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John Perconti
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โจ About
About John Perconti
John J. Perconti is a highly acclaimed Illinois attorney and co-founder of Levin & Perconti. For over 40 years, he has devoted his practice to advocating for people and families in personal injury and wrongful death cases. In 1992, he merged his practice with Steven Levin, and now the firm employs thirty lawyers and has obtained over $1 Billion in verdicts and settlements for clients.
John has an excellent record of success representing clients in medical malpractice, injury, elder abuse, and wrongful death cases. He is nationally recognized as one of the countryโs leading medical malpractice attorneys because of his extensive experience in federal and state courts. He possesses an in-depth knowledge of complex medical issues, allowing him to achieve record-setting multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients.
John is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Society of Trial Lawyers, The Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America and The Justinian Society of Lawyers, and has been a strong voice against tort reform. He is also a member of The National Trial Lawyers, an organization composed of The Top 100 Trial Lawyers from each state, and is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.
John has been ranked by Illinois Super Lawyers for personal injury since 2005. John has been elected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America since 2013 in the field of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. He has received an โAVโ rating from the Martindale-Hubbell American Law Directory. He has also been named one of Illinoisโ top litigators by Leading Lawyers Network and achieved a Lead Counsel Rating in Elder Law.
In 2015, John won the Jury Verdict Reporter Trial Excellence Award for the Highest Jones Act Settlement in Illinois. In 2024, John was honored with the Plaintiff Attorney Achievement Award.
โ๏ธ Practice Areas
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Personal Injury
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Maritime Law
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Nursing Home Abuse
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Products Liability
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Medical Malpractice
Credentials & Experience
๐ Education
The John Marshall Law School
J.D. (1982)
University of Illinois
B.A.
๐ Bar Admissions
Illinois State Bar Association
Member
Member
Member
Chicago Bar Association
Member
Member
Member
American Association for Justice
Member
Member
Member
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Member
Member
Member
The Society of Trial Lawyers
Member
Member
Member
Justinian Society of Lawyers
Member
Member
Member
Leading American Illinois Attorney
Member
Member
Member
Leading Lawyers: Top Lawyers in Illinois
Member
Member
Member
Litigation Counsel of America
Member
Fellow
Member
Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
Member
Member
Member
American Board of Trial Advocates
Member
Member
Member
National Italian American Bar Association
Member
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Member
๐ผ Professional Experience
Founder and Senior Partner
Levin & Perconti Current
๐ Awards & Recognition
Listed in Best Lawyers
The Best Lawyers in Americaยฎ
Named to Leading Lawyers Network
Leading Lawyers Network
Received an โAVโ rating
Martindale-Hubbell American Law Directory
Plaintiff Attorney Achievement Award
Jury Verdict Reporter
Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers
Illinois Super Lawyer
Chicago Magazine'
s Illinois: The Top 100 list
Top 50 Medical Malpractice Settlements in the United States, 2020
Top Verdict
Top 100 Wrongful Death Settlement
Top Verdict
Top 20 Illinois Settlement
Top Verdict
Trial Excellence Award: Highest Jones Act Settlement
Jury Verdict Reporter
Illinois Top 100 Attorneys
Chicago Lawyer Magazine
Top 10 Lawyer
Nursing Home National Trial Lawyers