Attorneys

Jeffrey M. Goldberg
Chicago, Illinois

Jeffrey M. Goldberg, founder of Jeffrey M. Goldberg Law Offices, concentrates in substantial medical malpractice, product liability, aviation and related accidents, and has done so throughout his entire professional career. He has obtained numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of injured individuals.

Mr. Goldberg received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a minor in Mechanical Engineering from Bradley University in 1970. He received his Juris Doctorate from The John Marshall Law School in 1974. Thereafter, he was a law clerk for Justice Francis Lorenz of the Illinois Appellate Court and was an instructor at The John Marshall Law School.

Mr. Goldberg is on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), The Public Justice Foundation, and the American Association for Justice's Birth Trauma Litigation Group. He was also Chairman of the Chicago Bar Association's Tort Litigation Section, a member of the Legal Specialization Committee and a member of the Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee.

Mr. Goldberg has been a speaker at many seminars related to personal injury litigation, including having chaired and been a speaker at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Medical Malpractice Seminar and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Product Liability Seminar and a speaker for various hospitals and medical groups. He was the prior co-editor of the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education's Medical Negligence handbook and has been a chapter author for over ten years.

Mr. Goldberg is admitted to practice law in the states of Illinois and Wisconsin. He also has been admitted pro hac vice in numerous states to allow representation of clients outside the State of Illinois.

Attorney in plaintiff’s litigation firm specializing in medical malpractice, product liability and related personal injury matters.

Areas of Practice:

Medical Malpractice

Aviation Accidents

Catastrophic Injuries

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Illinois, 1974

Wisconsin, 2000

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1974

U.S. Supreme Court, 1975

Education:

John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1974
J.D.

Bradley University, 1970
B.A.
Minor:  Business Finance

Published Works:

"Barring The Defendant From Using Annuity Trial Testimony", ITLA Journal, Spring-Summer, 1988

"Medical Malpractice Litigation", Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Editor, Medical Malpractice Handbook, 1989

"Medical Malpractice Handbook - Plaintiff's Perspective", Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1989

"Medical Malpractice Litigation - Plaintiff's Perspective", Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Medical Malpractice Handbook, 1991

"American Association of Neurological Surgeons Regional Seminar - Evaluation of Medical Malpractice Cases - Plaintiff's Perspective", 1991

"Medical Malpractice Litigation - Plaintiff's Perspective", Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Edition, Medical Malpractice Handbook, 1992

"Medical Negligence", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1993

"Key Elements of a Product Liability Case", Illinois Trial Lawyers Seminar, February, 1994

"Jury Selection: Plaintiff's Perspective", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, October 10, 1994

"Medical Malpractice Handbook - Plaintiff's Perspective", Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1995

"Anatomy of Pre-Trial Preparation - Professional Negligence! Product Liability", Illinois State Bar Association, 1995

"Cross Examination of Defendant's Liability Expert", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, October 14, 1996

"Handling Subsequent Treating Physicians", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, December 7, 1996

"Proving that the Product is Unreasonably Dangerous", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, January 11, 1997

"Opinion Evidence- What the Experts Can Testify To", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, May 3, 1997

"Closing Argument", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, December 6, 1997

"Examining your Expert with Confidence", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, January 10, 1998

"Nucleated Red Blood Cells and Post-Natal Imaging", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, December 11, 1999

"Visual Persuasion", American Association for Justice, January, 2000

"Effective Techniques to Obtain Early Settlements", American Association for Justice, July 31, 2000

"Sole Proximate Cause Defense", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, December 9, 2000

Electronic Fetal Monitoring: What Is It Really Telling Us? -- The Second Stage of Labor, ATLA Litigating Catastrophically Injured Infant Cases - Publication, February 22, 2002

"Medical Malpractice Litigation - Plaintiff's Perspective", Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Edition Medical Malpractice Handbook, 2005

"2009 Supplement to Proving and Disproving Damages in Personal Injury Cases", Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2009

"2011 Edition Medical Malpractice", Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2011

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Tort Trends Update, Chicago Bar Association

Medical Malpractice Seminar, Northwest Suburban Bar Association, 1982

Northwest Suburban Emergency Medical Services Seminar, 1986

Northwest Suburban Emergency Medical Services Seminar, 1987

Northwest Suburban Emergency Medical Services Seminar, 1988

Midwest Section American Podiatric Association, 1987

American Institute of Food Processors, 1987

Comparative Negligence Seminar, Chicago Bar Association, 1988

Expert Witnesses, ITLA Update and Review Seminar, September 9, 1989

Trial Preparation Techniques, ITLA Trial Practice Seminar, October 21, 1989

Medical Legal Aspects of Neurosurgical Practice, The American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1989

Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1989

Trial Notebook Series, Leadoff Speaker, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1989

COBRA Seminar for Physicians, Hospital Administrators, Risk Managers, Highland Park Hospital, April 24, 1990

Medical Malpractice Seminar, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1990

Parents of Developmentally Disabled Children's Support Group, 1990

Meeting at Oak Forest Hospital, National Spinal Cord Injury Association

"A Plaintiff Attorney's View For Work Place Safety", Illinois Work Safety Council, October 16, 1990

Head Injury Trauma, Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, 1991

Medical Malpractice Seminar, Moderator/Participant, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association

Institute for Injury Reduction Toy Safety Seminar, 1992

Illinois Trial Lawyers Tort Update Seminar Section on Medical Malpractice, September 11, 1993

Obstetrics and COBRA Liability, Hyatt Regency O'Hare, September 24, 1993

Tort Law Update, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1994

"Shotgun Seminar", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, February 21, 1994

"Point-Counterpoint Seminar", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, October 10, 1994

"Professional Negligence/Product Liability", Illinois State Bar Association, November 13, 1995

National Safety Council Annual Safety Conference, 1995

"Proving Proximate Cause: Medical And Legal Considerations", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, December 2, 1995

"Mediating The Medical Malpractice Case", Panel Member, Health Care Risk Management Society of Metropolitan Chicago, February 8, 1996

"Cross Examination Of Defendant's Liability Expert", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, October 14, 1996

"Handling Subsequent Treating Physicians", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, December 7, 1996

'Proving That The Product Is Unreasonably Dangerous", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association , January 11, 1997

"Opinion Evidence-What The Experts Can Testify To", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Shotgun Seminar, May 3, 1997

Using The Power of Visual Persuasion, "How to Prepare Admissible Demonstrative Evidence", Chicago Bar Association, September 24, 1997

Medical Negligence Trial: The Winning Plaintiff's Case in Chief, "Closing Argument", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, December 6, 1997

"Examining Your Expert With Confidence", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, January 10, 1998

"Co-Mediation- A Report Card Measuring Its First Three Years", Panel Member, Chicagoland Healthcare Risk Management Society, January 28, 1999

"Nucleated Red Blood Cells and Post-Natal Imaging", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association - Medical Negligence Seminar, December 11, 1999

"Visual Persuasion", American Association for Justice - National College of Advocacy, 2000

"Effective Techniques to Obtain Early Settlements", ATLA Annual Convention, American Association for Justice - Professional Negligence Section, July 31, 2000

"Sole Proximate Cause Defense", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association - Medical Malpractice Seminar, December 9, 2000

ATLA/BTLG - Catastrophically Injured Child Seminar, 2001

From Classroom to Courtroom: Trial Techniques for the New Lawyers, Roscoe Pound Institute, 2001

ATLA/BTLG Catastrophically Injured Infant Cases, 2002

ATLA/BTLG Catastrophically Injured Infant Cases, Panel Moderator, 2003

Instructor, The John Marshall Law School, 1974 - 1975

Dean Fred F. Herzog Moot Court Competition Judge, November 15, 1995

ATLA National Trial Competition Judge, 2003

ABA Trial Academy, 2005

Dean Fred F. Herzog Moot Court Competition Judge, 2008

"The Use of Professionally Produced Video as Demonstrative Evidence", WI Bar Association Seminar, December 1, 2010

Honors and Awards:

Fellow, National College of Advocacy

2010 Illinois Super Lawyers

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1987 - Present

Elected Member of Board, Treasurer

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1993 - 1995

Treasurer

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1994

Secretary

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1991

Parliamentarian

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1987 - 1995

Co-Chairman, Membership Committee

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1985 - Present

Member, Membership Committee

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1987 - Present

Member, Legislative Committee

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1987 - Present

Member, Medical Negligence Committee

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1994

Co-Chairman, Insurance Committee

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1996

Co-Chairman, Publications Committee

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), 1997

Member, Nominating Committee

Public Justice Foundation, 2004

President

Public Justice Foundation, 2002

Vice-President

Public Justice Foundation, 2001

Secretary

Public Justice Foundation, 2000

Treasurer

Public Justice Foundation, 1999 - Present

Member, Executive Committee

Public Justice Foundation, 1996 - Present

Member, Board of Directors

Chicago Bar Association, Tort Litigation Section, 1981

Chairman

Chicago Bar Association, Tort Litigation Section, 1980

Vice Chairman

Chicago Bar Association, 1979

Committee on Legal Specialization

Chicago Bar Association, 1980 - 1987

Member, Judicial Candidates Evaluation Committee

Illinois State Bar Association, Tort Law Section

Member

American Association for Justice, Birth Trauma Litigation Group, 2001 - Present

Board of Directors

Center for Disability and Elder Law, 1996 - Present

Member- Board of Directors

Past Employment Positions:

Hon. Francis Lorenz, Illinois Appellate Court, Law Clerk

The John Marshall Law School, Instructor