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About Jeffrey Schulkin

Jeffrey Alan Schulkin is a Partner at Ankin Law in Chicago, representing individuals and families in personal injury cases including complex medical negligence, motor vehicle and trucking collisions, workplace and construction incidents, and premises liability matters. He earned a B.A. in Speech Communication from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1992 and his J.D. from IIT-Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1995. Prior to joining Ankin Law as a Partner in March 2023, he was a partner at Goldberg & Schulkin Law Offices. He has over 29 years of legal experience.

Practice areas

Education

IIT-Chicago-Kent College of Law
B.A. Speech Communication, 1995
University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
Undergraduate, 1992

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois
State Bar of Wisconsin
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA)
Chicago Bar Association (CBA)
American Association for Justice (AAJ)
Birth Trauma Litigation Group (BTLG)
Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA)
Public Justice
The Society of Trial Lawyers
Decalogue Society of Lawyers

Awards & recognition

Illinois Super Lawyer (2023, 2025)
Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorney (2025)
Martindale-Hubbell Top Rated Lawyer in Chicago
Leading Lawyers Network - top civil trial lawyer in Illinois
Vice-Chair, ISBA Tort Law Section Council (2025-2026)

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Chicago firms

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$110 million · American Eagle Flight 4184: $110 Million Crash Settlement and a Courtroom Apology
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$75 million · John Hancock Center Scaffold Collapse: $75 Million Settlement for the Killed and Injured
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.
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$363 million · Sterigenics Verdict: $363 Million for a Willowbrook Cancer Survivor
Power Rogers LLP
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$100 million · Willis Family Wrongful Death Settlement: $100 Million After Six Children Killed in I-94 Truck Crash
Romanucci & Blandin
Romanucci & Blandin
$98.65 million · $98.65 Million Verdict for Family of Botham Jean, Shot in His Own Apartment by Off-Duty Dallas Officer