Brian L. Salvi
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Chicago, Illinois
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, PC
Practice areas: Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice; view more
Licensed in Illinois since: 2013
Education: University of Notre Dame Law School
Selected to Rising Stars: 2016 - 2026 Call today:
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Details
Brian L. Salvi joined Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. in 2013 and was named Partner in 2019. He concentrates his legal practice on cases that involve personal injury, product liability and medical malpractice. Before he joined Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. as an attorney, Mr. Salvi served as a law clerk with the firm.
Throughout his time with the firm, he has recovered more than $375 million on behalf of his clients.
One of Mr. Salvi’s recent trials resulted in a $12.2 million jury verdict on behalf of a tractor-trailer driver who was significantly injured in a crash on I-70.
In 2022, Mr. Salvi and his wife, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. attorney Eirene N. Salvi, obtained a $4.25 million settlement on behalf of the family of a 13-year-old boy who was killed in a car crash. The settlement is the highest wrongful death settlement on record in Kendall County.
Mr. Salvi received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business and his law degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School.
As a law school student, Mr. Salvi competed in the American Association for Justice’s Student Trial Advocacy Competition as a member of Notre Dame’s mock trial team. The team won the 2012 and 2013 Regional Championships in Louisville. In 2013, the team compiled an 11-0 record and outperformed 220 other teams in Regional and National competitions en route to winning the National Championship in New Orleans.
Additional credentials and distinctions include memberships in the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Lake County Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the American Association for Justice. Mr. Salvi is also a Chicago advisory board member of the Concussion Legacy Foundation.
In his spare time, Mr. Salvi enjoys spending time with his wife and fellow Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. attorney Eirene N. Salvi, and their two children.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Wrongful Death
- 50% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 50% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2013, Illinois
Professional Webpage: https://www.salvilaw.com/attorneys/brian-salvi/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- Concussion Legacy Foundation - Advisory Board
- American Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- Lake County Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- UNDISCLOSED, Plaintiff v. UNDISCLOSED, Defendants SETTLEMENT: $2,725,000 Case Type: Wrongful Death / Medical Malpractice Venue: McLean County, IL Date: January 27, 2026, 2026
- UNDISCLOSED, Plaintiff v. UNDISCLOSED, Defendants. SETTLEMENT: $2,000,000 Case Type: Negligence Venue: DuPage County, IL Date: February 20, 2026, 2026
- UNDISCLOSED, et al., Plaintiffs v. UNDISCLOSED, Defendant. (Per Confidentiality Agreement) SETTLEMENT: $60,000,000 Case Type: Wrongful Death Venue: Cook County, IL Date: October 8, 2025 , 2025
- UNDISCLOSED, Plaintiff v. UNDISCLOSED, Defendants. (Per Confidentiality Agreement) SETTLEMENT: $9,150,000 Case Type: Wrongful Death Venue: Cook County, IL Date: October 6, 2025, 2025
- PRE-LAWSUIT CASE RESULT SETTLEMENT: $7,000,000 Case Type: Personal Injury Venue: DuPage County, IL Date: September 5, 2025, 2025
- UNDISCLOSED, Plaintiffs v. UNDISCLOSED, Defendants. (Per Confidentiality Agreement) SETTLEMENT: $11,000,000 Case No.: CONFIDENTIAL Case Type: Personal Injury Venue:. Cook County, IL Date: November 8, 2024, 2024
- UNDISCLOSED, Plaintiff v. UNDISCLOSED, Defendant. (Per confidentiality agreement) SETTLEMENT: $11,000,000 Case No.: CONFIDENTIAL Case Type: Truck Collision Venue: Fayette County, IL Date: April 26, 2024, 2024
- JEREMY DUTTON and LINDA DUTTON, Plaintiffs v. FOLTZ WELDING, LTD., d/b/a CONTINENTAL PIPELINE SERVICES, INC., an Illinois Corporation; CONTINENTAL ENERGY SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company; and BENJAMIN M. RAY, Individually, Defendants VERDICT: $12,208,790.53 Case No.: 2020 L 6 Case Type: Truck Collision Venue: Fayette County, IL Date: April 26, 2024, 2024
- UNDISCLOSED, et al., Plaintiff v. UNDISCLOSED, Defendant (Per Confidentiality Agreement) SETTLEMENT: $5,750,000 Case No.: CONFIDENTIAL Case Type: Wrongful Death Venue: Cook County, IL Case Disposition: 06-26-2023, 2023
- UNDISCLOSED, Plaintiff v. UNDISCLOSED, Defendant (Per Confidentiality Agreement) SETTLEMENT: $6,500,000 Case No.: CONFIDENTIAL Case Type: Medical Negligence / Wrongful Death Venue: Cook County, IL Case Disposition: 03-04-2024, 2024
- DEON E. GRIFFIN, Plaintiff v. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY; and KELLY D. BOULDEN, Defendants SETTLEMENT: $4,750,000 Case No.: 2021 L 002906 Case Type: Personal Injury / Auto Accident Venue: Cook County, IL Case Disposition: 05-30-2023, 2023
- NEESE, Plaintiff v. TAYLOR, Defendant JURY VERDICT: $21,059,014 Case No.: 18 L 6732 Case Type: Auto Accident - Personal Injury Jury Verdict Venue: Cook County, IL Case Disposition: 12-09-2021, 2021
- NEESE, et al, Plaintiff v. TAYLOR, et al,. Defendant SETTLEMENT: $20,000,000 Case No.: 18L6732 Case Type: Auto Accident - Personal Injury Venue: Cook County, IL Case Disposition: 04-27-2022, 2022
- ESTATE OF MATILLANO, et al., Plaintiffs v. FAST CARS INC, et al, Defendants SETTLEMENT: $12,000,000 Case No.: 2020 L009181 Case Type: Wrongful Death / Auto Accident Venue: Cook County, IL Case Disposition: 03-29-2022, 2022
- CASTORIO AVILA, et al., Plaintiff v. PLB, LLC., d/b/a ROMAN DECORATING PRODUCTS, LLC et al., Defendants SETTLEMENT: $1,125,000 Case No.: 18 L 006867 Case Type: Workplace Injury / Traumatic Brain Injury Venue: Cook County, IL Case Disposition: 03-09-2022, 2022
- MARK Shurson, Plaintiff, v. BRIAN ROSENBLATT, Defendant SETTLEMENT: $1,400,000 Case No.: 2019 L 008988 Case Type: Personal Injury / Motor Vehicle Accident Venue: Cook County, IL Case Disposition: 09-14-2021, 2021
- HORTENSIA CERRITOS, et al., Plaintiffs v. CHESTER GORDON, GERALDINE GORDON, et al.,DefendantsVERDICT: $2,278,000Case No.: 2019 L 009392 consolidated with No. 2019 L 005494Case Type: Auto Accident - Personal InjuryVenue: Cook County, IL, 2020
- ESTATE OF MARK JAMES, et al., Plaintiffs v. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL & HEALTH SCIENCESSYSTEM, DefendantSETTLEMENT: $7,500,000Case No.: Pre-suitCase Type: Medical MalpracticeVenue: Cook County, IL , 2020
- ESTATE OF PEDRO PASILLAS-SANCHEZ, Deceased, by MA. ENRIQUETA PASILLAS-DELGADO,Independent Administrator; and ESTATE OF PEDRO PASILLAS-DELGADO, Deceased, by MA. ENRIQUETAPASILLAS -DELGADO, Independent Administrator; Plaintiffs v CONDOLIDATED MATERIALS, Inc.JURY VERDICT: $9,000,000Case No.: 2018L15 Case Type: Personal Injury / Wrongful DeathVenue: Boone County, IL, 2020
- GEORGE VANWINKLE, as the Independent Administrator of the Estate of JOANN VANWINKLE, Deceased v. OSF HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, an Illinois Corporation, et al. SETTLEMENT: $1,500,000 Case No.: 16 L 20 Case Type: Medical Malpractice Venue: Peoria County, IL Case Disposition: 10-29-2019, 2019
- PATRICIA A. NICHOLSON, et al., Plaintiff v. HONG LU, Individually; and Confidential Defendant SETTLEMENT: $1,900,000 Case No.: 2018 L 012969 Case Type: Personal Injury Venue: Kendall County, IL Case Disposition: 11-25-2019, 2019
- VICTOR CALDERON, Plaintiff, v. OZINGA READY MIX CONCRETE, INC., an Illinois Corporation; and REGINALD OLLIE, Individually; Defendants. SETTLEMENT: $10,000,000 Case No.: 16 L 010247 L Case Type: Personal Injury Venue: Cook County, IL Case Disposition: 6-3-2019, 2019
- PATRICK CONKLIN, et al., Plaintiff v. SELCON INDUSTRIES et al., Defendant VERDICT: $1,300,000 Case No: 16 L 7213 Venue: Cook County, IL Case Disposition: 08-31-2018, 2018
- WYATT WILLIAMS IV, Plaintiff v. LESLIE MUELLER, et al., Defendant SETTLEMENT: $2,150,000 Case No.: 15 L 000744 Case Type: Medical Malpractice Venue: DuPage County, IL Settlement: 07-11-2018, 2018
- UNDISCLOSED, et al., Plaintiffs v. UNDISCLOSED HOSPITAL, Defendant Settlement: $7,500,000, 2015
- JULIEN FLOREZ, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM d/b/a EVANSTON HOSPITAL, et al. Defendants. JURY VERDICT: $50,300,000 Case No: 2014 L 013348 Case type: Birth Injury Venue: Cook County, IL Jury Verdict Date: October 9, 2018, 2018
- UNDISCLOSED, et al., Plaintiffs v. UNDISCLOSED HOSPITAL, Defendant Settlement: $7,500,000, 2015
- TERESA BURNS, et al., Plaintiffs v. NEW BERN TRANSPORT CORPORTION et al., Defendant Case No.: 2012 L 14323 Settlement: $14,000,000, 2015
- STEPANCIK-GOFF, Plaintiff v. WARNER, Defendant Case No.: 12-AR-060 Jury Verdict: $1,400,000, 2016
- MARY MALINOWSKI, as the Special Administrator of the Estate of Patrick Conklin, Deceased, Plaintiff, vs. JASON GILBERT, Individually and SELCO INDUSTRIES, INC., an Illinois Corporation, Defendants.Jury Verdict: $1.3 million, 2018
- Estate of JAMARI LAY, deceased, by CIARA FARRIS, Special Administrator, and CIARA FARRIS,Individually, Plaintiffs v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant Case No.: 13 C 01839 Verdict: $1,265,000, 2015
- UNDISCLOSED, et al., Plaintiffs v. UNDISCLOSED, et al., Defendants Settlement: $4,500,000, 2017
Videos
- In this video, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. partner attorney Brian Salvi reviews social host liability specifically during high school prom season. He explains how child actions can impact parental liability., Social Host Liability in Illinois, 2020
- What are common injuries from a truck collision?, 2026
- Can You Sue for a Meningitis Misdiagnosis? | Legal FAQ, 2026
- Medical Malpractice Damages: Economic vs. Non-Economic Explained, 2025
- Is a Tired Doctor Liable for Medical Malpractice? | Legal FAQ, 2025
- Beating Goliath Podcast - Jeremy Dutton v. Foltz Welding, Ltd., 2025
- When you are hurt in an accident, your post on Social Media can become evidence in a Personal Injury claim. So don’t jeopardize your claim by posting about your accident or your injuries., Tips for posting on social media for potential clients, 2020
Pro bono / Community Service
- Concussion Legacy Foundation - Chicago Board Member
Educational Background
- B.A., University of Notre Dame, 2009
Honors
- Leading Lawyer, Law Bulletin Media - Leading Lawyers, 2026
- Leading Lawyer, Law Bulletin Media - Leading Lawyers, 2025
- Emerging Lawyers honors the top 2% of the lawyers in Illinois who are under 40 years old or have practiced 10 years or less., Emerging Lawyer, Leading Lawyers - Law Bulletin Media, 2020
- Leading Lawyer, Law Bulletin Media - Leading Lawyers, 2024
- Leading Lawyers, Law Bulletin Media - Leading Lawyers, 2023
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers, 2026
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers, 2025
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers, 2024
- Leading Lawyers, Law Bulletin Media, 2022
- Best Lawyers : Ones to Watch, U.S. News - Best Lawyers, 2023
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, U.S. News - Best Lawyers, 2022
- Trial Lawyer Excellence Award, Law Bulletin Media / Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter, 2022
- Recognized in the 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. , Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers - US News and World Report, 2021
- In 2019, Mr. Salvi was named to Law Bulletin Media’s elite “40 Under Forty” attorney list, recognizing the top up and coming lawyers in Illinois., 40 Under 40, Law Bulletin Media, 2019
- Emerging Lawyers honors the top 2% of the lawyers in Illinois who are under 40 years old or have practiced 10 years or less., Emerging Lawyer, Law Bulletin Media, 2018
- Emerging Lawyers honors the top 2% of the lawyers in Illinois who are under 40 years old or have practiced 10 years or less., Emerging Lawyer, Law Bulletin Media, 2019
- Emerging Lawyer, Leading Lawyers, 2016
- Emerging Lawyers honors the top 2% of the lawyers in Illinois who are under 40 years old or have practiced 10 years or less., Emerging Lawyer, Law Bulletin Media, 2017
Selections
11 Years Rising Stars
- Rising Stars: 2016 - 2026
