Brian J. Lewis

Brian earned his Bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Michigan in 1997, where he also became fluent in Spanish.  He then attended law school at the University of Illinois College of Law.  He graduated in 1997 and became licensed to practice law that same year.  

Brian began working at a prominent defense firm in Chicago where he focused on mass tort and medical malpractice cases.  Those included asbestos, latex glove and Fen-Phen cases.  

Brian then joined a Plantiff’s law firm in 1999 where he quickly rose to partner. He spent more than sixteen years at that firm where his practice was devoted solely to the areas of medical malpractice, nursing home and catastrophic personal injury matters. During that time, Brian was instrumental in obtaining several multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients. Those included a $17.3 million settlement for a woman hit by a bus, a $17 million settlement for a person hit by a car in her driveway, a $7 million settlement for a newborn baby who was given an overdose of medication in the hospital, a $4.8 million verdict for a woman whose surgeon committed medical malpractice, a $4.25 million settlement for a baby due to medical negligence, a $1.75 million settlement for a man who was dropped in a hopsital and suffered a mild brain injury, and a $1.2 million settlement/verdict for a seventy-three year old man whose doctors committed malpractice.   

Brian is an active member of the Lake County Bar Association. He is currently the Second Vice President of the organization and will take over as President in 2018.  In 2012 he was first elected to the Board of Directors and in 2015 he was elected to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. He is the chairman of the Civil Trial and Appeals Committee for the Bar Association and frequently gives presentations on trial topics and issues.  

Brian is nationally recognized for his high-tech approach to streamlining trials with technology and was featured in the American Bar Association’s Law Practice Journal for his technologically-advanced trial work. Brian regularly gives presentations to lawyers, paralegals, and law students.

Brian is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association where he serves on the Board of Advocates. He is also a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and American Association for Justice.