John Mennie

John A. Mennie joined Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. in 2014 and was named Partner in 2025. He concentrates his practice on catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and mass tort cases. Throughout his time with the firm, he has recovered more than $250 million for his clients.

In his first trial with the firm, Mr. Mennie obtained a $1.6 million wrongful death verdict, the highest recorded verdict in Stephenson County. For his work on the trial, he received a Trial Lawyer Excellence Award from the Jury Verdict Reporter, a division of Law Bulletin Media. In 2026, he obtained a $21 million settlement for a newborn who sustained a permanent brain injury due to medical negligence at birth. He also secured a $20 million settlement for a woman who suffered a life-changing injury following two car accidents and a surgical complication, as well as an $18.5 million settlement for a child who suffered a serious brain injury following delayed diagnosis and treatment of meningitis.

Mr. Mennie earned his law degree from Western Michigan University’s Thomas M. Cooley Law School and his bachelor’s degree in History from Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada. While in law school, he served as a legal extern for the Office of the Washtenaw County Public Defender and clerked at a prominent plaintiff’s personal injury firm.

He is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Lake County Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, and American Association for Justice.