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Heidi Wickstrom

Chicago, IL18 years experienceAdmitted 2008

About Heidi Wickstrom

Heidi L. Wickstrom is a Partner at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. in Chicago, focusing on catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, and mass torts. She joined the firm in 2018 and was promoted to Partner in 2023. Prior to that, she was an associate at a prominent New York litigation firm, assisting partners with multi-million-dollar recoveries including a $15.7 million verdict against Consolidated Edison of New York and verdicts of $10 million and $5.4 million against the New York City Transit Authority. She has recovered more than $425 million for clients at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, including a record-breaking $20 million settlement with the Chicago Transit Authority. She was elected to the American Association for Justice Board of Governors in 2020.

Practice areas

Education

Syracuse University College of Law
J.D., 2007
University of Michigan
Undergraduate, 2003

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of New York, admitted 2008
State Bar of Illinois, admitted 2018
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, admitted 2008
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, admitted 2010
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, admitted 2018
American Association for Justice (Board of Governors, elected 2020)
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Managers)
Illinois State Bar Association
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers

Awards & recognition

Law Bulletin Media Top Women in Law (2025)
Super Lawyers Top 50 Female Super Lawyers in Illinois (2026)
Illinois Super Lawyers (2022-present)
Leading Lawyers (2023-present)
Best Lawyers Ones to Watch (2022-present)

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Chicago firms

Clifford Law Offices
Clifford Law Offices
$110 million · American Eagle Flight 4184: $110 Million Crash Settlement and a Courtroom Apology
Corboy & Demetrio
Corboy & Demetrio
$75 million · John Hancock Center Scaffold Collapse: $75 Million Settlement for the Killed and Injured
Power Rogers LLP
Power Rogers LLP
$100 million · Willis Family Wrongful Death Settlement: $100 Million After Six Children Killed in I-94 Truck Crash
Romanucci & Blandin
Romanucci & Blandin
$98.65 million · $98.65 Million Verdict for Family of Botham Jean, Shot in His Own Apartment by Off-Duty Dallas Officer
Smith LaCien LLP
Smith LaCien LLP
$702.7 million (class) · $702.7 Million Class Settlement Resolves Defective Takata Airbag Claims Against Honda and Nissan