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Steven Levin

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Founding Partner at Levin & Perconti
Chicago, IL49 years experienceAdmitted 1976

About Steven Levin

Steven M. Levin is the Founder and Senior Partner of Levin & Perconti in Chicago. Practicing since 1976, he is a pioneer in nursing home abuse and neglect litigation and one of the first attorneys in the country to prosecute these types of cases. He co-founded the firm in 1992 with John Perconti and his sister Susan Novosad. The firm has recovered nearly $1 billion in settlements and verdicts. Steve is nationally recognized for his work on behalf of victims of medical malpractice, nursing home neglect, and birth injuries. He has lectured at more than 40 seminars nationally on nursing home litigation, trial techniques, deposition strategies, and elder abuse cases.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$12.2 millionVerdict

A Cook County jury delivered Illinois's largest-ever nursing home verdict, $12.2 million, finding that chronic understaffing at Lakeview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center caused Shirley Adams to develop fatal pressure wounds during her stay.

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Practice areas

Education

Loyola University Chicago School of Law
J.D., cum laude, 1976
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Undergraduate, 1973

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois State Bar, admitted 1976
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, admitted 1976
State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, admitted 1976
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice (AAJ Nursing Home Litigation Group)
American Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
The Decalogue Society of Lawyers (Lifetime Board Member)
National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care (Leadership Council)

Awards & recognition

Best Lawyers in America — Medical Malpractice & Personal Injury (2013-2026)
Illinois Super Lawyers — Medical Malpractice & Top 100 (2005-2025)
Leading Lawyers (2003-2025)
Litigation Counsel of America Fellow
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Crain's Chicago Business — Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys

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