Jeffrey J. Kroll

Attorney Jeffrey J. Kroll is a partner with the Kaveny + Kroll law firm in Chicago, Illinois. A well-regarded trial advocate with more than 30 years of legal experience, Mr. Kroll represents clients throughout the greater Chicago metro region and surrounding areas. He works diligently to serve those who have personal injury and wrongful death claims arising from automobile and trucking accidents, dangerous property conditions, medical malpractice, brain and birth injuries, and other preventable tragedies.

Throughout his career, Mr. Kroll has secured scores of settlements and verdicts in excess of $1 million. Among his most notable successes include a record-breaking jury verdict of more than $148 million that he – along with his legal team – secured for a victim of a shelter collapse at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

A leader in his field, Mr. Kroll has written extensively and conducted hundreds of lectures and continuing legal education seminars around the country on topics related to his field. He has also facilitated classes at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and DePaul University College of Law on trial advocacy and medical malpractice law. He holds the distinction of being the only attorney in Illinois to obtain publication in Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit, 4th Edition. Furthermore, he has been featured in many news channels and made several media appearances. 

A 1987 dean’s list graduate of DePaul University, Mr. Kroll returned to his alma mater and obtained his Juris Doctor degree from DePaul University College of Law in 1990. He graduated among the top 15% in his class and was a national mock trial team member. He also served as a senior editor of the Journals of Health and Hospital Law and received the Judge Olga Jurco Award for his outstanding trial advocacy skills. 

Licensed in Illinois since 1990, Mr. Kroll is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois and the Northern District of Indiana as well as the U.S. Supreme Court.

For his professionalism and exceptional legal abilities, Mr. Kroll has earned recognition on The Best Lawyers in America list each year since 2011 and is AV Preeminent peer-review rated,* the highest rating, through Martindale-Hubbell. In addition, The National Law Journal named him on its Top 40 Under 40 list, and the Law Bulletin Media bestowed him with the Trial Lawyer Excellence Award. Moreover, he has been a member of the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum. 

Active in his legal community, Mr. Kroll is a member of several legal organizations, including the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the American Association for Justice, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the DuPage County Bar Association and The Chicago Bar Association. He is a fellow of the Illinois State Bar Association and has held multiple leadership positions in the American Bar Association, among others.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.