Jeffrey J. Kroll
Jeffrey J. Kroll (born February 24, 1964) is a Chicago, Illinois based trial lawyer. He is the founding partner of the Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Kroll, which specializes in cases involving personal injury and wrongful death.
Early Life and Education
Jeffrey Kroll was born and raised in Brighton Park, a neighborhood located six miles southwest of downtown Chicago. Shortly before high school, his family moved to Orland Park, Illinois where he attended Marist High School and he graduated in 1982. He attended DePaul University and graduated with degrees in Finance and Economics and also attended DePaul University for his Juris Doctorate, graduating in 1990.
Professional Career
Mr. Kroll founded his firm in 2007, after spending 17 years, the last seven as a partner, with the Clifford Law Offices. Kroll has tried personal injury and wrongful death cases not only in Chicago, but in surrounding counties, downstate Illinois, and several surrounding states. Kroll's career was featured in an article in Chicago Lawyer Magazine entitled "Jeffrey Kroll: Understanding the People He Represents".[1]
Mr. Kroll has achieved record personal injury settlements and verdicts in a wide range of areas, including car accidents, construction site accidents, trucking accidents, work place injuries and medical malpractice. He has been interviewed in media and publications such as WBBM-CBS AM780, CBS 2 Chicago, ABC 7 Chicago, Fox News, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, and The National Law Bulletin. He has taught courses on Deposition Practicum at the John Marshall Law School and courses on medical malpractice at the DePaul University College of Law and trial advocacy at both the Northwestern University School of Law and DePaul.
Awards
- Mr. Kroll was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers of America 2011[2].
- In 2002, he was selected by the The National Law Journal as one of the Top 40 Attorneys Under the Age of 40 and was the sole personal injury lawyer from the Midwest selected .
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- "Jeffrey J. Kroll may be the leader of the next generation of plaintiffs' attorneys in the Chicago area."[3]
- For the past 8 years, Kroll has been selected by his peers as one of the Leading Attorneys in Illinois.[4]
- He is annually selected as one of the top plaintiff's personal attorneys in Chicago Lawyer Magazine.[1]
- For the last seven years, he has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer[5]
- He has been selected as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Illinois by the American Association for Justice.
- He has served on the DePaul Board of Trustees since 2007.[6]
Notable Cases
Some cases on which Mr. Kroll has served as an attorney for the victims of negligence:
- Rob Komosa was left a quadriplegic after a spinal injury during a 1999 high school football practice. He sued Township High School District 214 for negligence. The case was settled for $12.5 million.[7]
- The estate of James Burroughs, a Greenville, SC man who died of colon cancer, received a jury verdict of $7 million for a medical malpractice suit. The verdict was reduced by 50% for a net verdict of $3.5 million.[8]
- Kenneth R. Kukla was struck by a vehicle that crossed the center line, resulting in a fractured ankle, dislocated hip and a sustained limp accompanied by chronic pain. The case was settled for $6.85 million.[9]
- Debra Jean Cunningham, 49, was struck and killed by a semi tractor trailer. Her case was settled for $1.495 million, the largest wrongful death settlement involving a car and semi-trailer for a female in Vermilion County as of March 2009[update].[10]
- Eddie Martinez was on a blue line CTA train when it derailed in 2006. He emerged from the incident with a large gash in his right leg and emotional trauma. Martinez' was the first case to go to trial and received a jury verdict of $135,000.
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