Tara Devine
VerifiedAbout Tara Devine
Tara R. Devine is the Managing Partner of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.'s Lake County office. She joined the firm in 2004 and in 2011 became its first female partner; she was promoted to Managing Partner of the Lake County office in 2018. Her practice concentrates on personal injury, nursing home negligence, wrongful death, medical malpractice, and product liability cases, and she has recovered more than $325 million for clients. She served as President of the Lake County Bar Association in 2022–2023 and continues on its Board of Directors.
Notable case results
A Cook County jury awarded Tierney Darden $148 million after a 750-pound pedestrian shelter toppled onto her at O'Hare and severed her spine, a record the city later settled for $115 million.
Jury verdict for paralyzed dancer (O'Hare shelter collapse) — Illinois's highest compensatory verdict for an individual plaintiff
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
