Illinois residents facing asbestos & mesothelioma issues have access to attorneys who specialize in asbestos exposure claims, mesothelioma diagnosis, occupational disease, trust fund claims, and wrongful death from toxic exposure. The legal framework in Illinois differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Circuit Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern asbestos & mesothelioma cases in this jurisdiction.

One of the most important things to know about asbestos & mesothelioma law in Illinois is the statute of limitations. You generally have 2 years from the date of injury to file a claim. Illinois follows modified comparative fault with 50% bar (735 ILCS 5/2-1116) for determining liability, which directly affects how much compensation you may recover. Cases are filed in Circuit Court, and knowing how local judges handle these matters gives experienced attorneys a real advantage.

Choosing the right asbestos & mesothelioma attorney in Illinois means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

For a detailed overview of how asbestos & mesothelioma law works in Illinois — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to asbestos & mesothelioma law in Illinois. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Charles Armbruster - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 219 Piasa Street Alton IL 62002
(618) 208-0320
Washington University in St. Louis (1989)
English
Illinois Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Legal Malpractice
Mr Francis J. Discipio - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 980 North Michigan Ave. Chicago IL 60611
(630) 574-2288
Illinois State University (1983)
English, Spanish
Wisconsin Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Criminal Law Insurance Claims
Eric Bodo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
VanDerGinst Law, P.C. - Injury Lawyers
 4950 38th Ave Moline IL 61265
Marquette University (1993)
English
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Thomas W Tuohy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tuohy Law Offices
 17W220 22nd Street Suite 300 Oakbrook Terrace IL 60181
(312) 559-8400
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern (2010)
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law Estate Planning
Tor Hoerman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
TorHoerman Law LLC
 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 2650 Chicago IL 60606
(618) 223-5657
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
English
United States District Court for the Central District of California Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Asbestos & Mesothelioma Consumer Law
Thomas Patterson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 One North LaSalle Street Suite 2100 Chicago IL 60602
(312) 223-1699
DePaul University (1979)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law Insurance Claims
Clifford Horwitz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates
 25 E Washington Street Suite 900 Chicago IL 60602
(312) 372-8822
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (1984)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Maritime Law
Matthew Willens - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Willens & Baez Personal Injury Lawyers, P.C.
 3701 W. Algonquin Rd Ste 712 Rolling Meadows IL 60008
(312) 957-4166
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (1993)
English
Illinois Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Larry Amoni - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Amoni Law Offices, P.C.
 1975 W. Downer Place, STE. 301 Aurora IL 60506
(630) 264-2020
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1973)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Asbestos & Mesothelioma Construction Law
Mr. Gary A. Newland - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Newland & Newland LLP
 401 West Irving Park Road Itasca IL 60143
(847) 797-8000
Loyola University Chicago (1990)
French, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Bankruptcy Consumer Law
Patrick D. Cummings - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shannon Law Group, P.C.
 3550 Hobson Road, Suite 203 Woodridge IL 60517
(312) 578-9501
Northern Illinois University
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Employment Law Insurance Claims
Edmund J. Scanlan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 30 Michigan Ave #1024 Chicago IL 60602
(312) 422-0358
DePaul University (1976)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Asbestos & Mesothelioma Elder Law
Ronald Wittmeyer Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of R.F. Wittmeyer, Ltd.
 1635 N Arlington Heights Rd Arlington Heights IL 60004
(847) 577-1123
Illinois Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
RJ Abernathy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Abernathy Law Office
 5111 West Main Belleville IL 62226
(618) 235-0020
Missouri Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Antonio M. Romanucci - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 33 N. LaSalle Street 20th Floor Chicago IL 60602
31245810008600
The John Marshall Law School (1985)
Illinois Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Elder Law Insurance Claims
Christopher M Kennedy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Christopher M. Kennedy, P.C.
 668 N. Western Avenue Lake Forest IL 60045
(847) 295-0300
The John Marshall Law School (1991)
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law Construction Law
Joseph D. Parente - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Parente & Norem, P.C.
 221 North LaSalle Street, 27th Floor Chicago IL 60601
(312) 641-7803
Loyola University Chicago (1992)
English
Bar #6211389
Illinois Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Joseph P. Shannon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shannon Law Group, P.C.
 3550 Hobson Road, Suite 403 Woodridge IL 60517
(312) 578-9501
University of Notre Dame
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Personal Injury
John J. Malm - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of John J. Malm & Associates, P.C.
 1730 Park St #201 Naperville IL 60563
(630) 527-4177
Valparaiso University School of Law
English, Spanish
Illinois Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Philip J. Berenz CPA - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Berenz Law Network Professional Corporation
 33 North Dearborn St Suite 1000 Chicago IL 60602
(312) 375-6524
Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington (1998)
French
7th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Legal Malpractice
Matthew C. Friedman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Friedman Law Offices P.C.
 11 E Schaumburg Rd 2nd Floor Schaumburg IL 60194
(312) 466-8200
DePaul College of Law (1993)
English
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Michael P. Glisson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Glisson Law
 111 East Fourth Street Suite 400 Alton IL 62002
(618) 462-1077
Valparaiso University School of Law (1996)
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
James Gay - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 55 WEST MONROE, SUITE 3175 Chicago IL 60603
(312) 800-1970
DePaul University (2005)
English, Spanish
Wisconsin Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
John J. Pavich - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pavich Law Group, P.C.
 425 Joliet Street Suite 124 Dyer IN 46311
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (2002)
U.S. District Court Northern District Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Asbestos & Mesothelioma Medical Malpractice
Andrew L. Hughes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes Law Offices LLC
 53 West Jackson Boulevard Suite 738 Chicago IL 60604
(312) 877-5588
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (1997)
English
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Maritime Law
Christopher Norem - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Parente & Norem, P.C.
 221 N LaSalle St 27th Floor Chicago IL 60601
(312) 641-7803
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1996)
English
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Steven G. Pietrick - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stone & Johnson, Chtd.
 200 East Randolph Street 24th Floor Chicago IL 60601
(312) 269-2811
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign (1977)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law Construction Law
David Kremin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 221 N. LaSalle Street Suite 1900 Chicago IL 60601
(312) 456-9000
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Nursing Home Abuse Personal Injury
John M Borcia - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of John Borcia
 1117 South Milwaukee Ave Suite A-3 Libertyville IL 60060
(847) 566-8623
The John Marshall Law School (1988)
English
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Steven Gleason - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Injury Lawyer Chicago
 205 W. Randolph Suite 440 Chicago IL 60606
(312) 443-1331
DePaul College of Law (1977)
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Construction Law Insurance Claims
George Jasinski - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 7330 W College Dr. Palos Heights IL 60463
(708) 448-3100
The John Marshall Law School (1976)
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Insurance Claims Medical Malpractice
Larry A. Calvo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1326 Niedringhaus Avenue Granite City IL 62040
(618) 452-1323
The John Marshall Law School (1971)
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Asbestos & Mesothelioma Municipal Law
John C. Webster - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 603 Henry St Alton IL 62002
(618) 462-1077
Saint Louis University School of Law (1969)
Missouri Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Criminal Law Family Law
Paul S Steinhofer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 33 North LaSalle Street Suite 1400 Chicago IL 60602-2610
(312) 558-3985
Indiana University Maurer School of Law (1990)
Indiana Bar
Unknown Status
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Construction Law Environmental Law
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