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Daniel Goldfaden

Daniel Goldfaden

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Partner at Levin & Perconti
Chicago, IL12 years experienceAdmitted 2013
Medical MalpracticeWrongful Death

About Daniel Goldfaden

Daniel A. Goldfaden is a Partner at Levin & Perconti in Chicago, focusing his practice on nursing home abuse and neglect, medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury, and wrongful death matters. Originally from Detroit, he graduated from the University of Michigan in 2010 with a B.A. in Economics, and earned his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2013, where he served as an Editor of the Elder Law Journal and received the CALI Award for Future Excellence in Income Taxation. Daniel was admitted to the Illinois Bar in October 2013 and joined Levin & Perconti as an associate attorney in June 2014 after working at a plaintiff's class action litigation firm.

Notable case results

$8.1M

Lung cancer misdiagnosis

Reported by the firm
$7M

Breast cancer failure to diagnose

Reported by the firm
$6.2MVerdict

VA medical center disability verdict

Reported by the firm

Multiple nursing home abuse settlements ranging from $750K to $4.1M

Reported by the firm

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death

Education

University of Illinois College of Law
B.A. Economics, 2013
University of Michigan
Undergraduate, 2010

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois, admitted 2013
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, admitted 2018
Illinois State Bar Association
Decalogue Society
University of Illinois Chicago Program Advisory Board

Awards & recognition

Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Stars - Medical Malpractice (2018-2026)
Leading Lawyers Emerging Lawyer (2018-2025)
Chicago Law Bulletin 40 Attorneys Under 40 to Watch (2019)
Jury Verdict Reporter Trial Excellence Award (2019)
CALI Award for Future Excellence in Income Taxation
Dean's List - University of Illinois College of Law

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