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Bruce Robert Pfaff
About Bruce
Biography
Having worked as a personal injury trial lawyer since 1979, I stepped away from the firm I founded. My work today is limited certain pro bono cases and helping my favorite bar associations- the Illinois Trial Lawyers' Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Practice Areas
4
Practice Areas
Defective and Dangerous Products
25%
47 years | 300 cases
Medical Malpractice
25%
47 years | 500 cases
Personal Injury
25%
47 years | 500 cases
Wrongful Death
25%
47 years | 200 cases
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Licensed in Illinois for 41 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 1984
No misconduct found
Licensed in California for 46 years
State: California
Acquired: 1979
No misconduct found
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Posted by Joanne | August 27, 2013 | Medical Malpractice
An exceptional lawyer from a client's point of view.
I had the privilege of having Bruce Pfaff and Pfaff and Gill represent my family in a medical malpractice wrongful death law suit for my husband. When I first met Bruce, his demeanor was very calm, professional, assuring and determined to get to the truth. Bruce was diligent in investigating every as...
Bruce Robert Pfaff's Lawyer Endorsements
"I endorse this lawyer. I have the privilege representing a family with Bruce. In 20 years of practice, representing clients in my home state in Connecticut and several other states, I have never known someone as direct and effective as Bruce. His clarity, confidence and instincts are unmatched. He is completely fearless and the best advocate in the United States."
Judson Graham
Defective and dangerous products lawyer | Jun 30
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Mr. Pfaff is one of the best in Chicago. He has consistently taken on challenging cases, and has achieved phenomenal outcomes for his clients. I have had the pleasure of sitting at Daley Center and watching him work a case through a jury trial, and he is meticulous, passionate, and extremely knowledgeable. For product liability cases, there are few on par with Mr. Pfaff."
"I endorse Bruce. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community."
"I endorse this lawyer. Bruce is the BEST! Meticulous and relentless, you want this guy on your side."
"I endorse this lawyer's work. He is widely recognized as an excellent trial and appellate lawyer. I have not worked with or for him. Nor is he a personal friend. However, I, and many others have appreciated and benefited from the work he has done."
"Bruce is an outstanding attorney and the best trial lawyer I have ever met. His work ethic is unmatched, and I can only hope to emulate his devotion to the protection of individuals from big corporations and insurance companies. It is my privilege to call him my friend and mentor."
"I endorse this lawyer's work. I worked with Bruce in the same firm over 20 years ago, and still have contact with him through the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. I am aware of various cases in which he has been, or is, involved. I consider him among the finest plaintiffs lawyers in Illinois."
John Kennedy
Personal injury lawyer
Matthew Ports
Personal injury lawyer
Michael Gill
Wrongful death lawyer
Experience
Honors
2011
Top 10, Illinois Super Lawyers award, Chicago magazine
2011
"AV" rating, Martindale Hubbell
2011
Chicago Product Liability lawyer of the year, Best lawyers
2010
Product liability, personal injury and medical malpractice, Best Lawyers in America
2000
President's Award, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
1998
Finalist, Trial Lawyer of the Year, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Work Experience
1991 - Present
President, Founding Partner, Pfaff, Gill & Ports, Ltd.
Associations
2002 - Present
Illinois State Bar AssociationLegislation committee
1994 - Present
Illinois Trial Lawyers AssociationChair, Amicus Curiae Committee
2011 - 2011
Supreme Court Special Committee on E-BusinessChair
2001 - 2007
American Board of Trial AdvocatesNational Board Member
1999 - 2010
Illinois Pattern Instructions committeeMember
Sample of Legal Cases
J.P. v. Central Illinois manufacturer
$7,500,000 settlement
Bryant v. Kim
$30,000,000 verdict
Okaro v. Edgewater Medical Center
$9,346,663 verdict
Doris Burger v. Advocate Lutheran General Medical Group
$10,500,000 jury verdict
Carrillo v. Ford Motor Co.
$14,500,000 verdict, affirmed on appeal
Mikolajczyk v. Ford Motor Co.
$27,000,000 verdict for plaintiff
Gann v. TTI, Inc.
$9,362,580
Education
1979
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1976
Dartmouth College
A.B.
Speaking Engagements
2012
Technology to Know Now in Tort Litigation
"Presenting the Case to a Jury"
2009
AAJ (American Association for Justice) Annual Convention
Consumer Expectations and Risk-Utility in Strict Products Liability
2008
Settlement Workshop
Settlement Approaches: Plaintiff's Perspective
2007
Trial Practice
Opening Statements
2007
Product Liability Cases
Crashworthiness Cases
2007
Masters in Trial: Crashworthiness case
Expert witness examination
2007
ITLA update and review
Use of Literature
2007
ITLA update and review
Product Liability: Evidence and Jury Instructions
2007
AIEG Spring Conference
Automotive Seat Defect cases
2006
ATLA Midwinter Convention
Investigating and Proving Crashworthiness Cases
Publications
2009
Chicago Bar Assocation Record
The [Jurors] Right to Submit Questions
2007
ITLA's Medical Negligence Notebook
Update for Medical Negligence Notebook, “Res Ipsa Loquitor,”
2005
ITLA Journal
Enforcing Darling Liabilities
2004
Voir Dire magazine (American Board of Trial Advocates)
Jury Trials in Complex Cases Survive Iowa Fight
2003
Voir Dire magazine
Too Complex for a Jury?
2001
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Texts Should Have Vital Role in Litigation
Languages
English
Activity
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Q&A
Can I go after my primary doctor for telling me the wrong diagnosis for 8 mths?
14 Mar 2017
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17 Feb 2017