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Michael Bonamarte

Michael Bonamarte

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Managing Partner at Levin & Perconti
Chicago, IL20 years experienceAdmitted 2005
Medical MalpracticeWrongful Death

About Michael Bonamarte

Michael F. Bonamarte, IV is Managing Partner at Levin & Perconti in Chicago. He joined the firm as an associate in August 2005, was named Partner in March 2014, and became Co-Managing Partner in October 2021. He oversees more than 60 employees and the firm's strategic planning. Mike is a leading litigator in high-profile nursing home, wrongful death, medical malpractice, and personal injury cases. He has handled birth injury cases since 2005 and served as co-lead counsel in a 2023 case that ended in a record $40 million verdict.

Notable case results

$40MVerdict

Birth injury verdict (co-lead counsel, 2023)

Reported by the firm
$29MSettlement

Birth injury settlement

Reported by the firm
$27MVerdict

Total recovery — birth injury

Reported by the firm
$18MSettlement

HIE/cerebral palsy settlement

Reported by the firm
$12MVerdict

Medical malpractice verdict

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

John Marshall Law School, Chicago
J.D., 2005
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Undergraduate, 2001

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois, admitted 2005
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, admitted 2006
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice
Justinian Society of Lawyers (Past President 2017-2018)

Awards & recognition

Best Lawyers in America — Medical Malpractice/Personal Injury Plaintiffs (2023-2026)
Illinois Super Lawyers — Medical Malpractice (2020-2025); Top 100 in Illinois (2024)
Leading Lawyers (2017-2023)
Crain's 2021 Notable Gen X Leaders
Crain's Chicago Business — Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys

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