Matthew R. Basinger - Chicago, IL
Attorney at Shapiro, Cohen & Basinger, Trial Lawyers
Medical malpractice Lawyers in Chicago, IL
180 N. LaSalle St. Suite 3050 Chicago, IL 60601
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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23
Years
Experience
Chicago Medical malpractice Lawyer
Updated: 08/12/2026
Areas of Practice
- Medical malpractice
- Personal injury
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Matthew R. Basinger is a Chicago medical malpractice attorney and personal injury attorney, and a lawyer at Shapiro, Cohen & Basinger since 2007. Since 2012 he has been a partner at the firm. He is an experienced trial attorney in the areas of medical malpractice, car and truck accidents, personal injury, and wrongful death.
Matt is licensed to practice in Ohio and Illinois. He started his career as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Cleveland. Since moving to Chicago in 2005, he has exclusively represented victims of medical malpractice, personal injury and wrongful death in courts throughout Illinois and beyond. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, and he volunteers as an elected member of his local school board.
RESULTS INCLUDE:
- Settlement for $21 million following three weeks of trial for a little girl who sustained a brain injury at birth due to medical malpractice.
- Verdict for $6.74 million for the family of a 26-year-old Mexican immigrant who was killed in a factory explosion.
- Verdict for $4 million for the family of a 14-year-old Chicago boy who was shot and killed by a Chicago Police Officer.
- Verdict for $2.5 million for the family of a 35-year-old woman who died due to medical malpractice following spine surgery.
- Verdict for $3.5 million for the family of a 19-year-old Chicago man who was shot and killed by a Chicago Police Officer.
- Federal court verdict for $1.5 million for a woman who suffered a stillbirth due to medical malpractice.
- Settlement for $4 million for the family of a 26-year-old woman who died due to medical malpractice during abdominal surgery.
- Settlement for $1.2 million for a young man injured as he rode in a rideshare vehicle hit by a speeding car.
- Settlement for $6 million for a 27-year-old Chicago man who sustained a brain injury due to medical malpractice.
- Settlement of $2 million for the family of a 3-year-old boy who was killed by a falling metal gate at a Chicago apartment building.
- Settlement of $2.25 million for the family of a young woman who died in a fire at her apartment complex.
- Settlement for $1.2 million for a 54-year-old man who was injured in a truck accident.
- Settlement for $2.65 million for a baby girl born with a brain injury due to medical malpractice.
- Settlement for $6.5 million for a young woman injured when she hit by a truck as she walked across the street near her home.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Illinois Super Lawyers Honoree--selected annually since 2023
Other Sources of Feedback About Matthew R. Basinger
Included on the 2027 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law,
Cleveland,
Ohio, 2003
J.D.
Honors: Dean's List
Non Legal Education
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Ohio University,
Athens,
Ohio, 2000
B.S.
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Languages
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English
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Spanish
Classes and Seminars
- Fred Lane Trial Techniques Course, 2007
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 2003
- Illinois, 2005
Other Affiliations
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Illinois State Bar Association, Member
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