J. Matthew Dudley - Libertyville, IL
Attorney at Dudley & Lake
Complex Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Libertyville, IL
325 N. Milwaukee Ave. Suite 202 Libertyville, IL 60048
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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33
Years
Experience
Libertyville Complex Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Updated: 07/17/2026
Areas of Practice
- Complex Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury Litigation
Attorney Information
Overview
A co-founder of the firm of Dudley & Lake, Mr. Dudley handles complex medical malpractice and personal injury litigation. He has obtained numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements in counties throughout Illinois. Many of these results have represented the highest jury verdict or settlement in that county's history. He is one of a small and select group of trial attorneys who have won multiple jury verdicts in excess of $10,000,000.00.
Mr. Dudley serves on the Executive Committee for the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and was ITLA's President in 2021-2022. He is a member of the American Association of Justice, Illinois State Bar Association, Lake County Bar Association and the International Society of Barristers.
He is a frequent speaker at legal seminars on the topics of trial and complex civil litigation. In 2002 he was named by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin as one of "40 under 40" attorneys in Illinois to watch. He has been honored by his peers as an Illinois "Super Lawyer" and "Leading Lawyer".
Selected to Super Lawyers 2006-2026.
Awards and Honors
Awards
Honors
- Selected to Super Lawyers, 2006-2026
- One of the top 100 lawyers in the State of Illinois by both Illinois Super Lawyers and Illinois Leading Lawyers, 2018-2020
- 40 under 40, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, 2002
- Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell
- Leading Lawyer, Illinois Leading Lawyers Network
Other Sources of Feedback About J. Matthew Dudley
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
- 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Illinois Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Illinois Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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University of Tulsa College of Law,
Tulsa,
Oklahoma, 1993
J.D.
Non Legal Education
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University of Southern Mississippi,
Hattiesburg,
Mississippi, 1989
B.S.
Honors: Dean's List
Major: Communications
Current Employment Position(s)
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Co-Founder
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1993
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1993
Other Affiliations
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, President, 2021 - 2022
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Executive Committee, 2016 - Present
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Second Vice-President, 2019 - 2020
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Third Vice-President, 2018 - 2019
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Managers, 2004 - 2015
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Co-Chair Publication Committee, Trial Journal, 2010 - Present
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Lake County Bar Association
- Lake County Bar Association, Judicial Evaluation Committee, 2019 - 2023
- American Association of Justice
- American Association of Justice Leaders Forum
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Contact
325 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Suite 202
Libertyville, IL 60048
Phone Number: 224-328-6679
Email: Send a message
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