Medical Malpractice Professional Memberships and Directories
For over three decades, our attorneys have consistently earned top rankings across the legal industry’s most selective directories and peer-review associations. Named among Best Lawyers in America®, recognized by Super Lawyers®, and inducted into elite invitation-only trial colleges, our leadership extends far beyond the courtroom. These accolades reflect what matters most: relentless dedication to our clients, peerless ethical standards, and an unbroken record of benchmark victories. Explore our institutional honors, peer leadership roles, and legal directory recognitions below.
Professional Legal Directories & External Directories
Steven M. Levin - Medical Malpractice Attorney Profiles
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Steven M. Levin brings more than 49 years of experience to every case he accepts. As the co-founder of Levin & Perconti, Mr. Levin and his team have successfully recovered over $2 billion for their clients.
Recognized as one of the nation’s first nursing home negligence attorneys, he has successfully litigated record-breaking cases including a medical malpractice settlement of $17.7 million for a police officer who was negligently cared for at a hospital, a $6.7 million birth injury verdict, a $6 million medical malpractice lawsuit, and a $5.7 million verdict for a workplace accident case.
He is an advocate for nursing home residents as a member of the Leadership Council of the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care and is the former chairman of the AAJ’s Nursing Home Litigation Group.
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John J. Perconti - Medical Malpractice Attorney Profiles
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John J. Perconti is a highly-acclaimed Illinois attorney and co-founder of Levin & Perconti. For over 40 years, he has devoted his practice to advocating for people and families in personal injury and wrongful death cases.
He is nationally recognized as one of the country’s leading medical malpractice attorneys because of his extensive experience in federal and state courts and his in-depth knowledge of complex medical issues that has allowed him to achieve record-setting multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements.
John obtained a $14 million record failure to diagnose cancer verdict in Illinois for a woman whose doctor delayed her diagnosis of lung cancer. In October 2015, John secured a $4.29 million medical malpractice settlement for a 38-year-old woman who died as a result of a hospital and 5 physicians failing to recognize and treat a pericardial effusion, causing cardiac tamponade.
He also settled a $3 million medical malpractice lawsuit against Advocate Brommen Hospital in Normal, IL. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2013 in the field of Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. He has received an “AV” rating from the Martindale-Hubbell American Law Directory.
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Michael F. Bonamarte, IV - Medical Malpractice Attorney Profiles
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Michael F. Bonamarte, IV is a managing partner at Levin & Perconti law firm in Chicago, Illinois. He has achieved considerable success advocating on behalf of individuals and families suffering as a result of someone else’s negligence or wrongdoing, securing multimillion-dollar verdicts since his first jury trial with the firm and recovering tens of millions of dollars in settlements and jury awards.
He has been named as an Illinois Super Lawyers-Rising Star every year since 2011, and in 2010 was honored as one of the “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch”. He is a seasoned trial lawyer awarded Best Lawyers in America and long-listed on Illinois Super Lawyers—Rising Star (2011–2019), Super Lawyer (since 2019). Responsible for results like a $40M birth injury verdict, $2.9M nursing home verdict, $12M medical malpractice verdict, and multi-millions in other malpractice wins. Recently, he achieved a $40 million birth injury verdict on behalf of a child who suffered HIE.
Michael is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, American Bar Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Former President of the American Association for Justice Nursing Home Litigation Group, and Former President of the Justinian Society of Lawyers.
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Margaret P. Battersby Black - Medical Malpractice Attorney Profiles
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Margaret P. Battersby Black is recognized among the top attorneys in her field, earning a spot on the Super Lawyers® Top 100 Attorneys list and the Top 50 Women list. She has helped secure a settlement of more than $17.7 million for a medical malpractice victim, and has played a key role in multiple recent birth injury victories, including a $29 million settlement on behalf of a young girl who suffered an injury at birth due to negligence.
She was honored by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company as one of the 2011 “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch”. Margaret Battersby Black is known for her work on behalf of individuals and families involving nursing home abuse and negligence and for having secured multiple million-dollar settlements for clients.
She has also been recognized as one of the top attorneys in her field, earning a spot on the Super Lawyers® Top 100 Attorneys list and the Top 50 Women list. Margaret Battersby Black is the first attorney at her firm to earn a spot on the Super Lawyers Top Ten list, a distinction reserved for a small group of attorneys whose work stands at the very highest level of the profession.
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- Super Lawyers: Margaret P. Battersby Black – Medical Malpractice
- Martindale-Hubbell: Margaret P. Battersby Black – Medical Malpractice Attorney
- Cornell Law Directory: Margaret P. Battersby Black – Medical Malpractice Attorney
- Women’s Bar Association of Illinois: Margaret Battersby Black Profile
- Crain’s Chicago Business: Margaret Battersby Black – Notable Women in Law
- Trial Lawyer View: Margaret Battersby Black
Dov Apfel - Medical Malpractice & Birth Injury Attorney Profiles
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Dov Apfel is known nationally as a “child advocate” who concentrates in cerebral palsy and birth trauma litigation and obstetrical malpractice claims involving birth injuries and children with neurological and intellectual disabilities. Apfel is nationally recognized as an advocate for children with cerebral palsy and other neurological and intellectual disabilities, having litigated these matters throughout the nation for more than three decades.
Apfel is the author of a landmark law review article that helped set the standard for how cases involving cerebral palsy are handled by lawyers representing families in birth trauma cases across the United States. Dov Apfel is the recipient of the 2011 Dan Cullan Memorial Award conferred by the Executive Board of the Birth Trauma Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice in recognition of his lifetime achievements in birth injury litigation, education, and advocacy.
Some of Dov’s achievements include a $29 million settlement, a $20 million verdict, and an $18 million settlement for birth injuries to children. He has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America for the city of Baltimore five times since 2007, in the categories of Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs.
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Since 2005, Michael Bonamarte IV has been a passionate advocate for victims of negligent conduct, corporate malfeasance, and medical malpractice. He has won numerous awards and recognitions, including Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers’ Rising Star. He has presented for the American Association for Justice, the AAJ Nursing Home Litigation Group, the John Marshall Law School, and numerous other legal associations. He regularly lectures at Chicago-area aging organizations about nursing home abuse. His writings have been published by the American Bar Association, the Chicago Daily Bulletin, and numerous other prestigious publications.
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