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Professional Biographies of the Serious Injury Attorneys of Chicago, Illinois Philip F. Maher & AssociatesThe Illinois personal injury attorneys of Philip F. Maher & Associates revere client communication and confidentiality and consider it to be their top priority. The Illinois wrongful death attorneys of Philip F. Maher & Associates understand that matters surrounding serious personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death are traumatic and emotionally delicate in nature. The Chicago law firm of Philip F. Maher & Associates provides a comfortable yet professional atmosphere, meeting personally with each client and delivering trusted legal services through the compassion and skill of experienced Illinois serious personal injury attorneys. Please contact the personal injury attorneys of Philip F. Maher & Associates, today for your free initial consultation at 866-781-1232, or complete the contact form provided on this site to begin your consultation with a trusted Illinois serious injury lawyer. FIRM ADDRESS: Philip F. Maher & Associates
Attorney Philip Maher, the principal of the firm that bears his name, was granted the prestigious Life Achievement Award by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America for 2005. Mr. Maher is recommended as a Leading Lawyer in an Illinois based up a statewide survey of more than 50,000 lawyers. Less than five (5%) per cent of the lawyers in any state are members of the Leading Lawyers Network. Mr. Maher is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), certified with the rank of Advocate. This organization's primary purpose is the preservation of the right to civil jury trial, through a program called "Justice by the People." Mr. Maher is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA). He served for many years as a member of the ITLA's Board of Managers. He also served as governor for Illinois on the Board of Governors of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) from 1994 to 2005. Additionally, Mr. Maher served on the ATLA's Executive Committee from 2001 to 2004. Currently, Mr. Maher serves as a member of ATLA's Leadership Forum. Mr. Maher has acted as the Chairman of the Tort Committee of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) and the Chairman of Liaison Committee between the Illinois State Bar Association and the Circuit Court of Cook County (which encompasses Chicago and many suburbs). In addition to lecturing before the ISBA, ITLA, and ATLA, Mr. Maher is the founder of the ATLA Partnership in Advocacy Program, which has provided hundreds of law scholarships to students attending ATLA conventions for academic credit. Mr. Maher has received numerous awards, including an award for Founding Chairman of the National Roundtable for the ATLA Birth Trauma Litigation Group, ATLA's Weidman-Wysocki Citation for Excellence 1994, 2000, 2003 and 2004, and Stalwarts Award 2000. Stephen E. McLean, Attorney at Law Stephen E. McLean has been an attorney for more than thirty (30) years, having been admitted to the bar in 1975. He holds degrees in four (4) fields, and resided in Europe from 1980 to 1985. Mr. McLean is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), the Birth Trauma Litigation Group of ATLA, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), and the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars (FCS). Janice L. Schaffrick, Attorney at Law Janice L. Schaffrick joined the firm in 1993. As a firm, Philip F. Maher & Associates' top twenty million-dollar verdicts and settlements have resulted in more than $70 million in recovery for injured and bereaved clients. The firm's expertise and skill can be evidenced by their successful results: Infant Brain Damage Caused by Mother's Infection: $10,300,000 Settlement, Including an Annuity for $1.7 Million, worth $24,491,350.20. Tawana M. v. Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center Practice Area: Obstetrical and Neonatal (Pediatric) Medical Malpractice Court No.: 00 L 12095 During labor, Tawana M's maternal Group B infection went untreated, resulting in the communication of that infection to her fetus. After contracting the Group B strep infection, Baby Leon was not timely diagnosed and treated, resulting in severe brain damage and physical disabilities from acquired meningitis. Medication Overdose Brings $7,416,851 Jury Verdict Chicago Title and Trust (Yolanda C) v. Advocate Healthcare Corporation Area of Practice: Pharmaceutical Error/Medical Malpractice Case No.: 97 L 3535 Yolanda C's hospital records did not hint at what had caused her brain damage. She entered Bethany (Advocate) Hospital on Chicago's South Side, with an unremarkable pregnancy-but for one problem: She had high-extremely high-blood pressure. Such a condition in a pregnant mother is known as pre-eclampsia (before seizures). If allowed to go unchecked, it is both dangerous for the mother and the child. The hospital staff properly diagnosed that Yolanda was pre-eclamptic. They administered the proper agent, Magnesium Sulfate, to control her high blood pressure, and her baby was born healthy. But Yolanda received much more than the proper amount of Magnesium Sulfate, and Yolanda went into cardiopulmonary arrest leaving her in a vegetated state. Offered before trial $2,000,000. Kidney Stone Kills Mom; Son Receives $5,000,000 Settlement Estate of Helena C. v. Thorek Hospital and Medical Center, et al. Practice Area: Medical Malpractice Case number: 98 L 11606 Helena C. was admitted to Chicago's Thorek Medical Center. She was diagnosed with a right ureter kidney stone and an infected urinary tract. During the next 21 days, a series of events transpired that caused the 22-year-old mother to suffer indescribable pain, ultimately leading to her death. Helena failed to receive necessary care and treatment for the urinary blockage on the assumption that the kidney stone would pass. Eventually, after it was too late, Helena was transferred to another hospital where she died. Untreated Salmonella Infection Results in $5,000,000 Settlement Shauntray T., a minor v. Cook County Hospital Practice Area: Medical Malpractice Case No.: 90 L 11356 Shauntray T., an eight-week old infant, was admitted to Cook County Hospital for failure to gain weight, vomiting, and diarrhea. Plaintiff contended that the defendant staff physicians failed to diagnose Salmonella gastroenteritis, failed to treat Salmonella infection, allowed Salmonella infection to develop into sepsis and Salmonella meningitis, and failed to treat the sepsis and meningitis. Valium Overdose Results in $4,200,000 Settlement for Two-Year Old Keith W., a minor, v. Victory Memorial Hospital Practice Area: Medical Malpractice Court No.: 94 L 12922 Keith W. was approximately two years old when he was brought to the emergency room at Victory Memorial Hospital in Libertyville, IL. Keith had a fever caused by a common ear infection. As a result of the fever, Keith was experiencing what are known as febrile seizures. Keith was administered an overdose of Valium, which was intended to treat the febrile seizures. As a result, Keith suffered severe brain damage from deprivation of oxygen to his brain. Shower's Hot Water Scalding Results In $2,600,000.00 Settlement Sharon S. v. New Kinsington Apartments Practice Area: Products Liability: "Defective" (Too Hot) Water Cook County Case No.: 93 L 13866 Sharon S. suffered second- and third-degree burns on about 20% of her upper extremities, face and head from the hot water temperature in her apartment's bathroom shower. Extensive investigation and expert testimony proved that the apartment building's hot water reached temperatures between 150 and 158 degrees F. Ambulance Patients, Hit By Truck Operated by an "Unfit Driver," Receive $3,500,000 Gary H. v. Randolph Packing Co. Practice Area: Interstate Trucking and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Case No.: 00 L 208 On November 20, 1999, a sausage truck plowed into an ambulance on its way to a suburban Chicago hospital. Gary H, lying on a stretcher in the ambulance, and his wife, riding as a passenger, sustained complex orthopedic injuries. The ambulance proceeded into the intersection against a red light, but had flashers and siren operating. Extensive investigation established numerous violations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations by the sausage company. The trial court ruled that the plaintiff could file a count of punitive damages .The defendant settled the case for $3,500,000. Propane-Gas Explosion Case Settles While On Trial for $3,600,000 Sheldon v. Petrolane, Inc. Practice Area: Products Liability 1993 Cook County Case Mr. and Mrs. S both suffered severe burns in a propane gas explosion of their trailer home. After the court ruled that punitive damages could be assessed against the defendant the case settled at trial for $3,600,000. Blind in One Eye, Woman Steps in Front of a Truck; Her Six Brothers and Sisters Share in a $700,000 Settlement Estate of Charlene F v. J.L.G. Trucking, Inc. Practice Area: Intrastate Trucking Collision Case No. 97 L 532 Charlene F, five feet tall and blind in her left eye, was walking to church on Sunday morning in Chicago's downtown Loop area when she was crushed to death by a dump truck making a right-hand turn. Through both a truck driving expert and an accident reconstruction expert, the plaintiff demonstrated that the semi-tractor cab of the dump truck was so high that short people like Charlene could not be seen by the truck driver when they are directly in front of the truck. An inexpensive mirror would have eliminated the "blind spot," but the trucking company had not installed one. Ammonia Leak From Hotel Room Refrigerator Brings Settlement for $2,750,000. Ray R v. Hotel Practice Area: Products Liability and Negligence Case No. 00 L 9938 After inhaling ammonia leaking from a hotel's in-room refrigerator, Ray R suffering from ammonia intoxication subsequently fell in an elevator, injuring his back and necessitating an anterior inter-body fusion of his spine at C3, C4 and C5. |