Illinois Medical Malpractice Lawyer Resources

Northwest Suburban Bar Association Attorney Referral Service
Arlington Heights, IL
(847)259-7908
Cook County

Chicago Bar Association LRS
Chicago, Illinois
(312)554-2001
(312)554-2055 (TTY)
Cook, DuPage and Lake Counties
Meets ABA Standards for Lawyer Referral

West Suburban Bar Association LRS
Forest Park, IL
(708)366-1122
(708)366-1123
Cook, DuPage, Oak Brook and Naperville Counties

Kane County Bar Association LRS
Geneva, Illinois
(630)762-1900
Kane, DeKalb and Kendall Counties

North Suburban Bar Association LRS
Glenview, IL
(847)564-4800
Cook and Lake Counties

Will County Bar Association
Joliet, IL
(815)726-0383
(815)726-1015
Will, Grundy and Kankakee Counties

Peoria County LRS
Peoria, IL
(309)674-1224
Peoria and Tazwewll Counties

Winnebago County LRS
Rockford, IL
(815)964-5152
Winnebago and Boone Counties

Illinois Lawyer Finder.com
Springfield, IL
(217)525-5297
Statewide

Lake County Bar Association LRS
Waukegan, IL
(847)244-3140
Lake, McHenry and Cook Counties

Also see the Chicago Medical Malpractice Directory of Lawyers and Attorneys

Good information on Illinois Malpractice
Karavidas & Argionis



Illinois Medical Malpractice Tort Laws

State

Statutes of Limitation

Limits on Damage Awards

Pre-trial Screening and Arbitration

Illinois

§735 5/13-212. 2 years from discovery but not more than 4 years from act. Minors: 8 years after act but not after age 22.

§740 180/2. Wrongful death: 2 years if limitation on personal injury still valid at time of death.

§735 5/2-1115. Punitive damages not recoverable in medical malpractice cases. All other limits held unconstitutional.

§735 5/2-1001A. Arbitration may be court ordered for cases totaling less than $50,000.

Joint and Several Liability

Expert Witnesses

Illinois Malpractice Attorney Fees

Patient Compensation or Stabilization Fund

§735 5/2-1117. No separation of joint and several liability.

§735 5/8-2501. Expert witness licensed and certified in same medical specialties as defendant, for at least 10 years preceding devoted 75% of time to practice, teaching or research relating to treatment at issue. 

§735 5/2-1114. Sliding scale, not to exceed 1/3 of first $150,000; 25% of next $850,000; 20% of damages over $1 million.

None provided.

Press Release: Rep. Mary Flowers, D-Chicago, came to southern Illinois on February 17 on a mission to hear testimony on the medical malpractice insurance crisis that is driving doctors out of the area and threatening critical medical services. Sen. Dave Luechtefeld, R-58th District, former Sen. Larry Woolard, D-59th District, now with the governor’s office and other representatives joined her. Read entire article

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