Kent M. Lucaccioni

Kent M. Lucaccioni founded the firm of Kent M. Lucaccioni, Ltd. and has built his reputation representing seriously injured clients in all areas of personal injury law including medical malpractice, automobile and trucking negligence, nursing home negligence, construction negligence, premise liability, professional negligence as well as representing the families of wrongful death victims.

As one of the leading personal injury attorneys in Illinois, Mr. Lucaccioni has obtained numerous multi-million dollar settlements and jury verdicts.  At the age of 30, Mr. Lucaccioni was one of the nation’s youngest injury attorneys to win a million dollar verdict on behalf of his injured client.  In over 25 years of practice, Mr. Lucaccioni has established himself as one of the leading trial attorneys in the state.

Mr. Lucaccioni is well respected among his peers who have chosen him as one of the top 5% of Illinois lawyers in his field through the Leading Lawyer Network.  He has been honored by the Martindale-Hubbell American Law Directory for over 10 years and award their “AV Preeminent” rating for his legal abilities and very high ethical standards.  Mr. Lucaccioni has also been named an Illinois Super Lawyer.

Illinois, 1988

U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1988

U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2010

DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois – J.D.

Miami University, Ohio – B.A. Political Science

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association

Chicago Bar Association

Illinois State Bar Association

Society of Trial Lawyers

American Association of Justice

American Bar Association

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice

Justinian Society of Lawyers

Premise Liability:

• Substantial undisclosed settlement in the sexual assault of a minor by a Catholic Priest.
• $1.6 million verdict for a minor burned in a Chicago Housing Authority Apartment. No offer before trial.
• $950,000 settlement for the wrongful death of a boy who was severely beaten outside a Burger King restaurant.
• $645,000 settlement for a 34 year old female who sustained a comminuted fracture of the left tibial plateau and left lateral meniscus tear when a stairwell collapsed at a construction site of residential townhomes.

Medical Malpractice:

• $20 million settlement involving a 19 year old girl who underwent heart valve repair/replacement and was not properly de-aired when removed from the bypass machine. She suffered severe brain damage as a result.
• $10 million settlement involving a two day old infant with down syndrome who underwent surgery for a bowel obstruction. A central venous catheter was incorrectly placed and allowed administered fluid to penetrate the heart wall resulting in cardiac arrest and severe brain damage.
• $5 Million settlement for a newborn who sustained brain damage as a result of trauma to newborn’s head following birth while under the care of hospital staff.
• $2.25 Million settlement involving the death of a 30 year old female who died as a result of the failure to diagnose and treat peripartum cardiomyopathy. The case was turned down by 5 other law firms.
• $1,716,469 Jury verdict award in Sangamon County for a 34 year old female who sustained pelvic organ prolapsed as a result of forceps delivery. $125,000 offer before trial. Sangamon County.
• $1.4 million settlement involving the wrongful death of a newborn due to the failure to perform a cesarean section delivery in a timely manner.
• $1 Million settlement for the traumatic birth of a baby resulting in a brachial plexus injury. Lake County.
• $950,000 settlement involving the wrongful death of a newborn due to the failure to perform a cesarean section delivery in a timely manner.
• $950,000 Jury verdict against an in-home nursing agency for an 81 year old male, who underwent a right below the knee amputation as a result of a heel pressure sore that progressed to necrotizing fasciitis. No offer before trial. Defense blamed elderly client for waiting to call in-home nurse when heel infection progressed.
• $900,000 Settlement for the traumatic birth of a baby resulting in a brachial plexus injury. Winnebago County.
• $750,000 settlement for the traumatic birth of a baby resulting in a brachial plexus injury.
• $600,000 settlement following a jury trial resulting in a hung Jury – 9 to 3 for plaintiff for the death of a 46 year old male who overdosed on prescription methadone. No offer before trial.
• $400,000 verdict against Cook County Hospital for the death of a two day old infant. No offer before trial.

Motor Vehicle:

• $1.8 million settlement for a passenger in a vehicle which was struck head on causing her to sustain a ruptured aorta which was surgically repaired.
• $1.2 million verdict for a passenger in a vehicle who sustained a herniated cervical disk requiring surgical repair. Offer before trial was $75,000.
• $550,000 settlement for a woman making a left hand turn who sustained a herniated disk when she was struck by a tractor trailer.
• $450,000 settlement involving a woman who suffered a fractured neck without permanent injury after being hit by a CTA bus.
• $350,000 settlement for a man who sustained a herniated lumbar disk when his motor vehicle was struck by a tractor trailer on the Dan Ryan expressway.

Professional Malpractice:

• $950,000 settlement for a 35 year old male construction worker who sustained neck injuries when he was struck on the head from a falling object.
• $550,000 for a woman whose attorney failed to file her motor vehicle accident lawsuit.

Construction Negligence:

• $3.5 million verdict for a construction worker injured when the load he was attempting to off-load from a semi-tractor shifted, striking him at the waist. Offer before trial was $50,000.00
• $1.4 million settlement for a crane operator injured when the crane he was operating tipped over.

Worker’s Compensation:

• $300,000 wage differential for a landscaper who was released to work with lift restrictions
• $248,000 for an office worker who sustained neck injuries and was released back to work for light duty.
• $185,000 wage differential for a laborer who was released to work with lifting restrictions.
• $158,000 for a police officer who sustained a head injury causing dizziness and blurred vision.
• $150,000 wage differential for a 60 year old man who was released to work with minimal restrictions.
• $150,000 for a factory worker who sustained back and shoulder injuries and was released for medium duty

Nursing Home Malpractice:

• $450,000 settlement for the death of an 87 year old female resident with severe dementia who was assaulted at the nursing home.
• $400,000 settlement for the death of a 79 year old male resident with severe dementia and seizure disorder who died as a result of septic shock and volume depletion.
• $225,000 settlement for a paraplegic female resident who developed a sacral pressure ulcer requiring surgery.