Steven Malman

Founding Partner at Malman Law
Chicago, IL33 years experience

About Steven Malman

Steven J. Malman is the Founder and President of Malman Law, one of Chicago's leading personal injury firms. With more than 30 years of experience, Steven has personally handled over 25,000 cases and collected hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for his clients. His practice focuses on personal injury, nursing home neglect, medical malpractice, premises liability, construction accidents, and workers' compensation, with a particular passion for defending the elderly from neglect and abuse. Steven earned his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Iowa in 1988 and his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1991. As an advocate for contingency-fee representation, he believes every injured person should have access to skilled legal counsel regardless of financial means.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Malman Law

These results are credited to Malman Law. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$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

Loyola University Chicago School of Law
J.D., 1991
University of Iowa
Undergraduate, 1988

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois
American Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association

Awards & recognition

American Institute of Trial Lawyers

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