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Chicago Personal Injury Attorneys With Schwartz Jambois Receive 2025 Super Lawyers Awards

The personal injury law firm of Schwartz Jambois is proud to announce that 12 of its practicing attorneys have been recognized with awards from Super Lawyers. Receiving this number of awards demonstrates the firm’s dedication to consistently high standards and exceptional service in each and every case we take on. The firm’s award recipients, including Partner Attorneys Allen Schwartz and Steven K. Jambois, are honored to have earned recognition from their peers and the legal community.
Allen N. Schwartz, a partner attorney of Schwartz Jambois, has been honored as a Super Lawyer for his work in personal injury cases for 20 consecutive years. Since 2015, Mr. Schwartz has earned recognition as one of the Illinois Super Lawyers Top 100. Mr. Schwartz’s impressive collection of accolades includes his history of obtaining record-setting jury verdicts and multi-million dollar settlements for his clients. Attorney Schwartz has committed his career to advocating for people who have been injured due to medical negligence, worksite injuries, and motor vehicle accidents.
Partner Attorney Steven K. Jambois has represented clients in personal injury cases in over 20 different counties throughout Illinois and Iowa. He has secured over 200 million dollars for injury victims over his 35 years of legal experience. Attorney Jambois represents clients in personal injury, wrongful death, and medical malpractice cases. Recently, Mr. Jambois secured a 3.9 million dollar settlement against an emergency room physician for a client who had suffered a stroke due to an undiagnosed staph infection.
Four Chicago Personal Injury Lawyers From Schwartz Jambois Announced as Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch for 2025

Schwartz Jambois, a top Chicago personal injury law firm, is proud to announce that four lawyers have been named in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America in the category of personal injury litigation. Allen N. Schwartz, a partner at the firm since its inception, has been named a Best Lawyer for the fifth consecutive year. Attorneys Craig P. Mannarino, Caitlin K. Finnegan, and Joseph L. Rourke have also been recognized for their outstanding work in their fields.
Allen N. Schwartz, who has been named a Best Lawyer since 2020, has led the firm in reaching record-setting verdicts in several counties in Illinois. He has been named a 2025 Best Lawyer in the area of personal injury litigation.
Craig P. Mannarino, an attorney with Schwartz Jambois for over 25 years, has obtained more than $50 million dollars for his clients to date. Notably, Attorney Mannarino played a key role in securing one of the largest pharmaceutical settlements in the history of Cook County. Craig has been recognized as a Best Lawyer in America since 2022.
Chicago Personal Injury Lawyers Announce Launch of New Firm
Well-respected in the legal community for their consistent dedication to their clients, personal injury lawyers Allen Schwartz and Steven Jambois proudly announce they have officially opened Schwartz Jambois. This new Chicago law firm and their team look to provide Illinoisians with the foremost legal guidance in all things personal injury.
With over a half-century of combined legal experience, Allen Schwartz and Steven Jambois, along with their experienced team of attorneys, open their new firm with their focused style of relentlessly pursuing favorable outcomes for all their clients. From cases involving car and truck accidents, medical malpractice, product liability, catastrophic injuries, and more, there is nothing these two and their team cannot handle in the Illinois legal arena.
Chicago Personal Injury Law Firm Announces 10 Attorneys As 2024 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Schwartz Jambois is proud to announce that five lawyers from their practice have received a Super Lawyers distinction, and five have received a Rising Stars distinction for 2024! The attorneys recognized as Super Lawyers are Allen Schwartz,Kristin Barnette McCarthy, Steve Jambois, Craig Mannarino, and Paul Richter, while the attorneys who earned a Rising Star distinction are Jeff Schwartz, Olivia Schwartz, Jeff Li, Colin Henry, and Jackie Brody Kanter. Super Lawyers and Rising Stars are cutting-edge legal rating services that can be used to identify high-quality attorneys across a vast spectrum of practice areas.
With over 75 years of combined legal experience and billions of dollars recovered for clients, the dedicated attorneys at Schwartz Jambois have become known across Illinois for their exceptional legal representation and enthusiastic client advocacy. With its team of experienced legal professionals, the firm specializes in personal injury cases, including medical malpractice, catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, product liability, and more. The firm’s reputation is built upon its commitment to providing personalized and effective legal solutions, making it the trusted choice for those seeking justice and compensation in Chicago.
Super Lawyers is a rating service that highlights exceptional attorneys who have achieved high professional achievement and peer recognition. Rising Stars, on the other hand, focuses on recognizing top attorneys who are either under the age of 40 or have been practicing for less than ten years. Both programs aim to assist people in finding respected and skilled lawyers for their legal needs.
About Schwartz Jambois
Schwartz Jambois is a personal injury law firm located in Chicago, Illinois. Fiercely dedicated to advocating for the injured, the firm is the standard for superior legal guidance in all matters related to Illinois injury law. To learn more about Schwartz Jambois, please visit https://www.schwartzjambois.com/. Call 312-782-2525 for a free consultation.
Kristin Barnette McCarthy to be Inducted as Incoming WBAI President
Kristin Barnette McCarthy will be inducted as the incoming WBAI President on June 8, 2017 at the Palmer House Hilton. The WBAI annual dinner is one of the most well-attended events in the Chicago legal community, drawing over 800 lawyers, judges and dignitaries. In addition to Ms. Barnette McCarthy installed as its incoming president, the Officers and Directors for 2017-18 will also be sworn into the WBAI.