Nicholas Emerson

Associate

7 yrs experience
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Bar admitted 2018
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Chicago, IL

Bar admissions

Illinois
2018

Education

B.A. Criminology, Law, and Justice: The John Marshall Law School2017
Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Chicago2014

Awards and recognition

01Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Stars - Personal Injury (2023-2025)
02Chicago Law Bulletin 40 Under 40 Attorneys to Watch in Illinois (2024)
03Emerging Lawyers Badge (2024, 2025)
04Dean's Scholarship - John Marshall Law School
05CALI Award - Professional Responsibility and Sales Transactions

Memberships

American Bar Association
Illinois Bar Association

Languages

English

Background

Nicholas Emerson is an Associate Attorney at Levin & Perconti in Chicago, where he joined in April 2018 and practices personal injury and medical malpractice law. A native of Chicago's Hegewisch neighborhood, he previously served as an extern for the Honorable James N. O'Hara at the Circuit Court of Cook County, Law Division, where he researched and drafted weekly memoranda and orders on motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment in product liability, medical negligence, and motor vehicle accident cases. He also clerked for a workers' compensation firm before joining Levin & Perconti.

Notable cases

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$6.95M settlement - colon cancer misdiagnosis
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$6M settlement - group home negligence
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$2.8M settlement - nursing home pressure ulcers

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