SCHWARTZ INJURY LAW - Key Persons
Caitlin K. Finnegan joined Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz in 2013. She concentrates her practice in the areas of medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, and wrongful death.
Caitlin attended Chicago-Kent College of Law and received her Juris Doctorate in 2013 with a certificate in litigation and alternative dispute resolution. She served as a mediator during law school at the Center for Conflict Resolution.
Caitlin grew up on Chicago's South Side in the Beverly Neighborhood. In 2008, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in French from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Colin T. Henry has worked at Schwartz Injury Law since 2016, first as a law clerk, and currently as an associate attorney. Colin represents victims for injuries arising from medical malpractice, premises liability, motor vehicle negligence, products liability and other personal injury claims.
Colin attended the John Marshall Law School in Chicago where he received his Juris Doctor in 2016. While at John Marshall, he was a Dean's List student and a staff editor for the John Marshall Law Review. Mr. Henry also graduated in the top 25% of his class.
While in law school, Mr. Henry served as a judicial extern in the Motions Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County for the Honorable John P. Callahan, Jr. He joined Schwartz Injury Law as a law clerk in 2016, and has been an integral part of the SIL team ever since.
Colin grew up in Barrington, Illinois and graduated from Indiana University in 2013 where he earned a Bachelor's of Arts degree in History and a Minor in Business.
Education:
J.D., John Marshall Law School, 2016
B.A., Indiana University, 2013
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Managers of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
For the past several years, Craig has been an elected member of the Board of Managers of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.
David A. Brody joined Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz as an associate attorney in 2015. He represents victims of injuries arising from medical malpractice, premises liability, motor vehicle negligence, products liability and other personal injury claims.
David graduated with his Juris Doctorate from Chicago-Kent College of Law in June 2015. In law school, David served as the President of the Environmental Law Society, where he led a group of students in organizing fundraisers and educational opportunities to enhance the school's Environmental Law curriculum and promote sustainability within the student body.
Additionally, he served as a member of the Chicago-Kent's Tax Law Clinic, Employment and Discrimination Law Clinic, and Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Clinic. He received a certification as a mediator from Chicago's Center for Conflict Resolution and has experience mediating at the Richard J. Daley Center.
David has prior experience as a law clerk at multiple private firms where he assisted with personal injury, wrongful death cases, and workers' compensation. As an attorney at Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz, David fights vigorously for the rights of his clients and has been fundamental in procuring numerous personal injury and wrongful death settlements.
Education
J.D., DePaul University College of Law (summa cum laude), 1996
B.A., Wesleyan University, 1991
Erin Doyle is an experienced trial attorney who joined Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz in 2012. She is dedicated to representing individuals who have suffered serious, life-altering personal injuries caused by the negligence of others, and seeking justice for the families of those victims who have lost their lives due to negligence. She has successfully resolved personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits in a host of complex cases, including cases of medical malpractice, wrongful death, personal injury, motor vehicle negligence and premises liability. Throughout her career, her commitment to fighting for and protecting the rights of her clients has resulted in numerous multi-million dollar results.
Since the joining the firm she has been recognized as an Illinois Rising Star and an Emerging Lawyer based on excellence and peer recognition from other attorneys in Illinois.
She graduated from Southern Illinois University Law School where she was a member of the Southern Illinois Law Journal. Prior to law school she earned her undergraduate degree from Saint Louis University.
Job Titles:
- Kralovec Jambois & Schwartz As an Associate
Eva E. Golabek joined Kralovec Jambois & Schwartz as an associate in 2011 to handle matters involving medical and nursing home negligence and personal injury across the state. She has dedicated her practice to serving those who have suffered significant injuries and the families who have lost a loved one, due to negligent care and treatment by medical providers. Her commitments to her clients, diligence, and drive have led to notable results on their behalf.
Between 2012 and 2015, Eva has successfully negotiated over nine million dollars in settlements on behalf of victims in cases involving nursing home and hospital acquired pressure ulcers, falls resulting in injury, malnutrition, dehydration, infection and choking. Additionally, Eva has worked on and settled a variety of personal injury matters, including slip and falls, and automobile accidents.
Her compassion extends beyond her place of employment, and she has served underprivileged communities by volunteering her time and providing pro bono legal services for Chicago Volunteer Legal Services and the Legal Aid Bureau.
Eva obtained her law degree from The John Marshall Law School in 2009 where she was a Moot Court Council member and a Herzog Moot Court Competition Semi-Finalist in 2008. Additionally, she participated in numerous trial competitions including the ABA Labor and Employment Law Competition in 2008, and the American Association of Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competitions in 2008 and 2009.
She earned a bachelor's degree from Loyola University, Chicago, in 2004, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and was a member of the Student Honors Association and a National Honors Collegiate Scholar.
Jacqueline Brody Kanter was hired as an associate attorney at Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz in 2010. Since joining the firm, Jacqueline has worked on a variety of personal injury and medical malpractice lawsuits. Currently, she has been concentrating her practice on nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuits.
Jacqueline has dedicated her career to advocating for clients and their loved ones who have suffered serious injuries and hardships as a result of the negligence of the health care providers on which they depend.
Jacqueline graduated with her Juris Doctorate from Chicago-Kent College of Law in May 2010. Jacqueline previously law clerked at a private firm throughout law school, where she worked on medical malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death cases. After obtaining her 711 license, Jacqueline interned at the Lake County State's Attorney's Office.
Jacqueline grew up in Wilmette, Illinois and attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Jacqueline earned a Bachelor of Science in Advertising from the University of Illinois in 2007 and was an Illinois State Scholar and National Society of Collegiate Scholar.
Jacqueline's commitment and persistence has resulted in millions of dollars recovered on behalf of her clients.
Jeffrey Schwartz has worked at Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz since 2006, first as a law clerk and currently as an associate attorney. Jeff's practice is dedicated to representing victims in medical malpractice, automobile negligence, and premises liability litigation. He has obtained outstanding results in counties throughout the state of Illinois, resulting in millions of dollars recovered on behalf of his clients. His trial experience includes cases involving medical malpractice, automobile collisions and declaratory judgment regarding the applicability of insurance coverage. Additionally, Jeff has successfully briefed and argued a case before the Illinois Appellate Court. As a result of his achievements, Jeff has been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as a Rising Star, a recognition given to the top 2.5% of attorneys in Illinois under the age of 40.
Jeffrey grew up in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and received his B.A. from Illinois Wesleyan University and his J.D. from John Marshall Law School in Chicago.
Jeffrey Li joined Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz in 2017 as a law clerk and in 2018, following his admission to the Illinois Bar, became an associate attorney at the firm. Mr. Li focuses his practice in nursing home negligence, medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, personal injury, and probate matters. Mr. Li is also involved in the Opioid litigation, a mass tort case involving a pharmaceutical manufacturer's deceptive marketing practice of a highly addictive prescription medication.
Mr. Li received his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School (now known as UIC John Marshall Law School) in 2018. While attending law school, Mr. Li was part of the International Human Rights Clinic where he dedicated his time advocating for human trafficking victims from Puerto Rico.
Mr. Li grew up in Bayamón, Puerto Rico and speaks fluent Spanish. He graduated cum laude from the New York City College of Technology in 2013 with a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Systems. Mr. Li also passed the New York Bar where he is seeking admission.
Practice Areas
Personal Injury
Job Titles:
- School, New Attorney Mentor
John takes immense pride in his work, fulfilling a great deal of credits in continuing education seminars to ensure compliance and competency. In addition, his countless hours of legal research ensures that he stays ahead of the competition and is fully educated to take care of clients' legal needs. As a retired judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County, he understands what it takes to succeed in a court case. John's practice ensures that you are provided counsel that maintains a fresh perspective on all matters related to criminal defense and personal injury. Stagnancy creates an environment not conducive to growth.
John S. Fotopoulos strives to provide each and every client the most comprehensive legal protection and guidance when they are faced with a legal battle of any sort. Litigation defense can be a very stressful task to handle, but with John and the firm in your corner, you can get back to living a normal life while we successfully tackle the case at hand.
John S. Fotopoulos, former Cook County judge serving at the Daley Center in Chicago, established his law firm on two simple firm principals: to have competitive rates allowing everyone to afford the advice they need and to have legal counsel that is always available for clients.
Kelly M. Barrett first joined Schwartz Injury Law in 2015 as a Law Clerk and was hired as an Associate Attorney after being admitted to the Illinois State Bar. Kelly concentrates her practice in the areas of Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Nursing Home Negligence and Personal Injury.
Kelly received her Juris Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law where she was a Deans List student. Kelly is a graduate of DePaul Law's two year JD for International Lawyers. While at DePaul Kelly was a member of the Civil Right Clinic where she advocated for victims of police brutality and prison misconduct in Chicago.
Kelly grew up in Adare, Co. Limerick, Ireland. She is a graduate of Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ and received her Bachelors in Civil Law (BCL) from the National University of Ireland, Galway, School of Law.
Education:
BCL, National University of Ireland, Galway School of Law 2013
J.D., DePaul University College of Law 2017
Kristin Barnette McCarthy is a trial attorney at Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz and focuses her practice in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and neglect, as well as other catastrophic injuries. She has tried in excess of 100 jury trials to verdict, has successfully argued and achieved reversal before the 7th Circuit United States Court of Appeals, as well as in the First District Appellate Court, and obtained hundreds of settlements for both individual and corporate clients.
Kristin just finished her one-year term as President of the Women's Bar Association of Illinois (2017-2018). She has been an active member of the WBAI since her first day of law school in 2001, rising to the Board of Directors in 2009, and then served in 4 Officer positions prior to her presidency. Kristin was also President of the DePaul College of Law Chapter of WBAI in 2002.
Kristin is also currently on the Advisory Board for the Women's Bar Foundation, and the Board of Women Everywhere: Partners in Service Project. She previously served on the Women's Bar Foundation Board of Directors from 2012-2017. Each year Kristin serves as a mentor in the Lawyer-to-Lawyer mentoring program for the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, participates in the Judicial Evaluation Committee for the Bar Alliance, and volunteers as a Presiding Judge for the YMCA's National Judicial Competitions in Chicago. She has taught CLE courses and spoken on various topics including jury selection, jury instructions, closing arguments, defense tactics, as well as ethics.
Kristin was named by Crain's as one of the "Most Influential Women Lawyers in Chicago" in 2017, as an "Emerging Lawyer," in 2016, and one of the "40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch" in 2014 by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
Kristin received her juris doctor from DePaul College of Law in 2004, where she served as the research assistant to Torts and Social Policy Professor, Stephen Landsman, and was selected to be Editor-in-Chief of the DePaul Journal of Healthcare Law - overseeing a staff of over 30 individuals.
In addition to her practice and volunteer activities, Kristin is devoted to her son Kiernan Connor McCarthy, and her husband Garry McCarthy, the President of GFM-Strategies, and former Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department.
Kristina K. Green joined the team of trial attorneys at Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz upon admission to the Illinois State Bar in 2011. Since that time, Ms. Green has devoted her career to helping victims of negligence. Ms. Green has successfully resolved numerous personal injury and wrongful death actions in a number of complex fields, including medical malpractice; vaccine injuries; products liability; premises liability; dog bite cases; and accidents involving taxis, automobiles and semi-tractor trailers.
Ms. Green has been recognized and received numerous awards for her contributions to the legal profession from a number of legal organizations and publications, as well as by her clients and peers. Ms. Green is also a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Illinois State Bar Association and the Woman's Bar Association.
The level of care, skill and attention Ms. Green puts into her clients' cases is what truly sets her apart in this industry and is demonstrated by the satisfaction of her clients and the results she attains on their behalf.
Micah T. Reeves joined Schwartz Injury Law in 2019. Mr. Reeves concentrates his practice in the areas of medical negligence, catastrophic birth injury, nursing home negligence, wrongful death, and auto injuries. Mr. Reeves also manages the firm's Medicare lien reporting and appeals. Mr. Reeves obtained his Juris Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law in 2017. While studying at DePaul, Mr. Reeves was the recipient of five (5) CALI awards for achieving the highest grade in a given class in Medical Malpractice Survey, Trial Advocacy I, Legal Analysis Research and Communication III (LARC III), Mediation: Family Law, and Adoption Law. Mr. Reeves also graduated in the top 25% of his class. After passing the Illinois Bar Exam, Mr. Reeves served as the first Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Clare Elizabeth McWilliams, a Law Division, Jury Section Judge and Supervising Judge of the Asbestos Litigation Docket for the Circuit Court of Cook County, currently one of the largest all-encompassing court systems in the country.
During his Judicial Clerkship, Mr. Reeves managed a unique courtroom portfolio of over 500 active cases, authored countless draft orders on dispositive and post-trial motions, helped create the electronic filing update for the 4th iteration of the Order Governing the courts extensive Asbestos deferred case registry, and developed Judge McWilliams' standing order, trial schedule, and motion call schedule. Furthermore, Mr. Reeves created numerous professional educational presentations (Power Point and Keynote) to accompany Judges and Lawyers in panel discussions, including but not limited to, the Illinois Judicial Education Conference, The Perrin Asbestos Litigation Conference in Beverly Hills, multiple additional programs covering courtroom ethics and other litigation issues, and the "Your Future, Your Choice" Program ("YFYC"), developed in coordination with The Illinois Judges Association "In Schools Programs" to teach students about positive police interaction and the dangers of irresponsible and inappropriate texting.
Education:
DePaul University College of Law, Juris Doctorate, 2017
Doane University, 2010. Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance
Michael Sullivan has worked at Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz since 2011, first as a law clerk and currently as an attorney. Michael's practice is dedicated to representing victims in medical malpractice, wrongful death, automobile negligence, and premises liability litigation. He has obtained outstanding results in counties throughout the State of Illinois, resulting in excess of 50 million dollars recovered on behalf of his clients. His trial experience includes cases involving medical malpractice, automobile collisions and premises liability. Additionally, Michael has successfully argued cases before the Illinois Appellate Court. As a result of his achievements, Michael has been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as a Rising Star, a recognition given to the top 2.5% of attorneys in Illinois under the age of 40. He has also been recognized by Leading Laywers Magazine as an Emerging Lawyer for 2022.
Michael grew up on the South Side of Chicago and received his B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from John Marshall Law School in Chicago.
Michael Shinsky's serious approach coupled with his extensive trial experience has provided him with the necessary tools to represent his clients with excellent results. After obtaining his law degree with honors in 2001, Michael served as a prosecutor with the Cook County State's Attorney's Office where he rapidly ascended the ranks, prosecuting cases on behalf of children who were abused and neglected.
In 2004, Michael joined the law firm of Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz where he utilizes those trial skills in pursuit of justice for injured individuals and their families in the civil arena.
Currently, Michael focuses his practice on representing and protecting the legal rights of those who have suffered serious, life-altering personal injuries caused by the negligence of others, and seeking justice for the families of those victims who have lost their lives due to negligence. Michael's practice focuses on automobile accidents, premises liability, sexual assaults, medical malpractice, wrongful death and nursing home litigation.
Michael has successfully tried several civil jury trials to verdict and has argued in the First District Appellate Courts of Illinois. Michael has been publicly recognized on numerous occasions for the quality of his work and professional successes. In 2001, Michael was the recipient of the Justice Warren Wolfson Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy. Michael was also recognized as one of Illinois' "40 Under 40 Lawyers to Watch", an honor achieved by less than 1% of all Illinois lawyers.
Olivia N. Schwartz has worked at Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz since 2015, first as a law clerk, and currently as an associate attorney. She represents victims for injuries arising from medical malpractice, premises liability, motor vehicle negligence, products liability and other personal injury claims.
Olivia received her J. D., cum laude, from Chicago-Kent College of Law. During law school, Olivia interned at the Cook County Public Defender's Office and for the Honorable Justice T. Lavin at the Illinois Appellate Court, First District. She also competed on Chicago-Kent's nationally ranked Trial Team. Olivia was honored as a three-time CALI award recipient for achieving the highest grade in a given class in Pretrial Litigation, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure.
Olivia grew up in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and graduated with honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she majored in History and Communication.
Paul D. Richter is an experienced trial attorney who has spent nearly 20 years in the practice of personal injury and wrongful death litigation. His career has been dedicated to representing individuals who have suffered serious, life-altering personal injuries caused by the negligence of others, and seeking justice for the families of those victims who have lost their lives due to negligence. Paul has successfully resolved multiple personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits in a host of complex cases, including cases of nursing home abuse and neglect; medical malpractice; commercial and private aviation crashes; accidents involving semi tractor-trailer trucks, watercraft, and other motor vehicles; construction accidents, and negligently manufactured and/or designed products. Throughout his career, Paul's commitment to fighting for and protecting the rights of his clients has resulted in numerous multi-million dollar results.
Currently, Paul focuses his practice on representing and protecting the legal rights of victims of nursing home abuse and neglect. Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz is an industry leader in protecting the rights of individuals who reside in nursing homes across the state of Illinois. Furthering the firm's commitment to advocating for this vulnerable and growing population of Illinois residents, Paul is committed to seeking justice for those individuals and their families who have been injured, abused, or neglected while in the care of negligent nursing homes or assisted living facilities. Since focusing his efforts in this area, Paul has obtained in excess of $15 million for his clients.
The level of knowledge, skills, and expertise that Paul has attained through his years of practicing in the field of personal injury and wrongful death litigation is demonstrated by the multiple, outstanding results he has achieved on behalf of his clients.
In his almost two decades of experience as a trial attorney, Paul has been a principal member of many notable, record-setting trial teams. Most recently, Paul was a primary member of the trial team that obtained a $7.1 million jury verdict in a case involving the crash of a commercial passenger jet in Lexington, Kentucky. Paul was also a leading member of the trial team that recovered $6.9 million in a case involving a fatal semi-truck crash in Madison, Wisconsin. Additionally, Paul second-chaired a jury trial in Cook County, Illinois, that resulted in a $9.8 million verdict on behalf of a medical student seriously injured due to the negligence of another medical student.
Paul has been publicly recognized on numerous occasions for the quality of his work and his professional success. For seven consecutive years, he has been named as an Illinois "Super Lawyer" by Super Lawyers Magazine, a distinction that is awarded each year to no more than 5 percent Illinois attorneys who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Paul was also recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as a "Rising Star" among Illinois lawyers, an honor given to no more than 2.5 percent of Illinois attorneys under the age of forty.
Mr. Ashe joined Kralovec, Jambois & Schwartz in late 2010. Since that time, he has been successful in obtaining verdicts and settlements in excess of $45 million on behalf of his clients.