Paul J. Fina

Attorney

Paul J. Fina was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Riverside, Illinois. He is a personal injury attorney, who represents individuals injured by and through automobile accidents, medical malpractice, workplace accidents, negligent maintenance of property, as well as faulty products, equipment and machinery.

Mr. Fina does not simply process a large volume of cases – he represents real people with real problems on an individual basis. Every one of his clients receives the personal and proper attention he or she deserves. Mr. Fina believes that the representation of individuals injured by the negligence of another individual or corporation is one of the most challenging and rewarding areas in the practice of law. He loves what he does and his passion is evident in the dedication and attention he provides to his clients and their cases.

Mr. Fina attended the University of Illinois where he graduated with a BA and MA in Economics. After receiving his MA, Mr. Fina attended law school at DePaul University earning his Juris Doctor and then his  LLM (Master of Laws) at the University of Illinois. Mr. Fina is admitted to practice in all Illinois courts, the Illinois Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals as well as the United States Supreme Court and the United States Court of International Trade.

Mr. Fina actively handles every aspect of the litigation process from client intake through trial. He has handled cases in both federal and state courts. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (a distinction held by only one third of one percent of attorneys in the United States), a member of the American Bar Association and the DuPage County Bar Association. In addition, Mr. Fina is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a SuperLawyer, a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a designation held by only 1% of attorneys in the country as well as other noted organizations. Further information about Mr. Fina can be obtained below.

Supreme Court of the State of Illinois, 1988

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1988

United States Supreme Court, 1989

United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1991

United States Court of International Trade, 2004

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, B.A. Economics, 1982

University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign, M.A. Economics, 1983

DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois J.D., 1987

University of Illinois, LLM, International Business and Trade Law, 2007

Harvard University, Certificate in Finance, 2018

Law Offices of Paul J. Fina 1994 – Present
5205 Washington Street
Downers Grove, Illinois 60515

Komessar & Wintroub 1990 – 1994
30 North La Salle Street – Suite 1530
Chicago, Illinois 60602

Haskin, Taylor & McDonough 1988 – 1990
219 E. Wesley Street
Wheaton, Illinois 60187

Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Member, American Law Society
Litigator Award – Trial Lawyers Board of Regents
Superlawyers, multiple years
National Trial Lawyers Association – Top 100 Lawyers, Product Liability Association
Marquis’s Who’s Who in the World, over 20 years
Marquis’s Who’s Who in America, over 20 years
Marquis’s Who’s Who in American Law, over 20 years
Marquis’s Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Award
Elite Lawyers of America
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
American Bar Association – Tort and Insurance Practice Committee
Teaching Assistantship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Top 100 Seniors, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1982

American Bar Association – Tort and Insurance Law Practice

DuPage County Bar Association

1. $5 Million Dollar Class Action – Toxic Tort

Represented individuals in a class action claim against Kerr McGee Chemical Company for damages resulting from the spillage of toxic chemical waste.

2. $3 Million Dollar Electrocution

Represented the husband of a young mother who was electrocuted and died due to the failure of Commonwealth Edison Company to properly maintain its power lines

3. $2.25 Million Airline Negligence Injury

Represented a man who was severely injured due to the negligence of Lufthtansa German Airlines.

4. $1.75 Automobile Defect Injury

Represented the estate of a women killed in a Roll-over accident involving a Ford F-350 Econoline van.

5. $1.25 Million Injury on Parking Lot premises

Represented a man against a gas station/car wash owner, when he was struck by a driver exiting the car wash while standing behind his car in a parking area near the car wash.

6. $1.2 Million Head-on Automobile Accident

Represented a women injured in a head-on collision, when an on-coming driver operated his car across the center line and into her lane of traffic.

7. $1.2 Million Motor Vehicle Accident

Represented an individual injured due to the negligence of the operator of a motor vehicle

8. $1.0 Million Pedestrian Knock Down

Represented a women struck and badly injured by a motor vehicle in a parking lot.

9. $.9 Million Pedestrian Fall

Represented a pedestrian injured due to a fall down several flights of stairs.

10. $.5 Million Motorcycle Accident

Represented the operator of a motorcycle struck by a farm tractor.

11. $.5 Million Bicycle Accident

Represented the operator of a bicycle struck by a motor vehicle

See Verdicts and Settlements

See Service Activities

DuPage County Bar Journal, “The Use of Criminal Convictions in Civil Cases.”

Adjunct Faculty, College of DuPage Economics & Business Law, 01/86 – 09/98
Adjunct Faculty, Aurora University, Business Law, 09/98 – 05/00
General Counsel, Housing Helpers, Inc. 10/91 – 05/10
(a non-profit organization which rehabilitates houses for low income families.)