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About John Power

John M. Power is a founding partner of Cogan & Power, P.C. with over 30 years of litigation experience. He has recovered more than $500 million in verdicts and settlements on behalf of clients across medical malpractice, wrongful death, serious personal injury, and railroad injury (FELA) cases. Notable results include a $51 million jury verdict for a client who suffered paralysis after being ejected from a bar, a $25.8 million settlement for a railroad worker, and a $16.3 million settlement for a child who developed cerebral palsy. Power holds the highest peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell, has been named among the top 100 attorneys in Illinois by the Leading Lawyer Network, and has served on the Board of Governors of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. He has served as a guest lecturer at Loyola University and Northwestern Law Schools and was a Board member of the Society of Trial Lawyers from 2016 to 2018.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$51.6 millionVerdict

A Kendall County jury awarded Logan Bland, a Marine Corps veteran left a quadriplegic after bar staff broke his neck while removing him from a Plano bar, $51.6 million in 2021. The award was reduced to roughly $41 million for Bland's 20 percent share of fault and stood as the largest verdict in county history until the Illinois Appellate Court reversed it in January 2023 and ordered a new trial.

Kendall County Circuit Court, Illinois · 2021Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
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