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Susan Novosad

Susan Novosad

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Of Counsel at Levin & Perconti
Chicago, IL39 years experience
Medical MalpracticeWrongful Death

About Susan Novosad

Susan L. Novosad serves as Of Counsel at Levin & Perconti, where she is well known in the Chicago legal community for her compassion and tireless advocacy for victims of personal injury and wrongful death, including medical malpractice and nursing home abuse and neglect cases. A lifelong Illinois resident who grew up in Evanston, Susan began her career as an elementary school teacher for gifted students before joining her brother Steve Levin to learn the practice of law and attending John Marshall Law School at night. She was sworn into the Illinois bar in 1986 and has practiced for nearly four decades, contributing to more than $100 million in verdicts and settlements for clients. She has been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer every year since 2005.

Notable case results

$6.7MVerdict

Birth injury verdict

Reported by the firm
$4.1MVerdict

Jury verdict, nursing home medication mismanagement

Reported by the firm
$3.5MSettlement

Birth injury settlement

Reported by the firm
$2.4MVerdict

Against City of Chicago

Reported by the firm
$1MSettlement

Nursing home negligence settlement — largest in Lake County, IL history

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

The John Marshall Law School
J.D., cum laude, 1986
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Undergraduate, 1978

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois
State Bar of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
State Bar of Supreme Court of the United States
Women's Bar Association of Illinois
American Association for Justice
Nursing Home Litigation Group
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Illinois State Bar Association

Awards & recognition

Illinois Super Lawyers, Personal Injury (2005, 2012-2025)
Illinois Top 50 Women Super Lawyers (2013-2018)
The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs (2021-2026)
Leading Lawyers (2012-2025)
Top 10 Women in Personal Injury, Leading Lawyers Magazine (2015)
Chicago Lawyer Magazine Women Leaders (2024)

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