Jeffrey M. Goldberg
Top rated Medical Malpractice attorney in Chicago, Illinois
Jeffrey M. Goldberg Law Offices
Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Aviation & Aerospace, Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Illinois since: 1974
Education: The John Marshall Law School
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Two Prudential Plaza180 Stetson Ave, Suite 1975
Chicago, IL 60601
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Personal injury attorney Jeffrey M. Goldberg is the founder of the Jeffrey Goldberg Law Offices in Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He works out of the Chicago office, providing legal services throughout the Chicagoland area and Wisconsin. The cases he handles mostly involve the following areas of the law:
- Medical malpractice
- Product liability
- Birth injury
- Aviation law
- Auto accidents
- Work and premises accidents
Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Goldberg studied at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law and graduated in 1974. He also holds a bachelor’s degree (1970) from Bradley University. After passing the bar exam, he was admitted to legal practice in 1974; he is licensed in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana, as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Mr. Goldberg is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s Medical Negligence Committee, the American Association for Justice and The Center for Disability and Elder Law. He also serves on the board of directors of The Public Justice Foundation, the Illinois State Bar Association’s Tort Law Section and is elected as a fellow of the National College of Advocacy.
Honored by the legal arena for his professional excellence and high ethical standards, Mr. Goldberg has been rated AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell. He is also recognized by the Leading Lawyers Network and holds a “Very Good” rating on Avvo.
*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.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Aviation and Aerospace, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFocus areas
Aviation, Aviation Accidents - Plaintiff, Birth Injury, Construction Accident, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents
- 70% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 10% Aviation and Aerospace
- 10% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1974, Illinois
Bar/Professional Activity:
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1993
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1975
- Federal Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1974 - present
- Member, Judicial Candidates Evaluation Committee, Chicago Bar Association, 1980 - 1987
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), Secretary, 1991, 1994
- Member, Board of Directors, Center For Disability And Elder Law, 1996 - present
- Member, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA)
- Member, Membership Committee, Illinois Trial Lawyers, 1985 - 2001
- Member, Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee
- Co-Chairman, Insurance Committee, Illinois Trial Lawyers, 1994
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1974
- Chairman- Tort Litigation Section, Chicago Bar Association, 1981
- Wisconsin Supreme Court, 2000
- Committee on Legal Specialization, Chicago Bar Association, 1979
- Treasurer, Illinois Trial Lawyers, 1993- 1995
- Member, Birth Trauma Litigation Group & Board of Directors, American Association for Justice, 2001 - present
- Member, Legal Specialization Committee
- Co-Chairman, Membership Committee, Illinois Trial Lawyers, 1987 - 1995
- Chairperson, Chicago Bar Association's Tort Litigation Section
- Member, Medical Negligence Committee, Illinois Trial Lawyers, 1987 - present
- Wisconsin, 2000
- Member, Nominating Committee, Illinois Trial Lawyers, 1997
- Illinois Supreme Court, 1974
- Vice Chairman Tort Litigation Section, Chicago Bar Association, 1980
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), Past Member of Board, 1987 - 2011
- Member, Tort Law Section, Illinois State Bar Association
- Parliamentarian, Illinois Trial Lawyers, 1991
- Member, American Association for Justice's Birth Trauma Litigation Group
- Member, Legislative Committee, Illinois Trial Lawyers, 1987 - 2005
- Illinois, 1974
- Co-Chairman, Publications Committee, Illinois Trial Lawyers, 1996
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- FAA Private Pilot License SE/Inst. 1980 - present
- Board Certified
Pro bono/Community Service:
- The John Marshall Law School, Instructor
- Member, The Public Justice Foundation
- Vice-President, Public Justice Foundation, 2002
- Member, Executive Committee, Public Justice Foundation, 1999 - present
- President Elect, Public Justice Foundation, 2003
- Treasurer, Public Justice Foundation, 2000
- President, Public Justice Foundation, 2004
- Secretary, Public Justice Foundation, 2001
- Member, Board of Directors, Public Justice Foundation, 1996 - present
Honors/Awards:
- Fellow, National College of Advocacy
- Recipient, Leading Lawyers
- Illinois Super Lawyers, 2010-2019
- AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale Hubbell
- Public Justice Champion of Justice, 2012
Educational Background:
- Bradley University, B.A., 1970, Minor: Business Finance
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Medical Malpractice Litigation – Plaintiff’s Perspective,” Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Edition Medical Malpractice Handbook, 2005
- ATLA/BTLG Catastrophically Injured Infant Cases, Panel Moderator, 2002 - 2003
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association — "Proving Proximate Cause: Medical And Legal Considerations," December 2, 1995
- "Key Elements of a Product Liability Case," Illinois Trial Lawyers Seminar, February, 1994
- Instructor, The John Marshall Law School, 1974 - 1975
- Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1990
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association — "Proving Proximate Cause: Medical And Legal Considerations," December 2, 1995
- "Jury Selection: Plaintiff's Perspective," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, October 10, 1994
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association "Cross Examination Of Defendant's Liability Expert," October 14, 1996
- "Medical Malpractice Handbook - Plaintiff's Perspective," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1995
- ATLA National Trial Competition Judge, 2003
- Meeting at Oak Forest Hospital, National Spinal Cord Injury Association
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association "Handling Subsequent Treating Physicians," December 7, 1996
- "Anatomy of Pre-Trial Preparation - Professional Negligence! Product Liability, "Illinois State Bar Association, 1995
- ABA Trial Academy, 2005
- "Handling Subsequent Treating Physicians," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, December 7, 1996
- Dean Fred F. Herzog Moot Court Competition Judge, 2005, 2008
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association 'Proving That The Product Is Unreasonably Dangerous," January 11, 1997
- "The Use of Professionally Produced Video as Demonstrative Evidence", WI Bar Association Seminar, December 1, 2010
- Chicago Bar Association, Tort Trends Update
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association— "Examining Your Expert With Confidence," January 10, 1998
- Chicagoland Healthcare Risk Management Society, "Co-Mediation- A Report Card Measuring It's First Three Years," Panel Member, January 28, 1999
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association - Medical Negligence Seminar - "Nucleated Red Blood Cells and Post-Natal Imaging," December 11, 1999
- American Trial Lawyers Association - National College of Advocacy - "Visual Persuasion," Miami, Florida, January, 2000
- American Institute of Food Processors, 1987
- American Trial Lawyers Association — Professional Negligence Section - "Effective Techniques to Obtain Early Settlements," ATLA Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois, July 31, 2000
- Chicago Bar Association, Comparative Negligence Seminar, November 1988
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association— Medical Malpractice Seminar— "Sole Proximate Cause Defense," December 9, 2000
- ITLA Update and Review Seminar, "Expert Witnesses," September 9, 1989
- "Electronic Fetal Monitoring: What is it really telling us? -- The second stage of labor - ATLA Litigating Catastrophically Injured Infant Cases - publication February 22, 2002, Atlanta, GA
- ITLA Trial Practice Seminar," Trial Preparation Techniques" October 21, 1989
- The American Association of Neurological Surgeons – Medical Legal Aspects of Neurosurgical Practice, November, 1989
- "Mediating The Medical Malpractice Case", Panel Member, Health Care Risk Management Society of Metropolitan Chicago, February 8, 1996
- "2009 Supplement to Proving and Disproving Damages in Personal Injury Cases," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, contributing author
- Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Medical Malpractice Seminar, Spring, 1989
- ATLA/BTLG Catastrophically Injured Infant Cases, 2002 - 2003, Atlanta, GA, Panel Moderator
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Trial Notebook Series, Leadoff Speaker, 1989
- "Physical Injuries - Plaintiff's Perspective," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, contributing author - 2012 Edition Proving and Disproving Damages in Personal Injury Cases
- COBRA Seminar for Physicians, Hospital Administrators, Risk Managers, Highland Park Hospital, April 24, 1990
- Parents Of Developmentally Disabled Children's Support Group, June, 1990
- "Opinion Evidence-What The Experts Can Testify To", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Shotgun Seminar, May 3, 1997
- Medical Malpractice Seminar, Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 1982
- Illinois Work Safety Council-"A Plaintiff Attorney's View For Work Place Safety," October 16, 1990
- Chair and Speaker, Illinois Trial Lawyers Medical Malpractice Seminar
- Using The Power of Visual Persuasion, "How to Prepare Admissible Demonstrative Evidence", Chicago Bar Association, September 24, 1997
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, Illinois - Head Injury Trauma, October, 1991
- Chair and Speaker, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Product Liability Seminar
- Medical Negligence Trial: The Winning Plaintiff's Case in Chief, "Closing Argument", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, December 6, 1997
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Medical Malpractice Seminar, Moderator/Participant, December, 1992
- Co-editor, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education's Medical Negligence Handbook
- Northwest Suburban Emergency Medical Services Seminar, 1986-1988
- Midwest Section American Podiatric Association, 1987
- Institute for Injury Reduction Toy Safety Seminar, November, 1992
- Chapter Author, Continuing Legal Education's Medical Negligence Handbook
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Tort Update Seminar Section on Medical Malpractice, September 11, 1993
- "Barring The Defendant From Using Annuity Trial Testimony," ITLA Journal, Spring-Summer, 1988
- Obstetrics and COBRA Liability, Hyatt Regency O'Hare, September 24, 1993
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Tort Law Update, 1994
- "Medical Malpractice Handbook - Plaintiff's Perspective," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1989
- "Effective Techniques to Obtain Early Settlements", ATLA Annual Convention, American Association for Justice - Professional Negligence Section, July 31, 2000
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association "Shotgun Seminar," February 21, 1994
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association— "Point-Counterpoint Seminar," October 10, 1994
- "American Association of Neurological Surgeons Regional Seminar - Evaluation of Medical Malpractice Cases - Plaintiff's Perspective," 1991
- ATLA/BTLG - Catastrophically Injured Child Seminar, 2001
- Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1989
- Illinois State Bar Association — "Professional Negligence/Product Liability," November 13, 1995
- “Medical Malpractice Litigation - Plaintiff’s Perspective,” Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1992 Edition, Medical Malpractice Handbook, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2011, 2018
- From Classroom to Courtroom: Trial Techniques for the New Lawyers, Roscoe Pound Institute, 2001
- National Safety Council Annual Safety Conference, Dallas, Texas, November 1995
- "Medical Negligence," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, September, 1993
Office location for Jeffrey M. Goldberg
Two Prudential Plaza
180 Stetson Ave, Suite 1975
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-680-7051
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