Matthew Williams

Partner

22 yrs experience
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Chicago, IL

Bar admissions

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

Education

Juris Doctor: DePaul University College of Law1998
Undergraduate: University of Illinois1995

Awards and recognition

01Jury Verdict Reporter and Law Bulletin Media Trial Lawyer Excellence Award (2024)
02Illinois Super Lawyers Top 100 (2019-Present)
03Illinois Super Lawyers (2016-Present)
04Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation: Plaintiffs (2018-Present)
05Best Lawyers - Medical Malpractice Law: Plaintiffs (2025-Present)
06Law Bulletin Media Leading Lawyers (2015-Present)
07Law Bulletin Media 40 Illinois Attorneys to Watch Under 40 (2013)

Memberships

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Managers)
American Association for Justice
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association

Background

Matthew L. Williams is an Equity Partner at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., concentrating his practice on medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and premises liability. He joined the firm in 2003, was named Partner in 2009, and became Managing Partner of the firm's Lake County office in 2015. He has recovered over $550 million for clients and has argued before the Illinois Supreme Court. He serves on the boards of Kids Above All, Raising a Reader, and the Michael Matters Foundation, and has been a guest speaker at Kellogg School of Management's MBA Business Law class.

Notable cases

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$75.8M birth injury verdict
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$50.3M birth injury verdict
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$27.5M medical malpractice settlement
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$25M birth injury settlement
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$20.5M medical malpractice/wrongful death verdict

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