Cari Silverman

Partner

14 yrs experience
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Bar admitted 2011
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Chicago, IL

Bar admissions

Illinois
2011

Education

B.S. in Finance (High Honors): University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Law2011
Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2008

Awards and recognition

01Illinois Super Lawyers - Medical Malpractice (2026)
02Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Stars - Medical Malpractice (2013-2025)
03Leading Lawyers Emerging Lawyer (2015-2025)
04Chicago Lawyer Magazine Women Leaders (2024)
05Trial Excellence Award - Highest Reported Coles County Verdict for Birth Injury Case (2024)
0640 Attorneys Under 40 to Watch, Chicago Law Bulletin (2014)
072022 40 Under Forty Illinois Attorneys to Watch

Memberships

AAJ Nursing Home Litigation Group
Chicago Bar Association
American Bar Association
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Women's Association)

Publications

'Grief and Sorrow: A Powerful but Uncharted Element of Damages in Nursing Home Cases,' Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (2014)
'Proving Pain in Nursing Home Cases,' Trial Magazine, AAJ (2013)

Background

Cari F. Silverman is a partner at Levin & Perconti and a top-rated trial attorney with over a decade of experience representing clients throughout Illinois who have suffered injuries or loss due to negligence. Her practice covers personal injury and wrongful death matters, including nursing home abuse and neglect, medical malpractice, car and trucking accidents, and product and premises liability. She joined the firm in October 2011 immediately upon being admitted to the Illinois State Bar.

Notable cases

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$40M birth injury verdict
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$27M birth injury verdict
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$12M medical malpractice verdict (failure to diagnose lung cancer)
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$7M wrongful death verdict (ambulance escape)
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$6M medical negligence settlement

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