory board consisting of alumni from various areas of the law practice. Individuals are nominated for membership by the dean…

BELVIDERE, Ill. (November 13, 2020) – A Boone County jury has awarded $9 million to the family of a father and 22-year-old son who were killed in a 2018 collision. The verdict is the highest on record in Boone County and the case represents one of the few civil jury…

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard is proud to announce that law clerk Jackie Wilcox was published in the John Marshall Law School’s Law Review. Jackie’s article discusses how Illinois Rule of Evidence 407 still stands reserved almost 10 years after an attempted codification and analyzes the history and policy considerations behind…

CHICAGO (November 5, 2020) – For the eleventh consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers has announced the “Best Law Firms” rankings and the Illinois law firm Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. has been ranked in the 2021 list regionally in three practice areas. Firms included in the 2021 “Best Law…

CHICAGO (October 30, 2020) – Finding innovative ways for restaurants to offer outdoor dining options will be vital for establishments to survive the winter as Illinois shuts down indoor dining in Chicago and suburban Cook County amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But one Chicago man who recognizes the need for outdoor dining…

CHICAGO (October 15, 2020) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. is pleased to announce the firm was highlighted in Chicago Lawyer Magazine’s 2020 Settlement Survey as one of the top three law firms in the state of Illinois. Each year, Chicago Lawyer and the Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter — sister…

CHICAGO (October 14, 2020) – Salvi Schostok & Pritchard P.C. is pleased to announce Lance D. Northcutt has joined the firm as a Partner. Mr. Northcutt will concentrate his legal practice in cases concerning catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, civil rights and mass torts. A former Cook County prosecutor and…

CHICAGO (September 24, 2020) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. is pleased to announce Partner Aaron D. Boeder has been named one of Law Bulletin Media’s Forty Lawyers Under 40 to watch in the state of Illinois for 2020. This year’s Forty Under 40 honorees were selected from a group…