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About Sergio Gomez
Sergio Gomez graduated cum laude from DePaul University College of Law in 2015 after graduating magna cum laude from DePaul University’s Driehaus College of Business in 2012. Sergio joined Cooney & Conway in 2024 and advocates on behalf of victims of asbestos-related illnesses , including mesothelioma , lung cancer, and asbestosis. Sergio also maintains a practice of advocating for victims and survivors of personal injury and sexual abuse . Prior to joining Cooney & Conway, Sergio began his career as an Assistant State’s Attorney for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, where he advocated on behalf of victims and survivors of violent crimes.
Notably, Sergio was a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force where he prosecuted perpetrators of sexual crimes against children while providing training to law enforcement and community members on a national scale. As an Assistant State’s Attorney, Sergio litigated more than 80 bench trials and more than 20 jury trials. Sergio is admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois and is a member of the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association .
Proven verdicts and settlements at Cooney & Conway
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A Madison County jury awarded James Hutcheson $34.1 million after he developed mesothelioma from asbestos exposure during contract work at Shell Oil's Wood River, Illinois refinery in the 1950s and 1960s.
Chicago agreed to pay $20 million to the families of Fausto Manzera and Andrew Cazares, two men killed in 2009 when off-duty detective Joseph Frugoli struck their disabled vehicle on the Dan Ryan Expressway with a blood-alcohol level more than four times the legal limit, after trial evidence exposed the department's years-long failure to discipline Frugoli for prior suspected drunk driving.
A Delaware jury returned a unanimous $9 million verdict on July 23, 2025, in the first case ever tried over asbestos-contaminated shotgun shells, holding DuPont and Remington's successor liable for the mesothelioma death of Eugene Schoepke, an 84-year-old Illinois farmer and lifelong hunter.
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