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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 country’s 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 “AV” rating from the Martindale-Hubbell American Law Directory. He has also been named one of Illinois’ 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.
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Credentials
Education
- The John Marshall Law School
- J.D. (1982)
- University of Illinois
- B.A.
Bar Admissions
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Member
- Chicago Bar Association
- Member
- American Association for Justice
- Member
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
- The Society of Trial Lawyers
- Member
- Justinian Society of Lawyers
- Member
- Leading American Illinois Attorney
- Member
- Leading Lawyers: Top Lawyers in Illinois
- Member
- Litigation Counsel of America
- Fellow
- Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
- Member
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Member
- National Italian American Bar Association
- member
Professional Experience
- Founder and Senior Partner
- Levin & Perconti Current
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