Shawn S. Kasserman

Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Chicago, Illinois

Tomasik Kotin Kasserman LLC
Shawn S. Kasserman
Tomasik Kotin Kasserman LLC

Practice areas: Personal Injury, Class Action & Mass Torts, Medical Malpractice

Licensed in Illinois since: 1990

Education: DePaul University College of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2027

Tomasik Kotin Kasserman LLC

161 N. Clark St.
Suite 3050
Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: 312-605-8800 Email: Shawn S. Kasserman Visit website
Shawn combines a keen awareness of the law and a calculating approach to litigation with a compassionate appreciation for his clients. As a Chicago personal injury lawyer working in an aggressive and resourceful manner, Shawn has obtained many multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients. His work at Corboy & Demetrio encompasses diverse areas of the law, including transportation negligence, trucking and automobile collisions, product liability, premises liability, construction negligence and medical negligence.The grandson of the late Illinois Appellate Court Justice George Kasserman, Shawn developed, at an early age, a respect for the law and the protection it can bring to the vulnerable. In 1987 Shawn left his job as a construction worker and enrolled in DePaul University College of Law. While attending school, Shawn was hired at the Chicago personal injury and medical malpractice law firm of Corboy & Demetrio to work as a law clerk for Philip Corboy and Tom Demetrio. Upon graduation, Shawn was hired as an attorney at the law firm, and less than four years later, obtained his first million-dollar verdict.

First Admitted: 1990, Illinois

Professional Webpage: https://www.tkklaw.com/attorneys/shawn-kasserman

Bar / Professional Activity

  • American Association for Justice (AAJ), formerly known as Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), Young Lawyers Section, Board of Governors, 1991; American Bar Association (ABA), Political Action Committee, 1993; Chicago Bar Association (CBA), Young Lawyers Section, Homeless & Runaway Youth Committee, 1992-1993; Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1998-1999; DePaul University College of Law Alumni Board, Mentor Program, 2001; DuPage County Bar Association, Civil Practice Committee, 1995-1996;Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), Young Lawyers Division Council Member, 1991, Ad Hoc Committee for the First Annual Illinois State Bar Association Leadership Conference, 1993-1994, Illinois State Bar Association Leadership Conference, Moderator, 1994-1995, Organizational Committee for the Leadership Conference, 1995-1996, Young Lawyers Division, Chair, 1997-1998, Special Committee on the Future of the Courts, 2001-2002, Standing Committee on Legislation, 2008; Illinois Bar Foundation, Board of Directors, 2008, Scholarship Committee, 2007, Gala Raffle Co-Chair, 2006; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), Board of Managers, 2008;Kids in Danger, Board of Directors, 2004-present; National Moot Court Competition Midwest Regions Chairperson, 1991-92; Supreme Court Historical Society, 2005.

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

  • Shawn's success as a personal injury and medical malpractice attorney includes a record-setting jury verdict of $6 million in a wrongful death case for a family whose mother died from an anesthesiologist's negligence. He obtained a $5.7 million settlement for a volunteer emergency worker pinned between two vehicles, an $11 million settlement for two woman killed in a Metra train derailment and a $7.75 million settlement where a doctor failed to properly treat an infant's elevated bilirubin level. He won a jury verdict of $4.4 million on behalf of a motorcyclist who was waved into the path of an uninsured driver by a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus driver. In another case involving the CTA, Shawn represented a pedestrian who was struck by a bus as he crossed a street mid block. After almost three weeks of trial, the CTA paid $3.95 million to settle the case.In a premises liability case, White Castle Restaurant paid Shawn's client $4 million for injuries sustained during an armed robbery/car jacking attempt in the restaurant's drive-through. Prior to the trial, defendants had made no settlement offer. Following ten days of trial and closing arguments, the defendants paid $4 million to avoid the jury's verdict. Two significant product liability cases resulted in record settlements for Shawn's clients. In separate but similar incidents, two small children were killed when the portable cribs they were in collapsed. The manufacturers of the popular baby shower gifts had settled similar cases earlier but insisted that the settlements be confidential. Both cases settled only after the defendants gave up their demands for confidentiality in order to avoid jury trials. Playskool/Hasbro paid $3 million to the family of an eighteen month-old boy, and Evenflo, Inc. paid $2.6 million to the family of an eight-month old boy. In a construction liability case, Shawn obtained a settlement of $3 million for a back hoe operator who drove his machine too closely to a twenty foot ditch that had filled with water. The general contractor paid the settlement after it was established that they failed to adequately shore up the earth around the trench. For a more complete listing of Shawn's verdicts and settlements, visit Corboy & Demetrio's website.

Pro bono / Community Service

  • Kids In Danger, Board of Directors, 2004-present; Glen Ellyn Planning Commission, 2005-2007.

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

  • Lectures - "Filing the Lawsuit. Setting the Proper Foundation to Successfully Prosecute or Defend the Case - Pleadings, Proper Parties, Amended Complaints, Relation Back Doctrine, Venue and Non Conveniens," Civil Practice & Procedure Update, Illinois State Bar Association, 2009; "Maximizing Damages Panel Discussion," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2009; "Pre-trial Conference Strategies," Litigation Skills Seminar I, Law Bulletin Seminars, 2009; "Witness Impeachment Bootcamp," National Constitution Center Audio Conferences, 2008; "Litigating Back and Neck Injury Case," Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2008; "Ethics of Confidentiality Clauses," Case Evaluation Conference, Law Bulletin Seminars, 2007; "Crosses That Kill - Top Cross-Examination Techniques," Law Bulletin Seminars, 2007; "Civil Complaints: Plaintiff's Perspective: Drafting the Complaint; Responses to Defense Motions," 2006; "Accident Reconstruction and Its Effect on Your Case," Lorman Education Services, 2006; "Civil Litigation - Proper Parties, Amended Complaints and Relation Back Doctrine," Illinois State Bar Association, 2006; "Premises Liability," Update & Review Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2005; "Civil Litigation - Proper Parties, Amended Complaints and Relation Back Doctrine," Illinois State Bar Association, 2005; "Closing Arguments," Maximizing Damages & Preserving Plaintiff's Recovery Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2005; "How Plaintiffs' Lawyers Perceive Insurance Companies - What Works, What Doesn't," Commercial Property Underwriters Society, 2005; "Plaintiff's Attorney Perspective," Construction Defects Seminar, Arthur J. Gallagher & Company, 2004; "Evidence and Objections: Laying Foundations for Introducing and Raising and Rebutting Evidence; Practical Applications of Laying Foundations," Chicago Bar Association, 2003 and 2004; "Maximizing Your Clients' Recovery through Proper Allocation of Settlement," Potpourri of Civil Practice, Tort and Insurance Law Program, Illinois State Bar Association, 2003; "Toxic Torts," National Business Institute, 2000; "Civil Practice and Procedure," Illinois State Bar Association, 1999; "Establishing Negligence & Rebutting the Defense of Contributory Negligence," Chicago Bar Association, 1998; "Vehicle Rollovers, Latch Failures, Air Bags and More," Product Liability Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1998; "Trucking Accidents and Motor Carrier Liability," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1998; "Maximizing Damages: The Plaintiff's Perspective," Prosecuting the Negligence Case, 1997; "Plaintiff Personal Injury Law," Illinois State Bar Association, 1997; Mock Trials, Illinois State Bar Association, 1997;; Judge, Chicago Coalition for Law-Related Education, Mock Trial Advocacy Competition, 1993 "Taking Defendants Depositions," Chicago Bar Association, 1993; "Negligence," Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1992 Chairperson, National Moot Court Competition Midwest Regions, 1991, 1992; Writings - Proper Parties, Amended Complaints and Relation Back Doctrine 2008;Proper Parties, Amended Complaints and Relation Back Doctrine 2007;Proper Parties, Amended Complaints and Relation Back Doctrine 2006;Proper Parties, Amended Complaints and Relation Back Doctrine 2005;Jury Selection Strategy & Science.

Honors

  • One of the top 100 Super Lawyers in Illinois and the youngest of only 17 plaintiff's personal injury attorneys on the list; Illinois Bar Foundation, Board of Directors; Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Managers; Kids in Danger, Board of Directors; Leading Lawyers Network Member - Top 5% of all Illinois attorneys; AV rated - Highest level awarded - by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory;"New Stars, New World," Honoree, Lawdragon, 2006; "40 Under 40 Illinois Attorneys to Watch," 2004.

Office location for Shawn S. Kasserman

161 N. Clark St.
Suite 3050
Chicago, IL 60601

Selections

23 Years Super Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2027

Top Lists

Top 10: Illinois Super Lawyers: 2026 - 2027
Top 100: Illinois Super Lawyers: 2009, 2013 - 2014, 2016 - 2027

Certificates and credentials

American College of Trial Lawyers

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