Joseph A. Power Jr.

Joseph Power has obtained more than 200 jury verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 million, including the largest jury verdict in Illinois history for a medical malpractice case ($55.4 million) and a recovery of $100 million in a trucking case which led to 76 criminal convictions, including the former Governor of Illinois in the "licenses for bribes" scandal, which triggered the retesting of over 2,000 truck drivers. In trucking and transportation negligence ligation, Mr. Power has built an exceptional record of results. Among his notable recoveries is a $25 million settlement obtained on behalf of the family of a trucker driver who suffered catastrophic injuries after crashing into a stopped tractor-trailer on the fog-covered I-57 bridge spanning the Kankakee River. The collision left the driver with a severe traumatic brain injury and functional quadriplegia. He remained in an emerged-plus state for eleven months before ultimately succumbing to his injuries. In total, he has recovered over $1 billion for his clients. He has also never lost a medical malpractice case at trial. He has tried numerous medical malpractice cases and secured many multi-million-dollar awards, including: