Chad Finley - Edwardsville, IL
Attorney at TorHoerman Law, LLC
Personal Injury Lawyers in Edwardsville, IL
210 S Main Street Edwardsville, IL 62025
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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14
Years
Experience
Edwardsville Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 03/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Pharmaceutical Cases
- Medical Device Cases
- Products Liability Cases
- Mass Tort Cases
- Wrongful Death Cases
- Whistleblower Actions
Attorney Information
Overview
Chad Finley is a partner at TorHoerman Law and has been with us since 2009.
Chad focuses on representing clients who have been wronged by the tortious acts of others, including but not limited to:
- Pharmaceutical cases;
- Medical device cases;
- Products liability cases;
- Mass tort cases;
- Catastrophic personal injury cases;
- Wrongful death cases; and
- Whistleblower actions.
Professional Career
Chad represents clients in complex cases.
Chad is primarily a litigator and in the past has been on the litigation team for Juul addictions and lung injuries, Actos, Pradaxa, Coldwater Creek (Radiation Exposure), Hyland’s Teething Tablets and numerous personal injury cases against major corporations.
He was selected by Judge Rosenstengel, Southern District of Illinois, to serve on the Paraquat Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in MDL 3004.
He is also actively litigating claims that infant formula manufacturers Abbott and Mead are causing a catastrophic gastrointestinal disease (Necrotizing Enterocolitis) in premature infants.
He specializes in complex nationwide cases and during litigation often works on corporate discovery, obtaining and reviewing documents, case strategy, questioning of witnesses, experts, and trial strategy.
Chad was the first law clerk hired by TorHoerman Law. He left to take an externship (aka – working while in school for free) with the Office of General Counsel for Health and Human Services (HHS).
He worked on rule making for the Affordable Care Act and assisted HHS with issues related to False Claims Act cases.
After finishing his externship with HHS Chad returned to TorHoerman Law and has spent his entire career here.
When people, or their family members, are injured Chad takes pride in being their voice in depositions and the courtroom and holding those responsible accountable for their actions and decisions.
Personal Life
Chad attended and played football at Wabash College, which is the rival school of Tor’s alma mater DePauw University.
Wabash was the school for those that were smarter, more athletic, better looking, and harder working.
(Don’t worry Tor never checks our website bios and Chad let him know all of this in his law clerk cover letter).
Chad is originally from Bismarck, a small town in East Central Illinois, and attended St. Louis University School of Law.
After working as an intern at TorHoerman Law he knew he never wanted to work anywhere else.
Chad is an avid disliker of sleep, boredom, beaches, and corporations that lie.
In odd moments of spare time, he enjoys spending time with family, skiing, traveling, kayaking, games, coffee, wine, and winning.
Mostly though he spends his time working all hours of the day and night reading corporate documents, researching, and trying to understand all the facts and science in his lawsuits.
Chad is extremely passionate about the work that he does because he truly believes lawyers can make a difference – both in people’s lives, and for the greater public good.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- National Trial Lawyers “Top 40 Under 40 in Illinois”
- Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” (2020-2023)
Other Sources of Feedback About Chad Finley
Included on the 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Saint Louis University School of Law,
St. Louis,
Missouri, 2012
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Winner of Inaugural National Health Law Regulatory and Compliance Competition
Honors: Order of the Woolsack
Honors: Faculty Fellow
Honors: Dean’s Scholar
Honors: Distinguished Health Law Extern (OGC HHS)
Honors: Academic Excellence Award Winner: Torts, Product’s Liability
Honors: FDA Drug and Device Regulations
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Saint Louis University School of Law,
St. Louis,
Missouri, 2012
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Non Legal Education
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Wabash College, 2008
B.A.
Honors: 2 years All-Conference Football
Honors: Dean’s List
Honors: Football top 10 GPA
Honors: Member, Sphinx Club (Campus Governance and Leadership Group)
Honors: New Member Educator, Sphinx Club (Campus Governance and Leadership Group)
Honors: Pledge Education Committee and Social Chair for Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Honors: Presidential Scholar
Honors: Writer for the School Newspaper
Major: Psychology -
School for International Training,
Melbourne, 2007
Research Study
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Wabash College, 2008
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney Partner
Representative Cases
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Juul – Lead strategy for lung injury cases, document review, deposition strategy, discovery strategy, and liaised with expert witnesses for TorHoerman Law, which resulted in a confidential settlement (that you can google).
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Paraquat related cases, MDL Case No. 3004 – Selected to serve on the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee. Litigation ongoing.
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Actos Related Cases, MDL Case No. 11 L 10011, Et. Al. – Lead document review, deposition strategy, discovery strategy, and liaised with expert witnesses for TorHoerman Law which resulted in a $2.4 billion settlement.
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Pradaxa – Lead document review, deposition strategy, discovery strategy, and liaised with expert witnesses for TorHoerman Law which resulted in a $650 million settlement.
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Androgel – Managed the case for TorHoerman Law which was settled for an unspecified settlement.
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Syngenta – Managed the case for TorHoerman Law which was settled for $1.51 billion.
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Coldwater Creek – Lead document review, deposition strategy, discovery strategy, and liaised with expert witnesses for TorHoerman Law which resulted in confidential settlement.
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Hyland’s Teething Tablets – Lead document review, deposition strategy, discovery strategy, and liaised with expert witnesses for TorHoerman Law which resulted in a confidential settlement.
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 2012
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
Other Affiliations
- American Association for Justice
- American Bar Association
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Madison County Bar Association
- The Injury Board
- Complex Litigation E-Discovery Forum
- Saint Louis University School of Law Young Alumni Society
- St. Louis Civic Organization – Begrudging President of HOA
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Contact
210 S Main Street
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Phone: 618-300-0986
Fax: 618-656-4401
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.torhoermanlaw.com/
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