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John Mennie

Proven Verdicts
Chicago, IL12 years experienceAdmitted 2013

About John Mennie

John A. Mennie is a Partner at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., concentrating his practice on catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and mass tort cases. He joined the firm in 2014 as a staff attorney, was promoted to associate in 2016, and was named Partner in 2025. While in law school he served as a legal extern at the Office of the Washtenaw County Public Defender and clerked for a prominent plaintiff's personal injury firm, working on medical negligence, products liability, and whistleblower claims. Throughout his career he has recovered more than $225 million on behalf of his clients, including a recent $52 million jury verdict.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$52 millionVerdict

A Winnebago County jury awarded $52 million to the Krischon family for a 2018 crash caused by an off-tracking Panera Bread semi-truck that killed an 88-year-old man and seriously injured his son, finding the company and its driver 90 percent at fault. The award was part of a $67 million total verdict that also compensated a second family represented by separate counsel.

Winnebago County Circuit Court, IL · 2025Truck AccidentsRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School
J.D., cum laude, 2012
Queen's University, Ontario, Canada
Undergraduate, 2007

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois, admitted 2013
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, admitted 2016
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, admitted 2020
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Lake County Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
American Association for Justice

Awards & recognition

Illinois Super Lawyers (2026)
Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2017-2024)
Best Lawyers 'Ones to Watch' (2022-2024, 2026)
Law Bulletin Media Emerging Lawyers (2022-present)
Jury Verdict Reporter Trial Lawyer Excellence Award (2018)

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$110 million · American Eagle Flight 4184: $110 Million Crash Settlement and a Courtroom Apology
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$75 million · John Hancock Center Scaffold Collapse: $75 Million Settlement for the Killed and Injured
Power Rogers LLP
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$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