Daniel Goldfaden

Partner

12 yrs experience
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Bar admitted 2013
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Chicago, IL

Bar admissions

Illinois
2013
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
2018

Education

B.A. Economics: University of Illinois College of Law2013
Undergraduate: University of Michigan2010

Awards and recognition

01Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Stars - Medical Malpractice (2018-2026)
02Leading Lawyers Emerging Lawyer (2018-2025)
03Chicago Law Bulletin 40 Attorneys Under 40 to Watch (2019)
04Jury Verdict Reporter Trial Excellence Award (2019)
05CALI Award for Future Excellence in Income Taxation
06Dean's List - University of Illinois College of Law

Memberships

Illinois State Bar Association
Decalogue Society
University of Illinois Chicago Program Advisory Board

Publications

Nursing home evidence admissibility (2018)
Trial preparation for nursing home cases (2018)
Legal practice fundamentals (2017)

Languages

English

Background

Daniel A. Goldfaden is a Partner at Levin & Perconti in Chicago, focusing his practice on nursing home abuse and neglect, medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury, and wrongful death matters. Originally from Detroit, he graduated from the University of Michigan in 2010 with a B.A. in Economics, and earned his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2013, where he served as an Editor of the Elder Law Journal and received the CALI Award for Future Excellence in Income Taxation. Daniel was admitted to the Illinois Bar in October 2013 and joined Levin & Perconti as an associate attorney in June 2014 after working at a plaintiff's class action litigation firm.

Notable cases

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$8.1M - lung cancer misdiagnosis
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$7M - breast cancer failure to diagnose
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$6.2M - VA medical center disability verdict
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Multiple nursing home abuse settlements ranging from $750K to $4.1M

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