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Jaclyn Kurth

Chicago, IL5 years experienceAdmitted 2020

About Jaclyn Kurth

Jaclyn J. Kurth is an Associate Attorney at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., concentrating her practice on catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, and nursing home negligence cases. She joined the firm as a law clerk and worked there for three years before being named an associate in 2021. During law school she served on the Moot Court Honors Council and as a Staff Editor for The John Marshall Law Review. As part of trial teams she has helped recover more than $125 million for clients, including a $3 million wrongful death verdict in rural Illinois, a $4.5 million record-setting settlement in Walworth County, Wisconsin, and a $13 million birth injury/cerebral palsy settlement.

Practice areas

Education

UIC John Marshall Law School
J.D., magna cum laude, 2020
Carroll University
Undergraduate, 2017

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois, admitted 2020
State Bar of Wisconsin, admitted 2024
Lake County Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Cook County Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
McHenry County Bar Association
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Moot Court Honors Council (law school)
The John Marshall Law Review — Staff Editor (law school)

Awards & recognition

Best Lawyers 'Ones to Watch' (2024-present)
Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2023-2025)
Gordon Folsom English Award (Carroll University, 2017)

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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