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Steven Levin

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Founding Partner at Levin & Perconti

Chicago, IL49 years experienceAdmitted 1976

Medical Malpractice

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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.

Notable case results

$40MVerdict

Birth injury verdict (record for Coles County)

Reported by the firm

$29MSettlement

Birth injury settlement

Reported by the firm

$27MVerdict

Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury

Reported by the firm

$18MSettlement

Birth injury settlement

Reported by the firm

$17.7MSettlement

Brain injury settlement

Reported by the firm

$4.1MVerdict

Nursing home negligence verdict (record under Illinois Nursing Home Care Act)

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

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

Other attorneys at this firm

Margaret Battersby Black

Managing Partner

Michael Bonamarte

Managing Partner