About

Shawn M. Collins is an experienced trial attorney in Naperville, Illinois, with a strong track record of fulfillment in high-stakes litigation cases. An superb trial attorney, Shawn Collins excels in the court docket, with a focus on environmental contamination, poisonous tort, private injury, and business cases. His current achievements encompass serving as co-recommend in a case that led to a 3 million jury verdict for a lady who developed breast most cancers because of ethylene oxide publicity. Shawn has also played a key function in securing easy water and contamination-loose houses for numerous families. Throughout his profession, Shawn has recovered millions for his clients, together with tremendous settlements such as .5 million for a neighborhood suffering from poisonous vapors, $eight.five million for a firefighter's own family following a deadly site visitors accident, and .nine million for households impacted by way of groundwater infection. His determination to justice has earned him reputation as one of the Top a hundred Trial Lawyers through The American Trial Lawyers Association for almost two decades. In addition to being a leading trial lawyer, Shawn is also a "Leading Lawyer" and has been selected as an Illinois "Super Lawyer" more than one times. He holds a Lifetime Achievement Award from America’s Top 100 Lawyers, a prestigious honor reserved for the pinnacle one hundred attorneys in every kingdom. Shawn's instructional history includes graduating Summa Cum Laude from the University of Notre Dame and incomes his regulation degree from The University of Chicago Law School. He is also a Certified Public Accountant within the State of Illinois. A member of the National Trial Lawyers and the Illinois and Chicago Bar Associations, Shawn's instances have garnered national media interest on networks such as ABC, CBS, CNN, and NBC. He changed into also a finalist for the Daily Herald newspaper's "person of the 12 months" award for his advocacy on behalf of households in Lisle, IL.

Legal Issues

Environmental Law

Personal Injury

Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Nursing Home Abuse

Medical Malpractice

Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors

Products Liability

Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Certificates

No Certifications

Languages

• English: Spoken, Written

Accepted Jurisdictions

Experience

• Partner / Owner
  The Collins Law Office, P.C.
  1992
• Lawyer
  Mayer Brown and Platt
  1986

Education

Associations

Costs

• Free Consultancy Service
• Conditional Fees

Location