David E. Rapoport
Top rated Aviation & Aerospace attorney in Chicago, Illinois
Rapoport Weisberg & Sims P.C.
Practice Areas: Aviation & Aerospace, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability; view more
Licensed in Illinois since: 1981
Education: Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2025 Call today:
312-327-9880
Rapoport Weisberg & Sims P.C.
20 North Clark StreetSuite 3500
Chicago, IL 60602 Visit website
Details
David E. Rapoport is the founding and managing partner of Rapoport Weisberg & Sims P.C. In 42 years as a trial attorney, he has consistently won multimillion-dollar jury verdicts and settlements for people who have been wrongfully injured and the families of people who have been wrongfully killed. Recently, David obtained record high jury verdicts and settlements for his clients, including a $ 13.25 medical malpractice jury verdict in 2023, a $6.4 million medical malpractice settlement and a $3 million landmark jury verdict against a pharmaceutical company in a drug induced suicide wrongful death case; and over $100 million in settlements during the pandemic. Earlier recent results include a $4.3 million jury verdict in a medical malpractice case; a $3.4 million jury verdict in a truck/pedestrian collision case; a $7.1 million jury verdict in an airplane crash wrongful death case; a $6.9 million settlement (while the jury was deliberating) in a semi-tractor-trailer/automobile collision case; and a $13 million settlement in a semi-tractor trailer truck crash case.
David has served as the lead trial or managing attorney in cases resulting in jury verdicts and settlements exceeding $500 million. Click here to read more about David's record in court. https://www.rapoportlaw.com/Verdicts-and-Settlements/.
David represents people harmed in air crashes, semi-truck and motor vehicle collisions, medical malpractice, product liability accidents, recreational and commercial boating accidents, premises liability accidents, work injury and construction accidents.
He is known nationally for his work representing injured victims and the families of those killed in air disasters. As an aviation attorney, David has been appointed by federal judges to serve on plaintiffs’ steering committees in 5 different commercial air disaster cases. He has successfully represented passengers, their families, crew members, and their families. For example, David is currently a member of the court appointed Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in In re: Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 Crash, the consolidated federal product liability case against Boeing alleging defects in the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. David was the Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Aviation Law Committee from June of 2017 to June of 2018. Since 2019 he has been designated as a “Top 10 National Aviation Trial Lawyer” by the National Trial Lawyers. For more information about David’s air disaster work, click here.
By helping people and holding the at fault parties accountable, David helps make the community safer. David provides customized services to every client he represents, offering the compassion and skill they need to get just results, while staying as comfortable as possible with the process.
David is a member of the invitation only American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an association of premier trial attorneys who are dedicated to preserving the right to trial by jury. ABOTA's general mission is "to foster improvement in the ethical and technical standards of practice in the field of advocacy to the end that individual litigants may receive more effective representation and the general public be benefited by more efficient administration of justice consistent with time-tested and traditional principles of litigation."
Since 1990, David Rapoport has been Board Certified* in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy ("NBTA"), the oldest and largest not-for-profit American Bar Association ("ABA") accredited trial attorney certification program. Attorneys with NBTA certification have proven their specialized abilities through written examinations and meeting rigorous criteria for trial experience and ethical ratings. David has proven his currency and substantial trial experience through NBTA recertification in 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020.
David is a leader of the movement to encourage board certification for trial lawyers. From August of 2013 to August of 2016, he was the President of the NBTA. After that he was the Founding President of the NBTA Foundation, the educational and charitable arm of the NBTA. David served on the Board of Directors of the NBTA from 2009 through 2023; and since 2017, he has chaired NBTA’s Civil Trial and Civil Pretrial Practice Specialty Commissions.
David recently explained: “In this era of Wild West style lawyer advertising, it has never been more important for the public to have an easy to use and reliable means of identifying the small fraction of practicing attorneys who truly have substantial experience trying lawsuits. Board certification programs help consumers of legal services make more informed choices. Too many lawyers are out there claiming they have substantial trial experience, when the truth is they have never or hardly ever tried a case. Board certified trial lawyers have proven their substantial trial experience in ways the public can trust.”
David is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (ABPLA). He is Board Certified* by the ABPLA in Medical Malpractice and is the only plaintiffs' attorney in Illinois with dual board certification* in Civil Trial Advocacy and Medical Malpractice. Like the NBTA, the ABPLA is a non-profit organization accredited by the ABA to issue attorney board certifications.
Best Lawyers has named David as one of the Best Lawyers in America and Martindale Hubbell has rated David "AV Preeminent", their highest professional rating. Moreover, David has been an Illinois Super Lawyer every year since the inception of the Super Lawyer program; and Avvo rates David "10.0 Superb", their highest attorney rating. The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers has awarded David the distinction of being one the top 100 trial lawyers in Illinois.
David is a member of the President's Club and Leader's Forum of the American Association for Justice. He is also a member of the state trial lawyer associations in Illinois and Wisconsin. David is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, and he is one of a handful of trial attorneys selected for membership in the Economic Club of Chicago.
* Board certification is not required to practice law in Illinois, and the Illinois Supreme Court does not recognize specialties in the practice of law.
Practice areas
Aviation and Aerospace, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Transportation/MaritimeFocus areas
Admiralty & Maritime Law, Aviation, Aviation Accidents - Plaintiff, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Informed Consent, Medical Devices, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical, Transportation Law, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 30% Aviation and Aerospace
- 30% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 20% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
- 10% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Transportation/Maritime
First Admitted: 1981, Illinois
Professional Webpage: https://www.rapoportlaw.com/attorney/david-e-rapoport/
- American Association for Justice Convention, Leaders' Forum and President's Club, 2024
- Economic Club of Chicago membership, 2023
- Elected Founding President of the National Board of Trial Advocacy Foundation, 2021
- National Board of Trial Advocacy Annual Board Meeting and Convention, 2019
- NBTA Allstar Conferences, Introduced keynote speaker, 2018
- Equip for Equality Advisory Board, 2018
- Chicago Bar Association Chair Aviation Law Committee, 2017
- Presentations on the need for seats and age appropriate restraints for infants flying on commerical aircraft before the Injury Board (2/26/16) and the Aviation Law Commitee of the Chicago Bar Association (4/6/16, with retired flight attendant Jan Brown)., 2016
- David Rapoport Co-presenter at ABA National Specialization Round Table May 30, 2015 - Attorney David Rapoport, President of the National Board of Legal Speciality Certification, attorney Gary McNeil Executive Director of the Texas Board of Legal Speciality Certification and Joan Eagle, a Chicago lawyer and current Chairperson of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission co-presented at the ABA National Specialization Roundtable held in Denver, Colorado last weekend. The topic of their presentation, Bringing Peel v. Illinois ARDC Non-Compliant States Back Into Compliance - How to get the attention of well intentioned but unknowing regulators, included suggestions and a discussion about how those involved in legal speciality certification can work to have state to state regulation both more compliant with the First Amendment and overall more cordial to certification as a consumer friendly credential. The ABA's annual National Specialization Roundtable is the only periodic networking event for all administrators and directors of specialty certification programs for lawyers in America., 2015
- October 31, 2015- David Rapoport selected as the final round presiding judge for the 2015 "Tournament of Champions" three-day invitational tournament in which the trial advocacy teams from the sixteen law schools with the top winning records in national trial advocacy competitions averaged over the last three years competed against one another. The mock trial problem this year, aptly named "Thriller at the River," involved a condensed version of the police shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9, 2014. The winner of the tournament was Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. Second place was taken by Georgetown University Law Center. The sixteen competing law schools were Baylor, Campbell, Chicago-Kent, Georgetown, Loyola Los Angeles, Loyola Chicago, Notre Dame, Samford, Cumberland, Stetson, Suffolk, Syracuse, Temple, University of Akron, University of Colorado, Washington University in St. Louis and Yale. , 2015
- June, 2016, elected Vice President of the Chicago Bar Association's Aviation Law Committee. , 2016
- February 9, 2015, Chicago, IL.- Last weekend attorney David Rapoport attended the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) Mid-Winter Board Meeting in Houston, Texas. Mr. Rapoport is in his second year serving as President of the NBTA. The NBTA was the first American Bar Association (ABA) accredited attorney board certification program. NBTA’s Board of Directors, which Mr. Rapoport chairs, is made up of nationally known trial lawyers, law professors and judges dedicated to bettering the quality of trial advocacy in our nation's courtrooms and helping consumers find experienced and highly qualified trial lawyers. This weekend marked the inaugural meeting of the Houston Area Chapter of the NBTA, as well as the organization's first continuing legal education (CLE) program entitled: New Business: Learn New Causes of Action. The CLE program featured an all-star faculty and was well received by the more than 50 attorneys attending., 2015
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1992
- Illinois Bar Admission, 1981
- American Association for Justice, 1981
- Wisconsin, 1995
- Chicago Bar Association, 1981
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2000
- Kentucky Association for Justice, 2009
- Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), 2009
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1984
- American Bar Association, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1996
- Wisconsin Association for Justice, 2009
- Roscoe Pound Foundation, 1994
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1994
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar, 1983
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1981
- Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2000
- Lawyer Pilots Bar Association, 1994
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 2006
- $13.25 million dollar jury verdict on behalf of client against the Mayo Clinic., 2023
- $17,325,000 settlement for 7 workers injured in an industrial accident., 2023
- $8,625,000 settlement in motorcycle product liability case., 2023
- Settlement of 3 air disaster wrongful death cases. Amount confidential., 2023
- $16.715,540 court ordered judgment in shooting case., 2022
- $3.2 million settlement in FELA case., 2022
- $7,750,000 settlement in farm injury case., 2021
- For list of verdicts and settlement where David Rapoport served as lead or managing counsel for the plaintiff, see http://www.rapoportlaw.com/Verdicts-and-Settlements/.
- Retained by families three who lost loved ones in the crash of Ethiopia Airlines Flight 302, 2020
- Rivas v. Doering, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9535 (USDC ED Ky), 2002
- Hanson v. Unnamed Trucking Company, 2009
- Michaud v. Fairchild Aircraft, 2001 Del. Super. Lexis 482 (Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle), 2001
- Lindner et al v. Millis Transfer, Inc. (US Dist. Ct. N. D. Ill.), 2008
- In re Air Crash near Morrisville, 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21827 (USDC MD NC), 1997
- Bonney v. CRST Malone, Inc., , 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 36786 (USDC SD Ill), 2007
- Jackson v. Back of Yards Neighborhood Council, 240 Ill. App. 3d 128; 608 N.E.2d 124 (Illinois Appellate Court), 1993
- Griffin v. Mark Travel Corp, 2006 WI App 213; 296 Wis. 2d 642; 724 N.W.2d 900; 2006 Wisc. App. LEXIS 854 (Wisconsin Court of Appeals), 2006
- In re Air Crash Disaster at Sioux City, 734 F. Supp. 1425; 1990 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2813 (USDC ND Ill), 1990
- In re Air Crash near Nantucket Island, 307 F. Supp. 2d 465; 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3625 (USDC ED NY), 2004
- Larson v. Abbott Labs., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 158050, 2, 2013 WL 5937824, 2013
- In re Air Crash at Lexington, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 69421 (US Dist Ct for the E.D., Ky.), 2010
- Verbance v. Altman, 324 Ill. App. 3d 494; 754 N.E.2d 856 (Illinois Appellate Court Second District), 2001
- Thakore v. Universal Mach. Co. of Pottstown, 670 F. Supp. 2d 705 (USDC ND Ill), 2009
- Miller v. Empress Casino Joliet Corp., 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3531 (USDC ND Ill), 1999
- Bennett v. Southwest Airlines Co, 493 F.3d 762 and 484 F.3d 907 (US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit), 2007
- Forshew v. USAir, Inc. (US Dist. Ct. N. D. Ohio), 1994
- J.B. Hunt Transp., Inc. v. Bolton, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42195 (USDC ED Wis), 2006
- McKee v. Brady, 1990 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19151 (USDC WD Ill), 1990
- Kemp v. Western Oilfields Supply Co., 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8670 (USDC ND Ill), 2005
- Courtney v. Allied Filter Engineering, Inc., 181 Ill. App. 3d 222; 536 N.E.2d 952; 1989 Ill. App. LEXIS 368; 129 Ill. Dec. 902 (Illinois Appellate Court for the First District), 1989
- Bausch v. Stryker Corp., 09-3434 (US Ct of Appeals for the 7th Circuit), 2010
- In re Air Crash Disaster near Peggy's Cove, 210 F. Supp. 2d 570, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3309 (USDC ED Pa), 2002
- Bales v. United States, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 115405 (US Dist Ct for the C. D. of Ill.), 2009
- In re Air Crash at Little Rock, Arkansas v. Am. Airlines (USDC ED Ark), 1999
- Stanczyk v. Chicago Osteopathic (Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois), 2008
- In re Air Crash at Charlotte, 982 F. Supp. 1092 (USDC DSC), 1997
- Reliance Nat'l Ins. Co. v. Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 36794 (USDC CD Ill), 2007
- St. Louis v. Rockwell Graphic Systems, Inc., 153 Ill. 2d 1; 605 N.E.2d 555 (Illinois Supreme Court), 1992
- In re Air Crash at Belle Harbor, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27387 (USDC SD NY), 2006
- Houston v. Quincy Post 5129, 188 Ill. App. 3d 732; 544 N.E.2d 425 (Illinois Appellate Court Fourth District), 1989
- 24 years of continuous board certification in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2024
- 10 years of continuous board certification in medical malpractice by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, 2024
- Board recertification in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2020
- Elected to Executive Committee of the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2018
- Board certified in Civil Practice Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2018
- Board certified in Medical Malpractice by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys., 2014
- Admitted and qualified to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1996
- Admitted and qualified to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, 2002
- Certificate for one year of post graduate trial advocacy study, Lawyers' Post Graduate Institute, 1982
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (recertification), 1995
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy Division of the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification (recertification remains valid for 5 years), 2015
- Member of the Trial Bar of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois., 1983
- Admitted and qualified to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1983
- Admitted and qualified to practice in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, 1994
- Admitted and qualified to practice in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, 2006
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (original certification), 1990
- Board certified in medical malpractice by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, 2014
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (recertification), 2005
- Admitted and qualified to practice before the Supreme Court of Wisconsin and all subsidiary state courts in Wisconsin, 1995
- Admitted and qualified to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1983
- Admitted and qualified to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2000
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy Division of the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification (recertification), 2010
- Board certified in Civil Pretrial Practice by the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification., 2012
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (recertification), 2000
- Admitted and qualified as an attorney and counselor of the Supreme Court of the United States, 2000
- Along with his wife Andrea Rapoport, established the David and Andrea Rapoport Donor Advised Fund to direct the couple's philanthropy program., 2024
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Sailfish Point Yacht Club, 2023
- Illinois State Coordinator, National Board of Trial Advocacy, June 1, 1996 - Present
- Equip for Equality Advisory Board, 2018
- Court appointed pro-bono trial counsel, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois., 2013
- President of the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2013-2016
- Chicago Bar Association Phone a Lawyer Program participant., 2012
- Board of Directors Optima Views Condominium, 2013
- Rapoport Law Offices Continues Its Philanthropic Tradition as Corporate Sponsor of Charitable Event June 2, 2015 - David Rapoport and Rapoport Law Offices, P.C., highly values its continuing tradition of philanthropy. In that spirit, the law firm proudly served as a corporate sponsor at the annual Jewish United Fund Lawyers & Government Officials Division Dinner held at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago on June 2, 2015. The event was attended by government leaders as well as more than a thousand attorneys., 2015
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Lake Geneva Association, August 20, 2009 - Present
- Board of Directors, Congregation Beth Judea, September 1, 1997 - September 1, 2000
- Economic Club of Chicago, 2014
- Named Top 100 Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2023
- The purpose of the NBTA's President’s Awards is to recognize members of NBTA for their unique accomplishments and efforts which deserve to be known to our entire membership, the legal profession, and the communities that they work in. Each year multiple awards will be given out in each category. An NBTA member may be nominated in any of the three areas. A separate nomination form is required for each area.For the Legal Field: An accomplishment or outcome that will affect the legal field. It may be a new strategy, a verdict with an impactful outcome, creating an awareness of an issue, set a standard, right a wrong. etc. It should have an impact that extends beyond a local area or specific case.For the Community: A project or initiative that makes a positive change in the community where the attorney practices. It can be accomplished through the legal work of the attorney or through a social or legal cause that the lawyer champions. It can be a single event or something ongoing.For NBTA: A single effort or a body of work that furthers NBTA’s mission to protect those in legal need through specialization accreditation or raises the professional level and quality of attorneys through the promotion of NBTA goals or board certification. The summary of Mr. Rapoport's award states: "David Rapoport, Rapoport Weisberg Sims, P.C., Chicago, IL David is known nationally for his work representing injured victims and the families of those killed in air disasters. Representing people and groups around the world he has helped to make flying safer. Since 2019 he has been designated as a “Top 10 National Aviation Trial Lawyer” by the National Trial Lawyers. He served as NBTA President for three years, serves as President of the NBTA Foundation, presented at ABA Roundtable meetings, served as moderator for NBTA Webinars, presented in advocacy for board certification; and created and led the NBTA Communications Committee. , First Recipient of the NBTA President's Award, National Board of Trial Advocacy President's Awards, 2021
- “Top 10 National Aviation Trial Lawyer”, The National Trial Lawyers, 2019
- Elected Associate of the American Board of Trial Advocates ("ABOTA"), 2009
- "10-Superb" rating by Avvo
- Fellow of the American College of Board Certified Attorneys, 2013
- Selected for membership in The Injury Board, a unique association of outstanding personal injury attorneys who have a proven commitment to relationships, leadership, community and results, 2014
- April 7, 2015, Chicago--The Injury Board is an organization committed to helping people find trial attorneys with the experience, skill and dedication to handle their legal needs. With the explosion of legal advertising in recent years, the goal of finding an attorney with real experience and the ability to handle your specific legal problem is complicated. David Rapoport, founding partner of Rapoport Law Offices, P.C., is a long-time advocate of methods designed to give people a reliable way to find attorneys who are truly qualified to address their concerns. Mr. Rapoport is a member of the Injury Board and was recently given the chance to discuss his practice in an IB Member Spotlight., 2015
- David has been selected as one of America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® for Illinois., America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, 2017
- Dean's List, Northern Illinois University, 1978
- Board Certification in Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1990
- Board Recertification in Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy Division of the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification, 2005
- AV Preeminent® rating, the highest rating possible, from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.
- Dual Board Certification in Civil Trial Advocacy and Civil Pretrial Practice, National Board of Legal Specialty Certification, 2012
- President Elect, National Board of Legal Specialty Certification, 2011
- David Rapoport is board certified* in medical malpractice by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. The ABPLA is the only American Bar Association accredited national attorney board certification program issuing board certifications in medical malpractice. According to the organization's home page: "It is the ABPLA's continuing mission to certify attorneys according to the highest standards of experience, ethics, education, examination and excellence. Through this rigorous process, the ABPLA offers consumers a clear standard of excellence for selecting medical and legal malpractice attorneys in whom they can have confidence." (* Board certification is not required to practice law in Illinois, and the Illinois Supreme Court does not recognize specialties in the practice of law.), 2014
- Appointed to serve as a founding board member of the Aviation Division of the National Board of Trial Advocacy. This division is charged with developing and obtaining American Bar Association accredidation for the first national attoney board certification program in aviation law., Founding Board Member, Aviation Division of the National Board of Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2016
- High Honors, Illinois Institute of Technology-Chicago Kent College of Law, 1981
- Member of the Law Review, IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1980
- Board Recertification in Civil Trial Advocacy , National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1995
- Board Recertification and Recognition of 20 Years of Continuous Certification in Civil Trial Advocacy (valid to September 10, 2015), National Board of Trial Advocacy, An American Bar Association Accredited Organization, 2010
- Designated a "Leading Lawyer" by the Law Bulletin's Leading Lawyers Network
- Elected to membership in the invitation only exclusive Economic Club of Chicago., Economic Club of Chicago, 2012
- President, National Board of Trial Advocacy and National Board of Legal Specialty Certification, 2013
- Appointed to the Hospitality Committee, Economic Club of Chicago, 2015
- David has been elected to serve a one year term as Chair of the Aviation Law Committee of the Chicago Bar Association, , Chair, Aviation Law Committee, Chicago Bar Association, 2017
- With High Honors, Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law
- Member of the Law Review, IIT-Chicago Kent College of Law, 1981
- Board Recertification in Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2000
- Fred Lane's Lawyer's Post Graduate Institute (post graduate trial advocacy certificate), 1982-1983
- Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago Kent College of Law (J.D. with high honors), served on the Law Review, 1978-1981
- Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois, B.S. in Finance, Dean's List, 1978, 1974-1978
- Diploma, Mather High School, Chicago, Illinois, 1970-1974
- See http://www.rapoportlaw.com/Helpful-Information/Publications/ for list of publications, www.rapoportlaw.com/Helpful-Information/Publications/
- Chapter dealing with the mechanics and strategic considerations in trying wrongful death cases in Illinois. , Chapter 6 Author: "Trial and Evidentiary Considerations in Wrongful-Death Actions", Wrongful-Death and Survival Actions 2023 Edition, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Legal, 2023
- Article addressing use of cockpit voice recorder evidence in air disaster cases and the invalidity of most objections to this practice., Co-author, "Cockpit Voice Recorder Audio Evidence is Centrally Important in CIvil Litigation and Discoverable under 49 U.S.C. § 1154: The Flight 1702 Example”,, Issues in Aviation Law and Policy, Spring 2019, Legal, 2019
- Presented ABA-State-National Marketing Efforts for Attorney Board Certification at the ABA 2013 Legal Specialization Roundtable in San Antonio, Texas along with Paul Gibson., 2013
- Published paper with Jan Brown and Lindsey A. Epstein, Babies Have a Right to a Safe Seat with Proper Restraints--The Infant Seat Exception Should Be Abandoned, DePaul University College of Law, Issues in Aviation Law and Policy, 2012
- D. Rapoport and M. Teich, Issues in Aviation Law and Policy, Vol. 10:2, 231-250., Lead Author, The Erosion of Secrecy in Air Disaster Litigation, Issues in Aviation Law and Policy, 2011
- On May 2, 2014, Rapoport Law Office's Managing Partner David E. Rapoport and EMR Discovery's Ellie Barczak were co-presenters at a continuing legal education program put on by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys' (ABPLA) at ABPLA's Annual Meeting at the Ritz Carlton South Beach in Miami Beach Florida. Their topic was Cross Examining Electronic Medical Records: An Update on EMR Discovery and Uses at Trial. The ABPLA is the only national organization accredited by the American Bar Association to issue attorneys board certifications in medical malpractice litigation. , Co-Presentor with Ellie Barczak, Cross Examining Electronic Medical Records: An Update on EMR Discovery and Uses at Trial., American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (ABPLA), 2014
- On October 31, 2014, David Rapoport presented at Maryland Law 20/20: a vision symposium, hosted by the Maryland State Bar Association and the Maryland Professional Center. Topic: Certification by Specialty: A Panel Discussion, moderated by Alan M. Wilner, Maryland Court of Appeals (Retired), with Gary W. McNeil, Executive Director of the Texas Board of Legal Specialization., www.rapoportlaw.com/Helpful-Information/Firm-News/David-Rapoport-Joins-Panel-of-Distinguished-Speakers-on-the-Growing-Trend-of-Specialty-Certification-for-Attorneys.shtml, 2014
- David Rapoport Co-presenter at ABA National Specialization Round Table May 30, 2015 - Attorney David Rapoport, President of the National Board of Legal Speciality Certification, attorney Gary McNeil Executive Director of the Texas Board of Legal Speciality Certification and Joan Eagle, a Chicago lawyer and current Chairperson of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission co-presented at the ABA National Specialization Roundtable held in Denver, Colorado last weekend. The topic of their presentation, Bringing Peel v. Illinois ARDC Non-Compliant States Back Into Compliance - How to get the attention of well intentioned but unknowing regulators, included suggestions and a discussion about how those involved in legal speciality certification can work to have state to state regulation both more compliant with the First Amendment and overall more cordial to certification as a consumer friendly credential. The ABA's annual National Specialization Roundtable is the only periodic networking event for all administrators and directors of specialty certification programs for lawyers in America., 2015
- November 15, 2015, South Beach, Florida, David Rapoport presented on the need for seats and age appropriate restraints for children of all ages when flying to a group of attorneys at the Injury Board Summit, 2015
- On September 6, 2017, at the Chicago Bar Association, David Rapoport and Steven Boldt presented a continuing legal education program entitled The Latest on Federal Preemption of Aviation Cases from Both Sides of the Table. The program was attended by some of Chicago’s top aviation lawyers from both sides of the table. , 2017
- Member, Chicago-Kent Law Review, 1979 - 1981
- Presentation concerning the $7.1 million jury verdict in Hebert v. Comair., Consortium On Trial: The Comair Case, Kentucky Justice Association, 2010
- Continuing legal education instructor, Wrongful Death and Survival Actions in Illinois, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2008
- Guest Lecturer on Tort Law, University of Illinois Chicago Circle Campus School of Business, 2006
- Guest Lecturer on third party actions for Professor Warren Eagle's workers' compensation class, IIT-Kent College of Law
- Presenter, "Punitive Damages After State Farm v. Campbell: The First Year", American Bar Association Litigation Section Meeting, 2004
- Author, "Wrongful Death Trials," Wrongful Death and Survival Actions in Illinois, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1993
- Presenter, "The Effect of Tort Litigation on the Airline Industry,", DePaul Business Law Journal Symposium on Terrorism, Security and Competition and The Future of the Airline Industry, 2002
- Presenter, "Use of Demonstrative Evidence in the USAir Flight 1016 Trial", South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, 1997
- Moderator and Presenter , Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1995
- Lead Author, Issues in Aviation Law and Safety, DePaul University College of Law, 2009
- Lead Author, Issues in Aviation Law and Practice, CCH, 2007
- Lead Author, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2007
- Lead Author, Issues in Aviation Law and Policy, published by CCH Incorporated
- Lead Author, Issues in Aviation Law and Policy, published by CCH Incorporated, 2004
- Lead Author, Issues in Aviation Law and Policy, published by CCH Incorporated
- Co-Author with Hans Ephraimson-Abt, who lost his daughter in the Korean Air Lines Soviet Shoot Down Disaster, Issues in Aviation Law and Policy, published by CCH Incorporated, 2002
- Presentation published, "The Effect of Tort Litigation on the Airline Industry", DePaul Business Law Journal, 2002
- Author, "Trial and Evidentiary Issues in Wrongful Death Actions,"Wrongful Death and Survival Actions in Illinois", Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2000
- See summary athttp://www.rapoportlaw.com/Our-Attorneys/David-E-Rapoport.shtml., 2015
- Trial Attorneys
Office location for David E. Rapoport
20 North Clark Street
Suite 3500
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312-327-9880
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2025
Top Lists
Top 100: Illinois Super Lawyers: 2023, 2025Certificates and credentials
Additional sources of information about David E. Rapoport
Find me online
- Website - www.rapoportlaw.com…
- Rapoport Law Offices on Facebook - www.facebook.com/pages/Ch…
- Rapoport Law Offices LinkedIn Profile - www.linkedin.com/company/…
- Twitter / X - @RapoportLaw…
- David Rapoport LinkedIn Profile - www.linkedin.com/in/david…
- Chicago Personal Injury Blog - www.rapoportlaw.com/blog…
FindLaw
LawInfo