Michael F. Sullivan

Michael Sullivan has worked at Schwartz Injury Law 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.

Honors and Awards

Top 50 Medical Malpractice Verdicts in the United States in 2019

Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2017 - 2023

Emerging Lawyers, 2022 - Present

Verdicts and Settlements

$10.1 million, Ciolek v. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, 17 L 2831 (Failure to Diagnose Sepsis resulting in death)

$8.85 million, Surgical malpractice case involving an improperly performed Whipple procedure

$8 million, recovery on behalf of a family for the death of 52 year old husband and father during the repair of an elevator at John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County

$5.5 million, Surgical malpractice case involving a family whose wife/mother died during an elective liver-mass resection surgery

$4 million, settlement for a man who suffered vision loss after an automobile collision

$3 million, verdict for a woman who suffered a closed head injury from a trucking collision

$2.95 million, for the death of a 69 year old woman as the result of medical negligence

$2.8 million, for a woman who suffered nerve damage after a dog bite to the face

$2.7 million, Obstetric malpractice resulting in an infant’s death

$2 million, recovery for a birth injury in Southern Illinois

$1,569,583.84, Geisheimer v. Grish, 18 L 734; Personal injury SUV vs. motorcycle collision

$1.5 million, recovery on behalf of a family for the death of 77 year old wife and mother as a result of failure to diagnose Amiodarone toxicity

$1,200,000, Geise v. Palatine Heart Center, 19 LA 91; Medical malpractice failure to properly administer a cardiac stress test resulting in death

$1.15 million, Failure to diagnose a necrotizing infection

$1.1 million, A man who suffered a fractured femur as a result of an automobile collision

$1.1 million, for wrongful death arising out of an automobile collision

$850,000, medical malpractice failure to diagnose ovarian cancer

$800,000, Failure to appropriately treat a punctured lung resulting in death

$760,000, medical malpractice failure to diagnose B-cell lymphoma

$750,000, Failure to diagnose pancreatitis resulting in death

$600,000, Improperly performed knee replacement surgery resulting in amputation

$495,000, Nursing home negligence resulting in death