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About Seth Cardeli

Seth L. Cardeli is a Partner at Levin & Perconti in Chicago, with over a decade of experience as a trial attorney focusing on medical malpractice and birth injury cases nationwide. He has recovered millions of dollars for families whose children suffered serious and life-altering injuries at birth, and regularly leads educational seminars for other attorneys on depositions and discovery practice. He serves on the American Association for Justice Board of Governors (2022-2025) and is co-chair of the AAJ Birth Trauma Litigation Group.

Practice areas

Education

Brooklyn Law School
J.D., 2008
Washington University in St. Louis
Undergraduate, 2004

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois
State Bar of Maryland
State Bar of New Jersey
State Bar of New York
State Bar of Pro hac vice: Arizona, Missouri, Minnesota, Ohio, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin
American Association for Justice (Board of Governors 2022-2025; Co-chair Birth Trauma Litigation Group)
Maryland Association for Justice
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Illinois State Bar Association
National Trial Lawyers

Awards & recognition

Best Lawyers in America - Medical Malpractice (2021-2026)
Illinois Super Lawyers (2023-2025)
Leading Lawyers (2022-2025)
National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 (2014-2020)
2024 Trial Excellence Award ($40M birth injury verdict)

Other attorneys at Levin & Perconti

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Chicago firms

Clifford Law Offices
Clifford Law Offices
$110 million · American Eagle Flight 4184: $110 Million Crash Settlement and a Courtroom Apology
Corboy & Demetrio
Corboy & Demetrio
$75 million · John Hancock Center Scaffold Collapse: $75 Million Settlement for the Killed and Injured
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.
$363 million · Sterigenics Verdict: $363 Million for a Willowbrook Cancer Survivor
Power Rogers LLP
Power Rogers LLP
$100 million · Willis Family Wrongful Death Settlement: $100 Million After Six Children Killed in I-94 Truck Crash
Romanucci & Blandin
Romanucci & Blandin
$98.65 million · $98.65 Million Verdict for Family of Botham Jean, Shot in His Own Apartment by Off-Duty Dallas Officer