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Chad Finley

Head of Litigation, Partner & Attorney

  • 13 yrs experience
  • Chicago, IL
Chad Finley
Bar admissions
  • Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
Education
B.A. Psychology
Saint Louis University School of Law2012
Undergraduate
Wabash College2008
Awards and recognition
  1. 01National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 in Illinois
  2. 02Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2019-2026)
  3. 03Winner, Inaugural National Health Law Regulatory and Compliance Competition
  4. 04Order of the Woolsack
  5. 05Faculty Fellow
  6. 06Dean's Scholar
  7. 07Academic Excellence Awards in Torts, Products Liability, and FDA Drug and Device Regulations
Memberships
  • American Association for Justice
  • American Bar Association
  • Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • Madison County Bar Association
  • The Injury Board
  • Complex Litigation E-Discovery Forum
  • Saint Louis University School of Law Young Alumni Society

Background

Chad Finley is the Head of Litigation, Partner, and Attorney at TorHoerman Law, focusing on complex pharmaceutical and product liability litigation. He earned his B.A. in Psychology from Wabash College in 2008 (with additional study at School for International Training in Melbourne in 2007) and his J.D. Cum Laude from Saint Louis University Law School in 2012. He started at TorHoerman Law as a law clerk in 2011 and has worked his entire career with the firm. He has played key roles in major mass-tort cases and led the strategy in Juul resulting in a confidential settlement, served on the Plaintiffs' Executive Committee in Paraquat, and was lead counsel in the Infant Formula NEC (Abbott) case that produced a $495 million verdict.

Notable cases

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    Juul - lead strategy, confidential settlement

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    Paraquat MDL - Plaintiffs' Executive Committee

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    Actos - $2.4 billion settlement

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    Pradaxa - $650 million settlement

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    Syngenta - $1.51 billion settlement

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    Infant Formula NEC (Abbott) - $495 million verdict as lead counsel

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