About Matthew Williams

Matthew L. Williams is an Equity Partner at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., concentrating his practice on medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and premises liability. He joined the firm in 2003, was named Partner in 2009, and became Managing Partner of the firm's Lake County office in 2015. He has recovered over $550 million for clients and has argued before the Illinois Supreme Court. He serves on the boards of Kids Above All, Raising a Reader, and the Michael Matters Foundation, and has been a guest speaker at Kellogg School of Management's MBA Business Law class.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$20.5 millionVerdict

On June 10, 2025, a Cook County jury awarded $20.5 million to the family of an 11-year-old girl who died in October 2020 of combined morphine, hydroxyzine and gabapentin toxicity, about 36 hours after she was discharged from a visit to the cancer clinic at Advocate Children's Hospital. She had been in remission from leukemia. The family argued she should have been admitted instead of sent home on triple her prior morphine dose. The jury's damages were for the family's loss of society and grief.

Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (Judge Brendan A. O'Brien) · 2025Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

DePaul University College of Law
Juris Doctor, 1998
University of Illinois
Undergraduate, 1995

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Managers)
American Association for Justice
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association

Awards & recognition

Jury Verdict Reporter and Law Bulletin Media Trial Lawyer Excellence Award (2024)
Illinois Super Lawyers Top 100 (2019-Present)
Illinois Super Lawyers (2016-Present)
Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Litigation: Plaintiffs (2018-Present)
Best Lawyers - Medical Malpractice Law: Plaintiffs (2025-Present)
Law Bulletin Media Leading Lawyers (2015-Present)
Law Bulletin Media 40 Illinois Attorneys to Watch Under 40 (2013)

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Chicago firms

Corboy & Demetrio
Corboy & Demetrio
$80 Million Default Judgment Against Iran for Iraq Roadside Bomb That Killed a Soldier and Injured His Platoon Leader
Clifford Law Offices
Clifford Law Offices
$110 million · American Eagle Flight 4184: $110 Million Crash Settlement and a Courtroom Apology
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 Verdict for Family of Botham Jean, Shot in His Own Apartment by Off-Duty Dallas Officer
Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates
Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates
$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.