Tara Devine

Managing Partner

22 yrs experience
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Chicago, IL

Bar admissions

Illinois
Wisconsin
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Education

J.D.: Marquette University Law School2003
Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2000

Awards and recognition

01Best Lawyers 'Lawyer of the Year' — Product Liability Litigation, Plaintiffs (2024)
02Illinois Super Lawyers (2022–present)
03Top 50 Female Super Lawyers in Illinois (2026)
04Crain's Chicago Business 'Notable Women in Law' (2020–present)
05Law Bulletin Media 'Top Women Lawyers' (2023)
06Chicago Lawyer 'Gen X Leaders in Law' (2019)

Memberships

Lake County Bar Association (Board Member; President 2022–2023)
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Wisconsin State Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Women's Bar Association of Illinois

Background

Tara R. Devine is the Managing Partner of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.'s Lake County office. She joined the firm in 2004 and in 2011 became its first female partner; she was promoted to Managing Partner of the Lake County office in 2018. Her practice concentrates on personal injury, nursing home negligence, wrongful death, medical malpractice, and product liability cases, and she has recovered more than $325 million for clients. She served as President of the Lake County Bar Association in 2022–2023 and continues on its Board of Directors.

Notable cases

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$148.2M jury verdict for paralyzed dancer (O'Hare shelter collapse) — Illinois's highest compensatory verdict for an individual plaintiff

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