Scott C. Sands - a Chicago, United States Personal Injury- Plaintiff Lawyer

Chicago Personal Injury- Plaintiff Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury- Plaintiff
FELA-Plaintiff
Admiralty and Maritime Law-Plaintiff
Construction Accidents- Plantiff
Premises Liability-Plaintiff
Motor Vehicle-plaintiff

Litigation: 100%

Attorney Information

Overview

Scott C. Sands has over 30 years of experience in the area of personal injury litigation and trial law and has earned a reputation as an expert and leader in the field of Railroad Law. He represents injured railroad employees under the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA), the Locomotive Inspection Act (LIA), the Safety Appliance Act, and the Whistleblower's Act. He has tried dozens of cases in state and federal courts in multiple states including Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, Tennessee, and Montana. He takes great pride in protecting the rights of all persons injured due to the negligence of another.

Prior to joining Anesi, Ozmon, Ltd., he practiced at Sands & Associates for over 20 years where he served as lead counsel on more than 300 personal injury cases. Mr. Sands both tried and settled several multi-million-dollar cases under FELA, the Jones Act, Defense Base Act, and Longshore Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, in addition to many other personal injury cases. Scott spent the first five years of his legal career as a felony trial attorney with the Public Defender's Office in Chicago.

Mr. Sands' most recent verdict was secured on November 9th, 2023, when a Rock Island, Illinois jury returned a Record personal injury verdict in the county of Rock Island in the amount of $2,857,500 in favor of our client who was injured while riding his motorcycle and a truck-trailer pulled out in front of him causing him to lay down his motorcycle and sustain a broken leg.

Awards and Honors

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Included on the 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1986
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1983
  B.A.
  Minor: Business Administration
  Major: English

Current Employment Position(s)

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Partner
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Past Positions

Cook County Public Defender, Attorney, 1986 - 1990

Languages

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English (Primary)
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Spanish
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Representative Cases

$3.26 million settlement for a Local 1 construction laborer who was struck by a Vermeer-hopper machine while working in the CTA’s redline tunnel
$3.0 million for a railroad freight conductor who sustained a traumatic arm amputation when struck by a moving train
$3.0 million settlement reached during trial in Federal court in Jackson, Tennessee, for a laborer struck at a crossing by a freight train and permanently disabled
$2.34 million verdict for an Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad engineer injured when his locomotive was struck by another locomotive
$1.86 million verdict for a BNSF conductor who sustained injuries due to negligence by the railroad
$1.6 million settlement for unemployed laborer struck by a commercial truck
$1.28 million verdict for a Canadian Pacific railway engineer injured when a seat collapsed
$1.4 million settlement reached during trial for a locomotive engineer struck by another train
$1.26 million verdict for a worker due to a defective railroad track switch
$1.58 million verdict for a worker due to grab-bar breaking off a railcar, causing a fall and disabling injuries
$1.10 million verdict for a freight conductor injured when he fell off a freight car

Bar Admissions

Illinois, 1986
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee

Other Affiliations

Illinois State Bar Association, 1990 - Present (Member)
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1990 - Present (Member)
Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys

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Contact

Chicago, IL

161 North Clark Street
Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60601

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