Patrick Salvi II
Managing Equity Partner | Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.
Patrick Salvi II is a medical malpractice, catastrophic injury and wrongful death trial lawyer and managing equity partner at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. in Chicago, Illinois. Admitted in Illinois; J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School (2007).
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Patrick A. Salvi II is the managing equity partner of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. in Chicago, Illinois. He represents individuals and families in catastrophic injury, medical negligence, wrongful death, mass tort and product liability cases. Since joining the firm in 2007, he has recovered more than $2 billion for clients, according to his firm biography.
In 2022, Salvi was lead attorney on the trial team that won a $363 million jury verdict for a woman who developed breast cancer after exposure to toxic emissions from a medical sterilization plant in Willowbrook, Illinois. As co-lead counsel, he later led negotiations on global settlements totaling $456 million for nearly 900 additional plaintiffs. In 2026 he led a trial team to a $241 million verdict for the family of a Missouri man who died while transporting dry ice as a courier.
Salvi served as president of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association from 2022 to 2023 and is a member of the American Association for Justice Board of Governors. He was invited to join the Inner Circle of Advocates in 2024, and Chicago Lawyer magazine named him its Person of the Year in 2023. He earned his law degree cum laude from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 2007 and his bachelor’s degree with distinction from the University of Colorado in 2004.
Experience and Expertise
Qualifications
Timeline
- University of Colorado, B.A., with distinction (2004)
- University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., cum laude (2007)
- Admitted to the Illinois Bar (2007)
- Admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit (2008)
- Admitted to the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (2008)
Practice Areas
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Past President, 2022-2023; Co-Chair, Publications Committee)
- American Association for Justice (Board of Governors)
- American Association for Justice PAC (Board of Trustees)
- Inner Circle of Advocates (member since 2024)
- Jury Verdict Reporter and Law Bulletin Media Plaintiff Attorney Achievement Award (2025)
- Lawdragon Legends (2025)
- Chicago Lawyer Magazine Person of the Year (2023)
- Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year, Chicago: Medical Malpractice Law, Plaintiffs (2022, 2025) and Personal Injury Law, Plaintiffs (2024, 2026)
- Super Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers in the State of Illinois (2021-present)
- Illinois Super Lawyers (2014-present)
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2017-present)
- Trial Lawyer Excellence Award, Jury Verdict Reporter and Law Bulletin Media (2012, 2015, 2018, 2023, 2024)
- American Association for Justice Above and Beyond Award (2018, 2021)
- American Association for Justice F. Scott Baldwin Award (2015)
- $363 Million Verdict: Verdict for a woman who developed breast cancer from toxic emissions, an Illinois record; Salvi was lead attorney on the trial team.
- $241 Million Verdict: Verdict for the family of a man who died while transporting dry ice as part of his job as a courier, including $49.5 million in compensatory and $191.5 million in punitive damages.
- $148 Million Verdict: Verdict for a paralyzed 24-year-old woman, an Illinois record, in a case involving a pedestrian shelter collapse at O'Hare International Airport.
- $79.85 Million Verdict: Verdict for the family of a 10-year-old girl killed following a police pursuit, an Illinois record.
- $75.8 Million Verdict: Verdict for a young girl who suffered a brain injury and severe physical injuries at birth.
- $52 Million Verdict: Verdict for the family of a father killed in a multi-vehicle crash that also left his adult son seriously injured.
- $50.3 Million Verdict: Verdict for a boy who suffered a serious brain injury at birth.
- $33.2 Million Verdict: Verdict for a young man paralyzed in a motor vehicle collision, a Lake County record.
- $32.7 Million Verdict: Verdict for a man who had to undergo a foot amputation due to a delayed diagnosis of a blood clot, an Illinois record.
- $29.1 Million Verdict: Verdict for an infant who suffered a brain injury.
- $210.25 Million Settlement: Wrongful death settlement for a man who died as a result of negligence.
- $109 Million Settlement: Settlement for clients who were injured due to negligence.
- $60.7 Million Settlement: Settlement for the family of a woman killed in a crash.
- $45 Million Settlement: Settlement for a man who sustained catastrophic injuries after a police chase car crash, an Illinois record.
- $456 Million Global Settlements: Global settlements for nearly 900 additional plaintiffs in the Willowbrook sterilization plant litigation, negotiated by Salvi as co-lead counsel.
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