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About Edward Samuelson
Edward J. Samuelson is an Associate at Levin & Perconti, focusing on personal injury, medical malpractice, and nursing home neglect cases. He joined the firm in 2022 after spending nearly 12 years as a judicial law clerk at the Circuit Court of Cook County for Judges Ronald S. Davis, John P. Kirby, John 'Jack' P. Callahan, Jr., and Melissa A. Durkin. Ed has taught Illinois Civil Motion Practice at The John Marshall Law School (now UIC Law) and is an active speaker at Chicago Bar Association events. He is fluent in French.
Practice areas
Education
The John Marshall Law School (cum laude)
B.A. in Medieval Studies with Economics minor; M.A. in French (UIC, 1986); M.A. in French Studies (NYU, 1988); MPhil in French Studies (NYU, 1992), 2008
Northwestern University
Undergraduate, 1979
Bar admissions & credentials
State Bar of Illinois, admitted 2008
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, admitted 2009
State Bar of Northern District of Mississippi, admitted 2009
Illinois State Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association (past member, Tort Litigation and Civil Practice committees)
Awards & recognition
Dean's Scholarship
Baim Scholarship
Herzog Scholarship for Academic Excellence
French government scholarship to study in Paris
Cum laude graduate, John Marshall Law School
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