Todd Bresney
Attorney and Senior Partner at Kanoski Bresney
Todd is the Senior Partner of Kanoski Bresney. He is also the Senior Trial Attorney who manages the complex litigation division of the law firm. Kanoski Bresney was established over 40 years ago and is a full service personal injury law firm that has 8 central Illinois office locations and a litigation practice that spans throughout the State of Illinois.
He has worked at the Federal Trade Commission and the States Attorney for Cook County. However, he spent the majority of his early career in Chicago representing and defending some of the largest insurers and corporations in the country.
Since 2002, Todd has dedicated his professional life to representing people who were harmed by others and who he believes are further victimized by more powerful insurance companies and big businesses. He has an incredibly unique perspective from being a past top trial attorney for many of these companies. He has litigated cases all over the nation and throughout Illinois, along with notable achievements of receiving record verdicts.
- Personal Injury
- Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects
- Personal injury - Industrial Accidents
- Personal Injury - Nursing Home Abuse/Negligence
- Personal Injury - Semi Truck Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
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Free Consultation
Free Case Evaluation We assist with personal injuries and work-related injuries of all types. To schedule a free, no-obligation consultation and case evaluation, call our office at 888-U-COUNT-2 or 888-826-8682
- Illinois
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- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
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- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
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- U.S. Federal Courts
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- English: Spoken, Written
- SeniorPartner/Lead Trial Attorney
- Kanoski Bresney
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- We represent victims of severe personal injury or who have lost a loved one due to the fault of another. We specialize in litigating claims against the wrongdoer's insurance companies from the beginning through jury trial in all cases where the insurer does not make a fair offer or refuses to accept fault on behalf of its insured. I specialize in Products Liability; Trucking cases; Complex automobile cases; Medical Malpractice; Farming personal injuries; Construction cases; and Premises Liability.
- Senior Trial Attorney
- Kanoski Bresney
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- Trial Attorney
- Pretzel & Stouffer, Chtd.
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- I was a trial lawyer who was hired by insurance companies to defend insureds who were sued for causing personal injuries to others. My focus was on construction negligence, trucking negligence, medical malpractice, product liability, premises liability, and automobile catastrophic injury cases.
- Trial Attorney
- Rusin, Maciorowski & Friedman, Ltd.
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- Trial Lawyer hired by insurance companies to defend insureds who caused catastrophic personal injury and/or death. My focus was on construction and trucking negligence.
- Trial Lawyer
- Parrillo, Weiss& O'Halloran
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- Trial Lawyer responsible for defending personal injury cases for insurance companies by representing the insureds in court on contested claims of fault and personal injury.
- Union laborer
- McLean County Asphalt
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- paving roads and lots to fund higher education.
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
- J.D. (1996) | Law
- Honors: Honors: Dean's List/Chicago-Kent Trial Advocacy Team - AmJur Awards for highest earned grades in Trial Advocacy I and II.
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- Illinois State University
- B.S. (1992) | Major: Marketing
- Honors: Honors: Dean's List
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- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- The National Trial Lawyers
- 2014-present
- Elite Lawyer - Wrongful Death
- Elite Lawyer
- Illinois Leading Lawyer - peer-reviewed
- Illinois Law Bulletin
- Chicago Lawyer's 2008 "40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch
- Chicago Law Bulletin
- Illinois State Bar # 6236758
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- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
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- American Association for Justice
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- Sangamon County Bar Association
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- McLean County Bar Association
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- Illinois State University
- Attorney Advisory Committee member
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- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- Board of Managers
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- Springfield Personal Injury Law Firm Re-Opens Exciting Scholarship Program for Fall 2024 Students
- PRWeb
- Springfield Personal Injury Law Firm Re-Opens Exciting Scholarship Program for Fall 2024 Students
- One News Page
- Springfield Personal Injury Law Firm Re-Opens Exciting Scholarship Program for Fall 2024 Students
- The Associated Press
- SPRINGFIELD PERSONAL INJURY LAW FIRM RE-OPENS EXCITING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR FALL 2024 STUDENTS
- Illinois Business Review
- Mock Trial Presentation, SIU Medical School
- Jury Success Strategies: Extreme Makeover for Opening Statements, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
- Taking Effective Depositions, Loramar Education for Continuing Studies in Law
- Handling Uninsured and Underinsured Cases: Handling a Vehicle Crash, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
- Litigating Neck and Back Injuries: Sct. R. 215 Examinations, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
We Understand | Kanoski Bresney
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Central Illinois Personal Injury Lawyers | Kanoski Bresney
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We Get Your Worth | Kanoski Bresney
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Nursing Home Abuse
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Pursuit of Happiness
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Respect, Response, and Results
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Todd Bresney 2019 Lawyers of Distinction Member
In 2019, Attorney Todd Bresney was accepted to Lawyers of Distinction. Concentrating his practice on personal injury, wrongful death, nursing home litigation, medical malpractice, product liability, trucking negligence, and construction...
