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About Maria Merman

Maria Merman is a Partner at Ankin Law in Chicago. A first-generation immigrant born in Moscow, Russia, she relocated to Chicago at age fourteen. She brings both plaintiff and defense experience in personal injury law, having represented seriously injured clients in motor vehicle collisions, slip and fall cases, construction negligence, and medical malpractice matters. After four years in plaintiff work, she briefly worked at a defense firm representing nursing homes and medical professionals before returning to plaintiff representation.

Practice areas

Education

The John Marshall Law School
B.A. in Political Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois
Illinois State Bar Association

Awards & recognition

Health Law Student Award, American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics
CALI Award in Conflicts of Law
Dean Fred F. Herzog Moot Court Competition Quarterfinalist

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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
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$363 million · Sterigenics Verdict: $363 Million for a Willowbrook Cancer Survivor
Power Rogers LLP
Power Rogers LLP
$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