Jill M. Webb—Partner

Email address: Jill M. Webb | Phone: (312) 470-6761

Areas of practice

Admitted to practice

• United States Supreme Court, October 2005
• Illinois, 1996
• United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1996

Awards

• Named one of the 40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty To Watch, 2008
• Recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2010
• Avvo.com highest rating of 10.0 of 10.0, Superb in Illinois in the areas of medical malpractice, birth injury, trucking accident, car/auto accident, wrongful death, personal injury, and workers compensation

Education

• Juris Doctorate, With Honors, Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1996
  • Chicago–Kent Trial Team, 1995–1996
• Bachelor of Arts, Northwestern University, 1993

Professional memberships

• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association:
  • Co-chair, Seminar Planning Committee, 2008–2009
  • Board of Managers, 2003–2004
  • Member, 1998–present
• American Association For Justice, formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America:
  • Vice-chair, Membership Oversight Committee, 2004–2006
  • Member, Membership Oversight Committee, 2002–present
  • Chair-elect, New Lawyers Division, 2005–2006
  • Treasurer, New Lawyers Division, 2004–2005
  • Secretary, New Lawyers Division, 2003–2004
  • State Liaison, Women’s Caucus, 2001–present
  • Host, Student Trial Advocacy Competition, Chicago Region, 2005
  • Member, Law Schools Committee, 2003–2006
  • Exchange Advisory Committee, 2002–2006
  • Chair, Publications Committee, New Lawyers Division, 2005–2006
• Public Justice, formerly Trial Lawyers for Public Justice:
  • Board of Directors, 2005–2008
  • State Coordinator, Illinois, 2004–2009
  • Membership Committee, 2005–2008
• Women’s Bar Association of Illinois:
  • Judicial Evaluation Committee, 2007–2009
  • Member, 2001–present
• Professorships/Teaching Experience:
  • Adjunct Professor, Loyola University Chicago College of Law, 2006–present
  • Adjunct Professor, Institute of Legal Studies, Northwestern Business College, 2001–2003
• Other Associations:
  • Illinois State Bar Association, Member, 1999–present
  • Advisory Board, Northwestern Business College, 2000–present
  • Parkview Lutheran Church, Council Member, 2007–2009
  • Professional Women’s Club of Chicago, Member, 2002–2004, 2008–present
  • Local School Council, Chicago Public Schools, Community Representative, 1998–2000

Publications and presentations

• “Insurance, Liens and Settlement” Moderator, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar on March 28, 2009
• "How To Argue And Win A 2-615 Motion To Dismiss” Speaker, Chicago Bar Association Seminar entitled "Mastering A Section 2-615 Motion To Dismiss," October 2007
• “Taking The Deposition Of The Defense Liability Witness” Speaker, AAJ Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois, July 2007
• “Finding Expert Witnesses” Speaker, Chicago Bar Association Seminar entitled “Expert Witnesses: Everything You Wanted To Know From A To Z,” June 2007
• “Failure To Perform A Cesarean Section” Moderator, ATLA Teleseminar, October 2006
• “Deposition Strategies” Speaker, ATLA Annual Convention, Seattle, Washington, July 2006
• “Deposition Techniques” Speaker, Chicago Bar Association Pre-trial Litigation Seminar, March 2006
• “New Lawyer Marketing Strategies,” Sidebar, ATLA Newsletter, July 2003
• “You Can’t Handle The Truth: Cross-examination Of The Defense Expert” Speaker, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, St. Louis, Missouri, April 2003
• "Medical Malpractice Seminar" Moderator, Illinois Trial Lawyers, December 2002
• “Overcoming The Willful Hurdle In Municipal Cases” Speaker, ATLA Annual Convention, Montreal, Canada, July 2001

Representative cases

• ____ v. City of Chicago, wrongful death – paramedic response, Court No. 97 L 3579, verdict of $50 million, resulted in confidential settlement after post-trial motion was granted
• ____ v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital, medical malpractice – wrongful death, Court No. 03 L 14911, Cook County, settlement of $2,850,000
• ____ v. ABK Construction et al., construction negligence, Court No. 04 L 14157, Cook County, settlement of $2,700,000
• ____ v. Loyola Health Systems, medical malpractice – brachial plexus injury, Circuit Court of Cook County, settlement of $1,750,000.
• ____ v. Waukesha Cherry Burrell, products liability, Court No. 02 L 6339, Cook County, settlement of $1,350,000
• ____ v. Confidential, Physician and hospital medical malpractice – brachial plexus injury, Circuit Court of DuPage County, settlement of $1,230,000
• ____ v. Morrone, DDS, dental malpractice – wrongful death, Court No. 06 L 512, DuPage County, settlement of $1,135,000
• ____ v. Advocate, medical malpractice – wrongful death from cholesterol medication, Circuit Court of Cook County, settlement of $1,000,000
• ____ v. Confidential Hospital, medical malpractice, settlement of $950,000
• ____ v. Community Medical, premises liability, Court No. 02 L 8708, Cook County, settlement of $900,000
• ____ v. Winter, automobile collision, Court No. 00 L 2536, Cook County, settlement of $850,000
• ____ v. Cobra Logistics, Inc., trucking collision, Court No. 05 L 5556, Cook County, settlement of $750,000
• ____ v. Elverum, automobile wrongful death, Court No. 05 L 654, Cook County, verdict of $750,000
• ____ v. Goranitis, automobile collision, Court No. 99 L 13186, Cook County, verdict of $533,390
• ____ v. Boury, M.D., medical malpractice, Court No. 03 L 262, DuPage County, verdict of $174,758.29

Serving injured individuals and families in Illinois for over 65 years

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