Matthew Willens

Trial lawyer representing individuals and families in personal injury and medical malpractice actions Has an AV® Preeminent™ peer review rating in personal injury and medical malpractice – Martindale-Hubbell® legal directory Designated an Illinois Super Lawyer - top 5% of lawyers Designated as a Leading Lawyer in Personal Injury Law and Professional Malpractice - a distinction earned by less than 5% of all Illinois lawyers Former partner at Clifford Law Offices, prior to founding own personal injury firm in 2007 Worked for CNA insurance company managing the strategic direction of million-dollar-plus cases nationwide Certified a Top 100 Litigation Lawyer in Illinois by the American Society of Legal Advocates Selected into the National Association of Distinguished Counsel - The Nation's Top One Percent of Attorneys Voted "Best of the Best"​ - a designation given to the top 100 personal injury lawyers in Illinois Selected for membership into The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers Has a 10/10 Avvo Rating with the highest possible marks in all categories - experience, industry recognition and professional conduct Nominated by the Trial Lawyer Board of Reagents - Top 1% Trial Lawyer Recognized as one of Chicago's Top Lawyers as published in The National Law Journal Recognized as one of the Top Attorneys in Illinois as published in Chicago magazine Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum - membership limited to trial attorneys who have obtained multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements - less than 1% of lawyers in the United States are members Adjunct professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law where he teaches Advanced Trial Advocacy since 2007 Recognized as "10 Best" Attorneys in Illinois by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys (AIOPIA) In 2004, named one of the ’40 Attorneys Under 40 in Illinois to Watch’ by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company - an honor given to less than 1% of the lawyers in Illinois