Ronald W. Kalish
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Chicago, Illinois
Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish
Practice areas: Personal Injury, Health Care, Medical Malpractice; view more
Licensed in Illinois since: 1992
Education: The John Marshall Law School
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2017 - 2025 Call today:
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2 Prudential Plaza180 N. Stetson Avenue, Suite 1974
Chicago, IL 60601 Visit website
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Ronald W. Kalish, a partner at Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish in Chicago, Illinois, brings over three decades of experience in representing clients who have suffered due to others' negligence. Focusing exclusively on personal injury law, he handles a broad array of cases, including wrongful death, medical malpractice, construction accidents, motor vehicle incidents, as well as nursing home abuse and neglect.
As an accomplished trial attorney, Mr. Kalish has a track record of securing substantial jury verdicts and settlements in the Chicagoland area. His notable achievements include a $12 million settlement in a construction negligence case involving repairs to a CTA renovation project involving elevated tracks, a $5.8 million jury verdict in a medical malpractice case, a $4.1 million jury verdict in a construction negligence case involving CTA Brown Line project, and a $2.3 million settlement in a premises liability case. His success is attributed to meticulous and assertive pretrial preparation, which has consistently maximized settlements and verdicts for his clients and their families.
Mr. Kalish completed his undergraduate studies at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, earning a Bachelor of Science in finance in 1989. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois Chicago – School of Law in 1992. Licensed to practice law in Illinois the same year, he is also admitted before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In 2011, Mr. Kalish was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.
An active member of the legal community, Mr. Kalish serves on the Tort Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association and holds memberships with several prestigious organizations, such as the American Association for Justice, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, American Financial Services Association (Law Committee), the Public Justice Foundation – Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, The Society of Trial Lawyers and The Chicago Bar Association.
Mr. Kalish is also a respected speaker and educator. He regularly provides continuing legal education to fellow attorneys and engages in public discussions on personal injury law through various media outlets. He maintains a "Superb" rating on Avvo and has earned an AV Preeminent* peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell, a testament to his professionalism and excellence in the field.
*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 - General: Plaintiff, Health Care, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Civil Litigation: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Assault, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Dental Malpractice, Dram Shop Laws, Health & Health Care Law, Hospital Law, Informed Consent, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Nursing Home, Personal Injury - Defense, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Toxic Mold, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 50% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 20% Health Care
- 20% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 10% Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1992, Illinois
Professional Webpage: https://www.sgklawyers.com/attorney/ronald-w-kalish/
- Speaker at Illinois State Bar Association accredited Continuing Legal Education course titled Practical Tips for Trial and Beyond, 2023
- Public Justice Foundation – Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Member
- American Financial Services Association (Law Committee), Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Trial Lawyer for Public Justice
- Society of Trial Lawyers, Member
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member
- Chicago Bar Association, Member
- Illinois, 1992
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Illinois State Bar Association, Member
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1992
- Illinois State Bar Association, Tort Law Section Council, Member, 2005
- Invited to speak at a continuing legal education seminar by the Illinois State Bar Association. The ISBA Law Ed Program was entitled Evidence: Before, During and After Trial or After Settlement and took place on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at the ISBA Chicago Regional Office. I was asked to speak on the topic of Settlement Releases, Liens & Medicare Set-Aside, Plaintiff’s Perspective., 2017
- $1,589,319 Jury Verdict in a Motor Vehicle Negligence Case, Which Amount is in Excess of Driver's State Farm Insurance Combined Policy Limit of $1.25 Million. Judge James Varga Presided Over the Jury Trial Which Began on 4.15.24. The Jury Rendered Its Verdict on 4.19.24., 2024
- Confidential settlement against a medical device manufacturer where the stem of a hip replacement component fractured 1.5 years after its implant., 2017
- $4,318,366 jury verdict in June, 2015. No offer. Synthes, now owned by Johnson and Johnson, designed a spinal fixation system used by spine surgeons after a laminectomy to achieve fusion. The set screws and locking cap loosened after implantation. This allowed movement which prevented fusion from occurring and caused a pseudo arthrosis and necessitated multiple surgeries.
- 2.3 Million settlement involving injuries to a pedestrian in a parking lot., 2015
- 5.8 Million jury verdict against Isaac Dor MD in August, 2014. Patient died following a diagnostic angiogram hours after he was discharged from the hospital. He died from a retroperitoneal bleed.
- $4.1 Million jury verdict in December, 2012 for a 41 year old man who fell 20 feet through a hole at an elevated station under construction along the Brown Line. He was working as a flagger for the CTA at its Southport Ave. station on a walkway at track level. His job was to stop the trains so that construction workers could get off the elevated tracks. He slipped on a patch of ice and then fell through the hole and landed on the sidewalk. He suffered a crushed pelvis, broken back and other injuries. He ruptured his intestines and needed emergency surgery. FHP Tectonics Corp. was the general contractor and Garth Construction Services Corp. was the subcontractor., 2012
- Nursing Home Negligence Cases, Illinois State Bar Association, 2013
- $1,385,000 settlement with a general surgeon for the death of an 81 year old woman who died from an unrecognized bowel perforation., 2019
- $1.4 Million settlement of a construction negligence lawsuit against a large construction general contractor, for injuries to a drywall taper who was injured while working on stilts. The case settled prior to trial., 2019
- $385,000 settlement against a Chicagoland nursing home for a fall resulting in a femur fracture., 2019
- Admitted to appear before the United States Supreme Court , 2011
- Volunteer, Chicago Public Elementary Schools called Lawyers in the Classroom coordinated by the Constitutional Rights Foundation
- I am a volunteer for the Constitutional Rights Foundation "Lawyer in a Classroom" program. I have been paired with Jamieson School in Chicago for the last 6 years. Several times a year we teach 7th and 8th graders about the Constitution, with a special focus on the Bill of Rights. It is a very rewarding experience.
- "Superb" Rating on Avvo
- Selected to Illinois Super Lawyers
- AV Rated, Martindale Hubbell
- Scholarship Award
- Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, B.S., Finance, 1989
- A primer on fees allowed when taking over a contingency fee case., Author, https://www.isba.org/publications/sectionnewsletters/authors/kalishronald, Illinois State Bar Association, 2011
- Published in the Illinois State Bar Association Tort Trends newsletter, this article addresses a common defense tactic used at trial in medical negligence trials, and suggests ways in which the practice can be curtailed or eliminated at trial., Author, A Strategy To Address The Phantom Causation Defense In Light of Campbell v. Autenrieb, Illinois State Bar Association Tort Trends, Tort Law, Litigation, Illinois Rules Of Evidence, 2019
- I was appointed to be on a task force to review and study the concept of limited scope representation in Illinois. Ultimately we drafted legislations and proposed rule modifications to the Illinois State Bar Association., Joint Task Force on Limited Scope Representation, Illinois State Bar Association, 2011
- I was asked to submit materials and speak on the topic of Settlements, Liens and Medicare Set-Asides for a CLE presentation of the ISBA., Invited speaker, Foundations, Evidence & Objections: Before Trial, During Trial, On Appeal, or After a Settlement, Illinois State Bar Association, 2014
Office location for Ronald W. Kalish
2 Prudential Plaza
180 N. Stetson Avenue, Suite 1974
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 872-270-3625
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2017 - 2025
