About Lance Northcutt

Lance D. Northcutt is a Partner at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., joining the firm in 2020 to focus on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, civil rights, and mass tort cases. A former Cook County prosecutor and law enforcement officer, he has recovered more than $925 million for clients. He serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he leads the International Comparative Advocacy Program in Dublin, Ireland, and previously served as Assistant Director of Advocacy at The John Marshall Law School.

Proven verdicts and settlements

A Cook County jury found Sterigenics and its corporate owners liable for Sue Kamuda's breast cancer from ethylene oxide emissions and awarded $363 million, then the largest individual-plaintiff verdict in Illinois history.

Cook County Circuit Court, Chicago, IL · 2022Product LiabilityRead the full story →
$79.85 millionVerdictTop 20 in Illinois · #11

A Cook County jury awarded $79.85 million to the family of a 10-year-old girl killed when an unauthorized Chicago police pursuit ended in a multi-car crash, a verdict the parties later resolved for $62.5 million.

Cook County Circuit Court, Chicago, IL · 2024Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$45 millionSettlement

A $45 million payout for 15-year-old Nathen Jones, left unable to walk, speak, or feed himself after Chicago officers chased a car over a minor traffic stop, believed to be the largest the city has ever paid for a police-pursuit crash.

Chicago, IL (City Council-approved settlement) · 2024Car AccidentsRead the full story →
$27 millionSettlement

After a Chicago police pursuit that broke department policy killed Stacy Vaughn-Harrell and an earlier $10.2 million jury verdict was thrown out on appeal, the City Council approved a $27 million settlement for her family.

Cook County, Chicago, IL (City Council-approved settlement) · 2026Wrongful 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

John Marshall Law School
Juris Doctor, 2002
North Central College
Undergraduate, 1998

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Illinois State Bar Association
American Association for Justice
American Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
International Institute for Animal Law (Board of Directors)

Awards & recognition

Law Bulletin Media Trial Lawyer Excellence Award (2023)
Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation: Plaintiffs (2022-Present)
Best Lawyers - Civil Rights Law (2026)
Illinois Super Lawyers (2021-Present)
Law Bulletin Media Leading Lawyers (2017-Present)
Adjunct Professor of the Year, Chicago-Kent (2013)
Outstanding Trial Team Coach, Chicago-Kent (2013)

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$100 million · Willis Family Wrongful Death Settlement: $100 Million After Six Children Killed in I-94 Truck Crash
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$64 Million Verdict for Ironworker Left Quadriplegic After 15-Foot Fall at Panduit Warehouse

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