About
An brilliant trial legal professional, Shawn Collins is at his best in a court docket. Shawn has giant revel in handling “high stakes” litigation in environmental infection, poisonous tort, non-public harm, and business instances. In addition to acquiring smooth water and infection loose homes for thousands of families, Shawn has recovered over a $a hundred million on behalf of customers, including: including $eight.5 million for the family of a firefighter killed in a motor vehicle coincidence; $16.nine million for families with groundwater infection; $8.19 million for a city with vapor and groundwater infection; $7.2 million for a plaintiff who reduced in size cancer after publicity to toxic chemicals; $eight million for families tormented by landfill infection; and $five.7 million for rental owners in a assets dispute. Shawn has been named as one of the top one hundred trial attorneys by means of The American Trial Lawyers Association from 2005 through 2018, a designation given to the ones lawyers with superior qualifications as civil plaintiff or criminal defense trial attorneys. Shawn is likewise a “Leading Lawyer”, a difference earned by way of fewer than 5% of all legal professionals in Illinois. In addition, considering 2005, Shawn has time and again been decided on as an Illinois “Super Lawyer”, most lately in 2018. Shawn has additionally currently been identified with a Lifetime Achievement Award by America’s Top 100 Lawyers. Selection to this group is reserved for simplest a hundred legal professionals in each kingdom. After graduating Summa Cum Laude from the University of Notre Dame, Shawn obtained his regulation degree from The University of Chicago Law School. He is likewise a Certified Public Accountant within the State of Illinois. Shawn is a member of the National Trial Lawyers and the Illinois, Chicago and DuPage Bar Associations. Shawn’s cases have been protected on ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC, and he has been commemorated as a finalist for the Daily Herald newspaper’s “man or woman of the year” award for his paintings on behalf of households in Lisle, IL. › ›
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Legal Issues
- Environmental Law
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Costs
- Free Consultation
- Conditional Fees
Certificates
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Accepted Jurisdictions
Experience
- Partner / Owner
The Collins Law Office, P.C.
1992 - Lawyer
Mayer Brown and Platt
1986
Educations
Graduation year: 1983
Graduation year: 1976
Video Call/Chat Support
- FaceTime
- Zoom
