Michael F. Bonamarte IV
Levin & Perconti
Michael F. Bonamarte IV was hired as an associate attorney in August 2005 after graduating from John Marshall Law School. Mike is well-known and respected by his peers, clients and opposing lawyers for his diligent and passionate work on behalf of those who have been harmed as a result of wrongful conduct. Mike has achieved outstanding results in a number of high-profile nursing home, wrongful death, medical malpractice and personal injury lawsuits. In March 2014, he was named Partner at Levin & Perconti.
Mike is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, American Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Secretary of the American Association for the Nursing Home Litigation Group and the Justinian Society of Lawyers. He was recently named President of the Justinian Society and also writes the verdicts and settlements section the organization's newsletter. Additionally, Mike is a member of the ISBA's Young Lawyers Division Council and also served on the board of directors for the River North Business Association.
Michael was honored as one of the “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch,” in 2010 and he was also named an Illinois Rising Star by Super Lawyers in every year since 2011. Mike was honored with an award for Trial Lawyer Excellence for the Highest Reported Illinois Verdict in a Nursing Home Malpractice case.
Mike is president and founder of the Michael F. Bonamarte III Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness and funding research on the treatment and prevention of strokes. Mike founded the organization in memory of his late father, The Foundation has raised over $60,000 since inception.
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Car Accidents
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
- Illinois
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- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Managing Partner
- Levin & Perconti
- Current
- The John Marshall Law School
- J.D. | Law
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- University of Wisconsin - Madison
- B.S.
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- Illinois Leading Lawyer
- Leading Lawyers
- Emerging Leaders
- Leading Lawyers
- 2015-2016
- Illinois Super Lawyers: Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- 2011-2017
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- William J. Harte Amicus Volunteer Award
- 40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch
- Law Bulletin Publishing Company
- River North Business Association
- Former Member of the Board of Directors
- Current
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- llinois State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
- Council Member
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- Chicago Bar Association
- Member
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- Justinian Society
- Member, President
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- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
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- American Association of Justice
- Member
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- Access to Justice FoundationAmerican Association of Justice Nursing Home Litigation Group
- Member
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- AAJ Nursing Home Litigation Group
- Parliamentarian
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- American Bar Association
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- llinois State Bar Association
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- "Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Actions in the Elderly Population," The Advocacy & Litigation SIG Advocate
- National Association of Elder Law Attorneys
- "Plaintiff's Perspectives," IICLE Long Term Care Litigation
- Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
- Advising Elderly Clients and Their Families “Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Actions Under the Nursing Home Care Act"
- Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association - “Top Topics Seminar” - “Deposition Strategies”
- "Arbitration in Nursing Homes & Signs and Symptoms of Abuse and Neglect."
- Evergreen Park Public Library
- "Deposing Nursing Home Staff and Corporate Representatives in Nursing Home Injury Cases."
- Strafford Nursing Home Depos Webinar
- Personal injury in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, Chicago, IL
- The John Marshall Law School
- Nursing Home College: Depositions, Washington, D.C.
- American Association for Justice
- Taking Depositions to Win The Case, Nursing Home Seminar, Lexington, KY
- Kentucky Justice Association
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