Bradley N. Pollock
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Chicago, Illinois
Taxman, Pollock, Murray & Bekkerman, LLC
Practice areas: Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability; view more
Licensed in Illinois since: 1995
Education: Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2008 - 2026 Call today:
312-586-1700
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Chicago, IL 60606 Visit website
I live my clients’ cases and use my extensive legal expertise to fight for them as if their case was my own.
Brad Pollock has been successfully representing people hurt or killed by the wrongful conduct of others for more than thirty years. He has secured numerous record-setting financial recoveries for his clients both at trial and through settlement – many of which have been featured in the news. Brad began his legal career in 1995 working as an insurance defense attorney in Chicago. He switched sides early on and has since used his knowledge of the defense side for the benefit of his plaintiff clients. Brad has dedicated his career to obtaining justice for his clients and, at the same time, promoting change to prevent future unnecessary injury or loss of life. Brad concentrates his legal practice in areas that include: wrongful death; catastrophic personal injury; medical malpractice; construction injuries; traumatic brain injury; transportation/motor vehicle collisions; products liability; premises liability; and nursing home neglect and abuse.
The Illinois Supreme Court has appointed Mr. Pollock, by order of the Court, to serve: (1) on its Supreme Court Character and Fitness Committee for the Second District of Illinois from 2010-2020 (acting as its Chair from 2013 to 2017); (2) on its Supreme Court Civil Jury Instruction Committee from 2015-2023; and (3) as one of nine Illinois attorneys on the Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) Review Board from 2020-present.
The legal community has also recognized Brad’s accomplishments. Brad was selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as one of the lawyers on its ‘The Top 100’ list in Illinois. ‘The Top 100’ list consists of 100 lawyers selected from all areas of the legal practice throughout the State of Illinois. Brad was named “Lawyer of the Year” by the DuPage County Bar Association in 2016. He has been selected by his peers in Illinois as a “Super Lawyer” in personal injury since 2008 (a distinction given to less than 5% of lawyers in his field). A survey of Illinois lawyers conducted by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company has also named him a “Leading Lawyer” in personal injury (limited to less than 5% of lawyers in his field). Brad has been chosen as a “Top 100 Trial Lawyer” by the National Trial Lawyers since 2013. He also holds a “Superb” rating from AVVO.
Brad has served on the Illinois State Bar Association Tort Section Council (acting as Chair from 2016-2017) and on the Civil Practice Section Council. At the request of the DuPage County Bar Association, Brad agreed to act as the organization’s lawyer (general counsel) from 2011-2013 and again from 2018-2020. He is a Past President of the American Inns of Court, Robert E. Jones Chapter. Brad has given numerous lectures to fellow attorneys in the area of injury law, including outside of the State of Illinois. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Midwestern University and as a member of the College of DuPage Paralegal Studies Advisory Council.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Dental Malpractice, Medical Devices, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 40% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 40% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 20% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1995, Illinois
Professional Webpage: https://www.tpmblegal.com/bradley-n-pollock/
Bar / Professional Activity
- DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA), General Counsel 2011 to 2013, Appointed Civil Practice Committee Chair 2007 & 2014, Appointed Chair of the Trial Advocacy Program 2007 to present, Past appointee of Judiciary Committee
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1996
- Illinois Bar, 1995
- American Inns of Court/DuPage County Chapter, President 2011-2012
- Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), Appointed to Tort Section Council: 2011 to Present (Chair in 2016-17), Appointed to Civil Practice Section Council: 2014 to present
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), Member of the Board of Managers
- American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- Appointed to the ISBA Legislative Committee, 2018
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- $1.1 million med mal settlement on behalf of our 85-year-old client who suffered a spinal cord injury during the course of a procedure to implant a spinal cord stimulator., 2018
- $2.95 million recovered on behalf our client who claimed that he was injured due to the conduct of an individual and corporate defendant while engaged in an adventure sporting event., 2018
- $18.6 million recovery in Cook County for a Chicago construction worker who suffered a life altering traumatic brain injury after falling from a piece of defective construction equipment. The scissor lift involved in the occurrence had been improperly maintained resulting in a catastrophic failure. Pollock purchased a duplicate of the scissor lift during the litigation and retained a team of engineering experts to forensically determine the cause of the failure. The defendants that contributed to the recovery included the owner of the scissor lift, the general contractor on the construction site, and the owner of the industrial property where the work was being performed.
- $2.6 million record recovery in DuPage County, IL for leg and foot injuries sustained by a 27-year-old motorcyclist when he was hit in an intersection by a SUV making a left turn on a yellow light. The driver of the SUV claimed that the motorcyclist was speeding and abruptly changing lanes to make the light, 2018
- $5.25 million products liability recovery in Cook County for a young man that sustained profound burn injuries in an explosion at an engine testing facility. The exhaust fan equipment permitted a spark to ignite combustible fumes. (co-counsel)
- $2.55 million in DuPage County for a young woman injured by an unattended motor vehicle that rolled down an incline and ran over her leg. The injury was significant and caused a partial degloving to her leg requiring extensive reconstructive surgery.
- $1.1 million medical malpractice verdict in Will County on behalf of an 82 year old woman that sustained a nerve injury when her median nerve was cut during an endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery. The verdict is the all-time highest verdict for a hand injury in a plaintiff over age 60.
- $5.7 million recovery in DuPage County for a spinal cord injury following a spinal surgery. The injury left the injured client wheelchair bound. (co-counsel)
- $3.1 million medical negligence recovery in Cook County against a Chicago academic medical center on behalf of 5 year old girl following the misplacement of a central venous catheter in her carotid artery resulting in her suffering an ischemic stroke.
- $1.5 million resolution of DuPage County medical malpractice wrongful death cause of action involving the death of a 2 day old prematurely born infant (25 weeks gestation).
- $1 million recovery for a woman that tripped over an exposed bolt in the floor of a Chicagoland retail store and suffered a head injury, including a subdural hematoma. The injury left her with cognitive deficits that impacted her ability to work.
- $7.3 million medical malpractice verdict in Cook County following a surgeon’s failure to completely remove a woman’s benign facial tumor. As a result, the injured plaintiff was required undergo extensive reconstruction surgery of her face and jaw. (co-counsel)
- $3.125 million recovery in DuPage County for an ankle injury following a rented golf cart vehicle rollover accident. The single vehicle collision caused the injured client to undergo significant reconstructive surgery of her ankle. The result is an all-time record recovery in DuPage County for ankle injury.
- $2.5 million medical malpractice verdict in Cook County for a man that experienced permanent hearing loss and imbalance following a failed ear surgery (co-counsel). The injury prevented the injured plaintiff from returning to work.
- $1.1 million medical malpractice recovery for a boy that suffered a facial nerve injury following surgery to remove a benign cystic hygroma. During the surgery to remove the growth, the surgeon injured the nerve. A nerve repair surgery was subsequently performed restoring some of the nerve’s function.
Honors
- Named Lawyer of the Year in 2016 by the DuPage County Bar Association, 2016
- Names a Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Trial Lawyers
- Named a Leading Lawyer by Law Bulletin Publishing Company, (less than 5% of Attorneys in Illinois)
- Selected by his peers as an Illinois Super Lawyer, (less than 5% of Attorneys in Illinois)
- DuPage County Bar Association, Named Lawyer of the Year in 2016
- Appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to serve on its Civil Jury Instruction Committee from, 2015 to present
- Appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court, to serve on its Character and Fitness Committee for the Second District - 2010 to present (Appointed Chair 2013 to 2017), 2010
Educational Background
- University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 1992
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), Invited lecturer
- Chicago Bar Association (CBA) – Member, Invited lecturer
- American Inns of Court/DuPage County Chapter, Presenter
- DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA), Invited lecturer
- Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), Invited lecturer
Office location for Bradley N. Pollock
225 W Wacker Dr
Suite 1650
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-586-1700
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2008 - 2026
