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RATED BEST PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS IN CHICAGO!

Passionate Representation, Individual Attention, Decades of Success.
$24,775,000.00 Verdict
Permanent brain damage suffered due to nursing staff negligence.
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$24,700,00.00 Verdict
Victim wrongfully prescribed diet supplement that led to brain damage.
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$9,600,000.00 Verdict
Wrongful death from police shooting during traffic stop.
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$6,741,731.00 Verdict
Workplace injury resulting in death.

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Award-winning personal injury attorneys in Chicago, IL
Donald A. Shapiro Wins Trial Excellence Award.

Chicago Personal Injury Lawyers

SHAPIRO, COHEN & BASINGER, LTD., f/k/a DONALD A. SHAPIRO, LTD., has received numerous awards and honors from local and national organizations that investigate and rate lawyers. The American Institute for Personal Injury Attorneys named the firm as one of the Ten Best Law Firms in Illinois. Mr. Shapiro was recently named as an Illinois Super Lawyer in the field of medical malpractice for the 13th straight year. He was selected as a leading lawyer in the fields of Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice by the Leading Lawyers Network, a division of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, and has received their Trial Excellence Award for winning the largest medical malpractice verdict in Kane County history ($24,775,000).

Expertise rates SHAPIRO, COHEN & BASINGER, LTD. under Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Chicago. Avvo gives the firm a superb rating and a perfect 10 on client satisfaction. And the National Association of Distinguished Counsel selected Don to its Nation's Top One Percent. The badges displayed below confirm these achievements.
Award-winning personal injury attorneys in Chicago, IL
Donald A. Shapiro Wins Trial Excellence Award. 

Chicago Personal  Injury Lawyers

SHAPIRO, COHEN & BASINGER, LTD., f/k/a DONALD A. SHAPIRO, LTD., has received numerous awards and honors from local and national organizations that investigate and rate lawyers. The American Institute for Personal Injury Attorneys named the firm as one of the Ten Best Law Firms in Illinois. Mr. Shapiro was recently named as an Illinois Super Lawyer in the field of medical malpractice for the 13th straight year. He was selected as a leading lawyer in the fields of Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice by the Leading Lawyers Network, a division of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, and has received their Trial Excellence Award for winning the largest medical malpractice verdict in Kane County history ($24,775,000).

Expertise rates SHAPIRO, COHEN & BASINGER, LTD. under Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Chicago. Avvo gives the firm a  superb rating and a perfect 10 on client satisfaction. And the National Association of Distinguished Counsel selected Don to its Nation's Top One Percent. The badges displayed below confirm these achievements.

The National Association of Distinguished Counsel

Press Release, May 2019
Donald Shapiro, of Shapiro, Cohen and Basinger, Ltd., has been selected to the 2019 list as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. NADC is an organization dedicated to promoting the highest standards of legal excellence. Its mission is to objectively recognize the attorneys who elevate the standards of the Bar and provide a benchmark for other lawyers to emulate.
Members are thoroughly vetted by a research team, selected by a blue ribbon panel of attorneys with podium status from independently neutral organizations, and approved by a judicial review board as exhibiting virtue in the practice of law. Due to the incredible selectivity of the appointment process, only the top one percent of attorneys in the United States are awarded membership in NADC. This elite class of advocates consists of the finest leaders of the legal profession from across the nation.

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AREAS OF PRACTICE

Personal Injury

Any case where a person is injured due to the fault of another is considered a personal injury case. So whether the fault lies with a careless driver, a negligent doctor or a company that sells a dangerous product, the victim is entitled to be compensated for the damages incurred due to the injury. Damages include compensation for medical expenses, lost time from work, disability and pain and suffering. The following are specific types of personal injury cases that we focus our practice on.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

The law requires that drivers exercise reasonable care for the safety of others. When they don't and someone gets injured, the at-fault driver, usually through his insurance company or employer, must compensate the injured party. We have experience (and success) handling all sorts of motor vehicle accidents such as car crashes, truck accidents, pedestrian knock downs, bus accidents, motorcycle crashes, railroad accidents and boating accidents.

Medical Malpractice

Doctors, nurses and other health care professionals have a solemn responsibility to practice carefully in accordance with accepted standards of care. When they fail to do so, the results can often be catastrophic. Patients can suffer grievous injuries including brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, limb amputations and death. Particular cases we have handled include birth injuries (including labor and delivery failures resulting in brain injury, cerebral palsy or brachial plexus/Erb's palsy), botched operations, failure to diagnose and treat cancer, emergency room failures and misreading of radiological imaging.

Product Liability

Manufacturers who create defective, harmful products can be held accountable for causing serious personal injuries. Lawyers sometimes overlook these potential claims. For example, if there's an auto accident, one might think only to sue the at-fault driver. But what if the seat belt failed, thereby turning what may have been minor injury into a serious injury? The lawyers at SHAPIRO, COHEN & BASINGER, LTD. thoroughly analyze your case to pursue all claims and thereby maximize your compensation.

Police Shootings

Police review boards almost always conclude that police shootings are justified but that doesn't mean they are. SHAPIRO, COHEN & BASINGER, LTD. carefully investigates and prosecutes these cases. We have never lost a police shooting case.

Wrongful Death

This is an area of practice that cuts across the various other areas of personal injury. There are special considerations involving wrongful death because Illinois has a specific statute governing these cases. Due to our handling of so many wrongful death cases over the years we have developed considerable expertise in the complexities of the ultimate personal injury.

The National Association of Distinguished Counsel

Press Release, May 2019
Donald Shapiro, of Shapiro, Cohen and Basinger, Ltd., has been selected to the 2019 list as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. NADC is an organization dedicated to promoting the highest standards of legal excellence. Its mission is to objectively recognize the attorneys who elevate the standards of the Bar and provide a benchmark for other lawyers to emulate.
Members are thoroughly vetted by a research team, selected by a blue ribbon panel of attorneys with podium status from independently neutral organizations, and approved by a judicial review board as exhibiting virtue in the practice of law. Due to the incredible selectivity of the appointment process, only the top one percent of attorneys in the United States are awarded membership in NADC. This elite class of advocates consists of the finest leaders of the legal profession from across the nation.
Shapiro, Cohen and Basinger, Ltd. 
was recently named as one of the 
TOP
 20 PERSONAL 
INJURY 
law firms in Chicago as rated by Expertise.
Shapiro, Cohen and Basinger, Ltd. 
was recently named as one of the 
 TOP 20 
PERSONAL
INJURY LAW FIRMS
in Chicago as rated by Expertise.
Lawyers — Chair in Court Room in Chicago, LC
Established in 1978 as Donald A. Shapiro, Ltd., this Chicago firm now known as Shapiro, Cohen and Basinger, Ltd. represents people in personal injury claims, medical malpractice cases, and wrongful death lawsuits. The cases we handle include auto accidents, medical negligence, police shootings, trucking accidents, birth trauma, work accidents, and brain injuries. We have an unparalleled record of success.

If you or a loved one have been seriously injured, SCB’s attorneys will help you obtain the maximum financial compensation to which you are entitled.

Choosing the right lawyer to represent you is a critical decision. Your lawyer must coordinate all aspects of the case—investigation, research, hiring the best expert witnesses, etc. He must stand up for your rights and know how to overcome the various procedural obstacles that your case will encounter on its way to trial. Once in the courtroom, your lawyer’s skill, ability to communicate effectively with the jury and legal knowledge will all play decisive roles in persuading the jury to award you damages.

If you believe you have a meritorious case, please don’t just hire the first attorney you hear about. Come in and personally meet with one of our name partners- either Don, Lauren or Matt. We don’t hand you off to a paralegal or a lawyer right out of law school. It won’t take you long to understand why we are considered one of the top personal injury law firms. Our initial evaluation and consultation is free, so you have everything to gain and nothing to lose. Moreover, all cases are handled on a contingent fee basis, meaning that we only charge you if we are successful. Call now -we want to help you.

Lawyers — Chair in Court Room in Chicago, LC
Established in 1978 as Donald A. Shapiro, Ltd., this Chicago firm now known as Shapiro, Cohen and Basinger, Ltd. represents people in personal injury claims, medical malpractice cases, and wrongful death lawsuits. The cases we handle include auto accidents, medical negligence, police shootings, trucking accidents, birth trauma, work accidents, and brain injuries. We have an unparalleled record of success.

If you or a loved one have been seriously injured, SCB’s attorneys will help you obtain the maximum financial compensation to which you are entitled.

Choosing the right lawyer to represent you is a critical decision. Your lawyer must coordinate all aspects of the case—investigation, research, hiring the best expert witnesses, etc. He must stand up for your rights and know how to overcome the various procedural obstacles that your case will encounter on its way to trial. Once in the courtroom, your lawyer’s skill, ability to communicate effectively with the jury and legal knowledge will all play decisive roles in persuading the jury to award you damages.

If you believe you have a meritorious case, please don’t just hire the first attorney you hear about. Come in and personally meet with one of our name partners- either Don, Lauren or Matt. We don’t hand you off to a paralegal or a lawyer right out of law school. It won’t take you long to understand why we are considered one of the top personal injury law firms. Our initial evaluation and consultation is free, so you have everything to gain and nothing to lose. Moreover, all cases are handled on a contingent fee basis, meaning that we only charge you if we are successful. Call now -we want to help you.