About Michael Sipla

Michael Sipla is an Associate Attorney at Malman Law in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on nursing home abuse and neglect litigation. He combines strong legal insight with extensive professional experience to advocate for elderly clients and their families who have been harmed by negligent care providers.

Mr. Sipla earned his Juris Doctor with honors from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Law (formerly The John Marshall Law School), where he served on the executive board of the Honors Program. During law school, he also worked with the Illinois Innocence Project as both an extern and a volunteer, gaining valuable experience in legal research, case development, and client advocacy.

Before entering the practice of law, Mr. Sipla earned his bachelor's degree in Finance from Illinois State University and spent 14 years working in the financial industry. He began his legal career at a defense litigation firm representing and defending nursing homes, experience that now gives him a unique perspective when advocating for plaintiffs in nursing home litigation. A Chicago native, he lives on the North Side and enjoys spending time with family and walking his dog along the lakefront.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Malman Law

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$5.5 millionVerdict

A Cook County jury awarded $5.5 million to the family of Sandy Brooks, an 85-year-old dialysis patient who died after a Richton Park nursing home sent him to none of his scheduled treatments, tying the largest nursing home neglect verdict in county history.

Cook County Circuit Court, IL (Richton Park) · 2025Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$5.5 millionVerdict

A Cook County jury awarded $5.5 million to the family of Bettye Patterson, 80, who struggled to breathe for about 20 minutes after a power outage shut off her supplemental oxygen at a Palos Heights nursing home.

Cook County Circuit Court, IL (Palos Heights) · 2023Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$3 millionVerdict

A Cook County jury awarded $3 million to the family of Norma Darnell, 76, who died of pneumonia after a nurse at Alden Courts of Waterford in Aurora gave her about ten times her prescribed hydromorphone dose.

Cook County Circuit Court, IL (Aurora) · 2024Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Illinois at Chicago School of Law (formerly John Marshall Law School)
J.D., with honors
Illinois State University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois

Awards & recognition

Graduated with honors
Honors Program Executive Board

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.