Experienced Personal Injury Lawyer

Mr. Weisberg is a nationally recognized personal injury attorney who has recovered over $100 million for his clients through verdicts and settlements. His results include several record setting jury verdicts. As the founding member of Weisberg Law, PLLC, he currently focuses on select personal injury matters.  

Mr. Weisberg’s accomplishments have been recognized by Thomson Reuters which has selected him as a “Super Lawyer” in every edition of Illinois Super Lawyers since 2014. The National Trial Lawyers has named Mr. Weisberg a Top 100 Lawyer, and prior to turning 40 years old he was also named one of Illinois’ Top 40 Under 40 Lawyers. Mr. Weisberg has also been selected to America’s Top 50 and Top 100 Attorneys. The Law Bulletin has also recognized Mr. Weisberg as an Emerging Lawyer based on peer recommendations and comprehensive research, a distinction earned by fewer than two percent of all lawyers in Illinois. Mr. Weisberg has received a perfect 10.0 Superb Rating from Avvo. 

Mr. Weisberg is one of only a small number of attorneys in the State of Illinois that has achieved Board Certification in Civil Trial Advocacy from the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA).* Board Certification is the highest, most stringent, and most reliable honor an attorney can achieve. The elaborate screening of credentials that NBTA board certified attorneys must successfully complete includes: demonstration of substantial trial experience, submission of judicial and peer references to attest to their competency, attendance of continuing legal education courses, submission of legal writing documents, proof of good standing and passing of an examination.

Mr. Weisberg has also had tremendous success in the state and federal appellate courts. In addition to successfully representing the rights of his individual clients, in Bausch v Stryker Corp., Mr. Weisberg briefed, argued, and won a major landmark decision on behalf of victims of defective medical devices in the United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. 

Mr. Weisberg has also authored numerous publications and given presentations at seminars on topics relating to personal injury and wrongful death litigation.

Mr. Weisberg graduated from the University Of Illinois College Of Law, Magna Cum Laude. Prior to graduating, the College of Law awarded Mr. Weisberg the prestigious Rickert Award for Excellence in Oral Advocacy. He was also named “Best Overall” in the College of Law’s Frederick Green Moot Court Competition, and he was a regional champion and national finalist in the National Moot Court Competition.

* Board certification is not required to practice law in Illinois, and the Illinois Supreme Court does not recognize specialties in the practice of law. 

Education

University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois

J.D. – 2005

University of Wisconsin, Madison

B.A. – 2002

Classes/Seminars

Plaintiff’s Personal Injury from Start to Finish, National Business Institute, March 20, 2014

Managing Liens and Subrogation in Auto Accident Litigation, National Business Institute, May 22, 2013

Professional Associations

Illinois Trial Lawyer Association

American Association for Justice

American Bar Association

Chicago Bar Association

Illinois State Bar Association

Jewish United Fund, Former Chair of Young Lawyers Group

The Decalogue Society of Lawyers

The Chancellor’s List

National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society

Bar Admissions

State of Illinois, 2005

U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2006

U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2006

U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2006

U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar, 2009

Honors

Illinois Super Lawyer rating by Thomson-Reuters’ Illinois Super Lawyers, 2014 – Present

Illinois Rising Star rating by Thomson-Reuters’ Illinois Super Lawyers, 2011 – 2013

“10-Superb” rating by Avvo

National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Lawyer

National Trial Lawyers Illinois’ Top 40 Under 40 Lawyers

America’s Top 100 Attorneys

Published Works

“Small Talk in the Cockpit is a Big Problem Requiring More Than Just Lip Service”, CCH INCORPORATED, 2007

“Wrongful Death and Survival Actions in Illinois: Trial and Evidentiary Considerations in Wrongful Death Actions. (chapter 6)”, IICLE – Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2007

Bausch v. Stryker Corp.: A Major Victory for Plaintiffs in Medical Device Cases, Trial Journal of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Summer, 2011

Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Compensatory Damages in Illinois, Benchmark Plaintiff, The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Plaintiff Firms & Attorneys, 2011