Practice areas: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Illinois since: 1981
Education: The John Marshall Law School
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2026 Call today:
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An attorney at law at Duncan Law Group, Alice E. Dolan is a renowned legal professional with more than four decades of experience. From the law firm’s office based in Chicago, Illinois, she extends her services to victims of personal injury residing in and around Chicago. Her practice is heavily focused on personal injury litigation, including product liability, premises liability, motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice and wrongful death.
In her long career, Ms. Dolan has played an instrumental role in securing millions of dollars as compensation for her clients, particularly in medical malpractice cases. A few of the notable ones are the following:
- Obtained a settlement of $11 million for the widow of a man who became a quadriplegic and passed away due to complications from a head-holding device used in cervical surgery.
- Secured an impressive $8.49 million jury verdict for the family of a 17-year-old girl who tragically lost her life in a motor vehicle incident.
- Obtained a $5 million settlement for a Will County resident who had suffered severe vision impairment while engaged in farm equipment maintenance.
Ms. Dolan’s peer-review rating of AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell is truly a testament to her professional excellence and commitment to her work. Since 2010, she has been named one of the Top 10 Leading Women Personal Injury Lawyers in Illinois and one of the Top 50 Leading Women Consumer Lawyers in Illinois by the Leading Lawyers Network. The American Association for Justice honored her by including her in their Top 100 Trial Lawyers list.
In 1981, Ms. Dolan graduated from the Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School with her Juris Doctor degree, and prior to that, she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from Marquette University.
*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, Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Brain Injury, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Wrongful Death
- 30% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 70% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1981, Illinois
Professional Webpage: https://www.duncanlawgroup.com/attorney-profiles/alice-e-dol...
Bar / Professional Activity
- Admitted to Illinois State Bar, 1981
- Women's Bar Association of Illinois
- Chicago Bar Association
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- $11 million dollar settlement during trial to the widow of a 51 year old man who was rendered quadriplegic and died after the head holding device used during cervical surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital failed* (recognized within the top 20 settlements in Illinois in 2004 by Crain's Chicago Business)
- $3 million dollar settlement to a 50 year old man who suffered nerve injury to his hand during cervical surgery at an Arlington Heights, IL hospital
- $4.86 million dollar jury verdict to the estate of a young woman who died two years after suffering devastating injuries when the car in which she was a passenger plummeted into an unguarded road construction pit
- $5 million dollar record settlement during trial for a Will County man whose vision was significantly impaired from injuries he received while cleaning farm equipment
- $5.3 million dollar jury verdict for the mother and sister of an 11 year old girl who died from irreversible brain damage during her admission to Cook County Hospital
- $6.8 million dollar jury verdict to a widow and two adult children living in Poland whose 46 year old husband and father died as a result of receiving the wrong medication at an Arlington Heights hospital after a fall at a construction site
- $7.9 million settlement to a 52 year old union pipe insulator who developed compartment syndrome as a result of physicians' failure to recognize the formation of a blood clot following a total knee replacement
- $8.49 million dollar jury verdict (increased to over $10 million dollars after the defendant's unsuccessful appeal) to the family of a 17 year old girl who was killed in a motor vehicle incident involving Greyhound Bus Lines, Inc.
Pro bono / Community Service
- Annual Expungement Summit sponsored by the Clerk of Circuit Court Cook County providing free legal services to assist with expungement and sealing of criminal records
Educational Background
- Marquette University - B.A. Business Administration, 1977
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Prentice Women's Hospital
- DePaul University College of Law
- Illinois State Bar Association
Honors
- Member of ISBA Assembly Governance Committee, 2013 - 2019
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers - American Trial Lawyers Association, 2009-2012
- Top 50 Illinois Women Lawyers - Chicago Magazine, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Top 50 Leading Women Consumer Lawyers in Illinois - Leading Lawyers Network, 2007, 2008, 2011
- Top 10 Leading Women Personal Injury Lawyers in Illinois - Leading Lawyers Network, 2010-Present
- Illinois Leading Lawyer - Selected among 5% of attorneys in Illinois, 2003-Present
- Illinois Super Lawyer - Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice, 2004-Present
- Chicago Top-Rated Lawyer with AV Preeminent rating - Martindale- Hubbell Law Directory, 2003-Present
Office location for Alice E. Dolan
161 North Clark Street
Suite 2550A
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-971-3473
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2026
