Brian Shallcross

Brian Shallcross was selected as one of the Top 40 Under 40 Attorneys to Watch in 2009 by the Chicago Law Bulletin Publishing Company. It is a distinguished honor determined by nominations from his peers on both sides of the aisle. Brian has spent his career working on many high profile, high stakes cases involving a wide range of issues, including aviation, medical malpractice, products liability, commercial trucking, premises liability, civil rights, and automobile collisions. Brian has achieved many notable verdicts and settlements since he started practicing law in 2005. He and his trial partner obtained a $5 million verdict on behalf of a woman who underwent an unnecessary hysterectomy. He was recognized with an award from the Law Bulletin publishing company for this record result. He also helped secure a $5,950,000 jury verdict in DuPage County on behalf of a man who suffered severe nerve and muscle damage in his leg after a doctor negligently tore his iliac artery while performing a contraindicated stenting procedure. Brian was also part of the legal team that secured a $77 million dollar global settlement of the John Hancock Building scaffolding collapse litigation. Brian was involved with the litigation surrounding the crash of the private jet that killed the younger son of NBC Sports Chairman, Dick Ebersol. Brian's no-nonsense approach to his work earns him the respect of his colleagues and makes him the person to turn to when in need of a solution to a difficult legal issue. Brian is a member of the American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Association for Justice. Specialties: medical malpractice personal injury, wrongful death, automobile collisions, trucking accidents, train accidents, civil rights, premises liability, aviation and civil litigation.