Christian Luciano Santiago

Top rated Class Action & Mass Torts attorney in Chicago, Illinois

Vogelzang Law
Christian Luciano Santiago
Vogelzang Law
312-584-1034
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Practice areas: Class Action & Mass Torts, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice; view more

Licensed in Illinois since: 2019

Education: University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Selected to Rising Stars: 2024 - 2026

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Vogelzang Law

120 N LaSalle St
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A personal injury and asbestos trial attorney at Vogelzang Law in Chicago, Christian Luciano Santiago is well-versed in Illinois laws and is ready to take on any challenge. He has been successful in handling many asbestos lawsuits, medical malpractice cases and a variety of other personal injury matters including survival and wrongful death lawsuits from intake all the way through to trial. 

A compassionate professional, Mr. Luciano cares deeply about the people who hire him as their attorney, and he takes great pride in the fact that he is able to defend bereaved families against heartless businesses that put them in danger by exposing them to asbestos.

Mr. Luciano completed his B.A. cum laude at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico followed by his J.D. at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law. He has a certificate in trial advocacy from the same university. During his time in law school, he was on the dean's list, a member of the Trial Advocacy and Center for Dispute Resolution Honors Board, and a competitor in several national trial advocacy competitions.

Prior to joining Vogelzang Law in 2021, Mr. Luciano represented physicians, nurses, professional corporations and hospitals as an associate attorney at a major litigation defense company. In addition, he has represented victims in nursing home abuse and medical malpractice lawsuits at a prominent Chicago plaintiff's personal injury firm.

Mr. Luciano's desire to practice law was sparked by his time spent working for New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. He witnessed personally her influence as an attorney, as she crafted legislation and regulations that ultimately became law. While working on the Affordable Care Act at the United States Senate, he was able to shadow attorneys and legislative aides.

A board member of the Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois, Mr. Luciano is a member of the Hispanic National Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Chicago Bar Association, and the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago.

Practice areas

Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Asbestos, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Class Actions, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Dental Malpractice, Informed Consent, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Toxic Torts, Wrongful Death

  • 30% Class Action/Mass Torts: Plaintiff
  • 30% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
  • 30% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
  • 10% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 2019, Illinois

Professional Webpage: https://vogelzanglaw.com/christian-luciano-santiago/

Bar / Professional Activity

  • Illinois, 2019

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

  • Brick Mason $7.4 million, Mesothelioma Union Boilermaker $7.6 million settlement, Mesothelioma Union Pipefitter $7.7 million settlement, Mesothelioma $2.5 million settlement, Mesothelioma
  • On Friday, April 19, 2024, a jury of 12 returned a unanimous verdict of $45,000,000 for their deceased client, Theresa Garcia, in Cook County, Illinois, against Johnson & Johnson, Johnson & Johnson Holdco (NA) Inc., and Kenvue, Inc., at the Daley Center in Cook County before the Honorable Patrick J. Sherlock. The jury deliberated for approximately two days before delivering the verdict on Friday afternoon. Ms. Garcia was a mother of six, a grandmother, and a lifelong Chicagoland resident. Ms. Garcia was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma after years of using talcum body powder and cosmetic powder products, including Johnson’s Baby Powder, Shower to Shower powder, Jean Naté powder, and Avon powder products. Her mother used Johnson’s baby powder on her as an infant, and she continued to use it throughout her teens, 20s, 30s, and 40s and on her children when they were born. On April 22, 2020, Ms. Garcia filed a twenty-one-page lawsuit against the Defendants for causing her mesothelioma wherein she alleged Defendants exposed her to asbestos fibers contained within their products.  After decades of daily exposure to Johnson’s talc-containing baby powder, Ms. Garcia was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in early January 2020.  After a difficult and painful battle with mesothelioma, Ms. Garcia passed away in July 2020. At trial, Plaintiff’s experts explained and concluded that Ms. Garcia inhaled asbestos fibers during her daily use of Johnson’s talc-containing baby powder, which caused the development of her pleural mesothelioma. Over the five-and-a-half-week trial, the DOBS and Vogelzang Law team utilized expert witnesses as well as family members to prove that Johnson & Johnson, Johnson & Johnson Holdco (NA) Inc., and Kenvue, Inc., were negligent when they sold asbestos-containing talcum baby powder, utilized inadequate testing to detect the presence of asbestos in their baby powder, included asbestos fibers in Johnson’s talc-containing baby powder even when adequate substitutes were available, and when Defendants failed to warn of asbestos fibers contained within Johnson’s baby powder manufactured and sold by the Defendants.  In determining the percentage of responsibility for Ms. Garcia’s mesothelioma and death, the jury found were responsible respectively as follows:  Johnson & Johnson 15%, Johnson & Johnson Holdco (NA) Inc. 15% as successor in interest to Johnson & Johnson, and Kenvue, Inc. 70% responsible as successor in interest to Johnson & Johnson. During the pendency of Ms. Garcia’s case, Johnson & Johnson tried to file for bankruptcy twice to avoid paying their talc liabilities. , 2024

Special Licenses / Certifications

  • Trial Advocacy Certificate, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

Pro bono / Community Service

  • Board Member, Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois
  • Member, Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago
  • Member, Chicago Bar Association
  • Member, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
  • Member, Illinois State Bar Association
  • Member, Hispanic National Bar Association

Educational Background

  • University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, 2018

Honors

  • Super Lawyers® Rising Star®, Super Lawyers, 2024
  • Trial Advocacy and Center for Dispute Resolution Honors Board, Trial Advocacy and Center for Dispute Resolution
  • Dean's List, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

Industry Groups

  • Asbestos
  • Class Actions
  • Medical Devices
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Motor Vehicle Defects
  • Nursing Home
  • Personal Injury
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Toxic Torts

Office location for Christian Luciano Santiago

120 N LaSalle St
Suite 3100
Chicago, IL 60602

Phone: 312-584-1034

Selections

3 Years Rising Stars
  • Rising Stars: 2024 - 2026

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