About Donovan Fechner

Donovan S. Fechner is a trial lawyer at Shuman Legal in Chicago, practicing since 1994 with a focus on plaintiff-side personal injury and workers' compensation cases. Before attending law school, he worked as a new construction expediter and licensed real estate agent in Wisconsin. Over more than 30 years of practice, he has represented hundreds of injured clients in Illinois state and federal courts, securing verdicts and awards totaling millions of dollars.

Practice areas

Education

Northern Illinois University College of Law
J.D., with honors, 1994
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Undergraduate, 1990

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois, admitted 1994
State Bar of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

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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
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.
$363 million · Sterigenics Verdict: $363 Million for a Willowbrook Cancer Survivor
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

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