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Chad Finley

Chad Finley

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Head of Litigation, Partner & Attorney at TorHoerman Law: Injury & Car Accident Lawyers Chicago
Chicago, IL13 years experience
Product Liability

About Chad Finley

Chad Finley is the Head of Litigation, Partner, and Attorney at TorHoerman Law, focusing on complex pharmaceutical and product liability litigation. He earned his B.A. in Psychology from Wabash College in 2008 (with additional study at School for International Training in Melbourne in 2007) and his J.D. Cum Laude from Saint Louis University Law School in 2012. He started at TorHoerman Law as a law clerk in 2011 and has worked his entire career with the firm. He has played key roles in major mass-tort cases and led the strategy in Juul resulting in a confidential settlement, served on the Plaintiffs' Executive Committee in Paraquat, and was lead counsel in the Infant Formula NEC (Abbott) case that produced a $495 million verdict.

Notable case results

Settlement

Juul - lead strategy, confidential settlement

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Paraquat MDL - Plaintiffs' Executive Committee

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Settlement

Actos - $2.4 billion settlement

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Settlement

Pradaxa - $650 million settlement

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Settlement

Syngenta - $1.51 billion settlement

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Verdict

Infant Formula NEC (Abbott) - $495 million verdict as lead counsel

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

Practice areas

Product Liability

Education

Saint Louis University School of Law
B.A. Psychology, 2012
Wabash College
Undergraduate, 2008

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Illinois
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
American Association for Justice
American Bar Association
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Madison County Bar Association
The Injury Board
Complex Litigation E-Discovery Forum
Saint Louis University School of Law Young Alumni Society

Awards & recognition

National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 in Illinois
Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2019-2026)
Winner, Inaugural National Health Law Regulatory and Compliance Competition
Order of the Woolsack
Faculty Fellow
Dean's Scholar
Academic Excellence Awards in Torts, Products Liability, and FDA Drug and Device Regulations

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