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Chicago Civil Rights Actions Lawyer
Overview
Injury lawyer Dennis DeCaro is committed to advocating for his clients in all cases where an individual has been injured, or where an individual’s civil rights have been violated. Mr. DeCaro has represented injured individuals in a wide variety of situations: car accidents; slip and falls; trucking collisions; medical malpractice; product liability; and premise liability.
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Injury lawyer Dennis DeCaro is committed to advocating for his clients in all cases where an individual has been injured, or where an individual’s civil rights have been violated. Mr. DeCaro has represented injured individuals in a wide variety of situations: car accidents; slip and falls; trucking collisions; medical malpractice; product liability; and premise liability.
Mr...
Injury lawyer Dennis DeCaro is committed to advocating for his clients in all cases where an individual has been injured, or where an individual’s civil rights have been violated. Mr. DeCaro has represented injured individuals in a wide variety of situations: car accidents; slip and falls; trucking collisions; medical malpractice; product liability; and premise liability.
Mr. DeCaro is especially proud of his experience representing union members and their families throughout the State of Illinois. Mr. DeCaro’s substantial settlements, while financially benefiting his clients, have also benefited society through safer workplaces, increased police and paramedic training, improved construction oversight, the removal of dangerous conditions and many other positive changes.
COURTS WHERE HE IS LICENSED AND HAS PRACTICED
State of Illinois (State Courts)
District of Columbia (Federal Court)
Northern District of Indiana (Federal Court)
Northern and Central District Courts of Illinois (Federal Court)
Middle District of Tennessee (Federal Court)
Eastern District of Wisconsin (Federal Court)
Sixth and Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeal (Federal Appellate Courts)
ARTICLES ABOUT DENNIS DECARO
Good Housekeeping Magazine - Discussing a case where Mr. DeCaro represented a young man, following a seizure, was allegedly suffocated to death by police and paramedics.
Trial Magazine - Discussing the settlement of a case where a municipal garage staircase collapsed killing his teenage client.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Mr. DeCaro was the former Board Chair of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago, and is a Board Member of the Epilepsy Legal Defense Fund of the National Epilepsy Foundation.
About Dennis J. DeCaro
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Languages
- English (Primary)
- Spanish
- Polish
Practice Areas
- Civil Rights Actions
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- All types of injury cases from the injured party.
Representative Clients
- Gaston v. Danville, 957 N.E. 2d 1233, IL App. Ct. 4th District, 2009
- Medel v. Amezcua, 967 N.E. 2d 501, IL. App. Ct. 3rd District, 2008
- Townsend v. Fassbinder, 866 N.E. 2d 631, IL. App. Ct. 2nd District, 2007
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1995
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1996
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1996
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 2009
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2000
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2006
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2008
- District of Columbia, 2012
Other Affiliations
- Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
Classes and Seminars
- Instructor, Legal Writing, John Marshall Law School, 2006 - 2010
Pro Bono Activities
- Chairman of the Board of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago, 2012 - Present
- Board Member of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago, 2000 - 2012
- Board Member of Jeanine Carpenter Epilepsy Legal Defense Fund, 2006 - Present
Past Positions
- Terrence P. LeFevour, Chicago, Illinois, Legal Research, 1993 - 1995
- Michael A. Unger, Chicago, Illinois, Legal Research, 1993 - 1995
- W. Michael Fay, Chicago, Illinois, Legal Research, 1993 - 1995
- Ciardelli & Cummings, Chicago, Illinois, Legal Research, 1993 - 1995
- Arthur S. Gold & Associates, Chicago, Illinois, Legal Research, 1993 - 1995
- Baizer & Rapoport, Highland Park, Illinois, 1992 - 1995
- Barry Gross, John R. DeLeon, Joseph R. Lopez, Jo-Anne Wolfson, Marvin I. Bloom, Chicago, Illinois, Legal Research, 1992 - 1994
- Charles G. Murphy, Chicago, Illinois, Legal Research, 1991 - 1992
- Arnold & Kadjan, Chicago, Illinois, Legal Research, 1990 - 1992
Education
- The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
J.D., Juris Doctor - Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1989
M.S.I.R., Master of Science in Industrial Relations - University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Major: Psychology
Major: English
Ancillary Businesses
- Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago and National Epilepsy Foundation
References
References
- Available Upon Request
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Articles
Published Works
- Bennett's Guide to Jury Selection and Trial Dynamics (Contributing Writer and Researcher), Cathy E. Bennett and Robert B. Hirschhorn, West Publishing, 1993
Office Information
Address
161 N. Clark StreetSuite 1800 Chicago, IL 60601
Phone
Fax
- (312) 726-7347
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Dennis J. DeCaro
Included on the 2023 Illinois list
Past Lists
- 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
Honors
- Super Lawyers, 2014-2015
- Jerome Price Evidence Moot Court Competition, New York, New York, Quarterfinalist, 1992
- First Place, Fred F. Herzog Moot Court Competition, Chicago, Illinois, 1991
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