R. Joseph Kramer
Top rated Class Action & Mass Torts attorney in Chicago, Illinois
Kramer Injury Law LLCPractice Areas: Class Action & Mass Torts, Personal Injury, Products Liability
Licensed in Illinois since: 2013
Education: Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Kramer Injury Law LLC
161 N Clark StSuite 1600
Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: 312-775-1012 Email: R. Joseph Kramer
Details
Joe practices complex plaintiff's personal injury litigation. He has successfully represented clients in Mass Tort/Products Liability; FELA (Railroad Injury); and single instance Personal Injury claims. Since starting his own firm in 2018, he continues to represent clients in these areas, but has begun taking on more single instance injury claims. Kramer Injury Law LLC represents injured individuals suffering after car accidents, pedestrian auto accidents, bicycle accidents, motorcycle accidents, slip and falls, and trip and falls. Since the majority of Joe's career has been spent litigating mass tort claims, he has an appetite for complex litigation and finds the added challenge engaging. Joe has represented hundreds of clients and been responsible for preparing over 50 cases for trial. He has a particular affinity for working with experts, regardless of the level of scientific complexity. Ultimately, he has been primarily responsible for handling all of the pre-trial aspects of preparing cases for trial and has served on a number of trial teams in complex plaintiff's litigation. Joe's work has helped obtain billions for injured clients.
First Admitted: 2013, Illinois
Professional Webpage: https://kramerinjurylaw.com/about-the-firm/
- Illinois Trial Lawyer's Association Member, 2015
- Chicago Bar Association Member, 2013
- American Association for Justice Member, 2015
- Illinois State Bar Association Member, 2013
- Actos Product Liability Litigation - Helped litigate Products Liability Lawsuit against International Pharmaceutical Company by utilizing state-of-the-art software to develop trial theme and issues. Helped prepare experts. Second-chair of more than 10 depositions of defense experts and high level executives. Second chair of first Cook County Bellwether trial. Global settlement of $2.4 Billion, largest amount on a per client average in the history of pharmaceutical litigation., 2015
- I acted as second chair during trial of client who worked in popcorn factory and developed a severe, irreversible lung disease named broncheolitis obliterans or "popcorn lung" due to chemical manufacturer's failure to warn. Manufacturer offered $600,000 for settlement. Verdict was $2.6 MM. More than four times the settlement offer., 2015
- Illinois Trial Lawyers "Service Day at Chicago Jesuit Academy", 2016
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association "Ask a Lawyer Day", 2016
- Loyola University of Chicago - B.A. in Philosophy, 2006
- Loyola University of Chicago - B.S. in Psychology, 2006
- Chicago-Kent College of Law - Juris Doctor, 2011
- Provided summary of treatise contents. Every products liability attorney must own a copy of this book, it is invaluable., Author, Book Review: The Product Liability Desk Reference, American Bar Association, Pharmaceutical Injury Lawyer, Bad Drug Lawyer, Medical Device Lawyer, 2016
- Provided summary of filing strategies in Plaintiff's Mass Tort Litigation with Q&A., Speaker, Anatomy of the Mass Tort Case, Chicago Bar Association, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, 2018
- Author, Missouri Jury Sides With Defendant in Complicated Transvaginal Mesh Case, THL Blog, Pharmaceutical, 2016
- FDA Reclassifies Mesh as "High Risk Device", The Legal Examiner, 2016
- Request Made to Consolidate Bair Hugger Lawsuits in Minnesota, The Legal Examiner, 2015
- Panelist, Tips for Success Career Panel, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, 2013
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