Susan Novosad

Of Counsel

39 yrs experience
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Chicago, IL

Bar admissions

Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Supreme Court of the United States

Education

J.D., cum laude: The John Marshall Law School1986
Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign1978

Awards and recognition

01Illinois Super Lawyers, Personal Injury (2005, 2012-2025)
02Illinois Top 50 Women Super Lawyers (2013-2018)
03The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (2021-2026)
04Leading Lawyers (2012-2025)
05Top 10 Women in Personal Injury, Leading Lawyers Magazine (2015)
06Chicago Lawyer Magazine Women Leaders (2024)

Memberships

Women's Bar Association of Illinois
American Association for Justice
Nursing Home Litigation Group
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Illinois State Bar Association

Publications

Multiple presentations on trial preparation, motor vehicle accidents, and nursing home abuse at legal conferences and community centers

Background

Susan L. Novosad serves as Of Counsel at Levin & Perconti, where she is well known in the Chicago legal community for her compassion and tireless advocacy for victims of personal injury and wrongful death, including medical malpractice and nursing home abuse and neglect cases. A lifelong Illinois resident who grew up in Evanston, Susan began her career as an elementary school teacher for gifted students before joining her brother Steve Levin to learn the practice of law and attending John Marshall Law School at night. She was sworn into the Illinois bar in 1986 and has practiced for nearly four decades, contributing to more than $100 million in verdicts and settlements for clients. She has been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer every year since 2005.

Notable cases

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$6.7M birth injury verdict
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$4.1M jury verdict, nursing home medication mismanagement
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$3.5M birth injury settlement
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$2.4M verdict against City of Chicago
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$1M nursing home negligence settlement — largest in Lake County, IL history

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