Lance Northcutt

Partner

Chicago, IL

Bar admissions

Illinois
U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Education

Juris Doctor: John Marshall Law School2002
Undergraduate: North Central College1998

Awards and recognition

01Law Bulletin Media Trial Lawyer Excellence Award (2023)
02Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation: Plaintiffs (2022-Present)
03Best Lawyers - Civil Rights Law (2026)
04Illinois Super Lawyers (2021-Present)
05Law Bulletin Media Leading Lawyers (2017-Present)
06Adjunct Professor of the Year, Chicago-Kent (2013)
07Outstanding Trial Team Coach, Chicago-Kent (2013)

Memberships

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Illinois State Bar Association
American Association for Justice
American Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
International Institute for Animal Law (Board of Directors)

Publications

First, Do No Harm - Illinois Trial Lawyers' Journal
Illinois Evidence: A Code at Long Last - Illinois Trial Lawyers' Journal
Chicago Bar Association Journal articles
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin articles

Background

Lance D. Northcutt is a Partner at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., joining the firm in 2020 to focus on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, civil rights, and mass tort cases. A former Cook County prosecutor and law enforcement officer, he has recovered more than $925 million for clients. He serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he leads the International Comparative Advocacy Program in Dublin, Ireland, and previously served as Assistant Director of Advocacy at The John Marshall Law School.

Notable cases

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$363M toxic tort jury verdict (Illinois record) for breast cancer from ethylene oxide emissions
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$241M wrongful death jury verdict for dry ice courier
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$79.85M wrongful death jury verdict for 10-year-old killed in police pursuit (highest reported Illinois police pursuit verdict)
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$45M settlement for traumatic brain injury from vehicle pursuit
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$20M settlement for pedestrian struck by CTA bus

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