Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Chicago, IL

The founder of Shallcross Law, LLC, Brian S. Shallcross is a highly focused attorney for his clients in Chicago, Illinois. His practice is primarily focused on representing plaintiffs who have been harmed by the negligence of others, including medical malpractice. Mr. Shallcross also handles general business litigation.

Mr. Shallcross grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in political science from DePaul University. He went on to attend DePaul University College of Law and was awarded a Juris Doctor in 2004. After graduation, he spent several years with a well-known and prestigious personal injury firm in Chicago where he worked on many high-profile cases involving medical malpractice, aviation accidents, premises liability and commercial vehicle accidents. He opened his own firm in November 2014. Admitted to practice in Illinois, Mr. Shallcross is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Mr. Shallcross has a record of success garnered through his hard work, skill and determination. In 2014, he was the recipient of a Trial Lawyer Excellence Award from Law Bulletin Publishing after winning a $5 million jury verdict for his client who received a hysterectomy that was not needed. Other representative matters include his work, together with his co-counsel, in obtaining a $5,950,000 verdict for a client whose iliac artery was torn by a doctor, causing him severe muscle and nerve damage in his leg.

Mr. Shallcross is actively involved in several legal organizations, including the American Bar Association and The Chicago Bar Association, the American Association for Justice and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. He is also a member of the Judicial Evaluation Committee of The Chicago Bar Association.