Levin & Perconti is proud to announce that 18 of our attorneys were recognized in the 2027 edition of Super Lawyers®: nine named to the Super Lawyers list and nine named to the Rising Stars list. Margaret Battersby Black also earned a place on the Super Lawyers Top 10 list and on the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Illinois list.
Margaret Battersby Black Named to the Super Lawyers Top 10
Margaret Battersby Black was named to the Super Lawyers Top 10 list for the second year in a row, which is one of the most selective honors the publication gives. She was also recognized on the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Illinois list.
As one of our Managing Partners, Margaret brings more than 15 years of trial experience to some of the hardest cases a family can face, including nursing home abuse, birth injuries, medical malpractice, and sexual assault. Her results have set state records and made headlines, but the people who work alongside her will tell you the work that matters most happens long before a verdict: listening to families, learning every detail of their story, and preparing each case as if it were the only one. She is also a dedicated mentor to law students and younger lawyers, and she shares what she knows generously. Congratulations, Margaret. We are proud to work alongside you, and we are grateful for the example you set for everyone at this firm.
Jaime Koziol Delaney Joins the Super Lawyers List
One of our attorneys moved up this year. Jaime Koziol Delaney was named a Rising Star last year, and now joins the Super Lawyers list.
Moving from Rising Stars to Super Lawyers marks a real step in an attorney’s career, and we are proud to see one of our own make it.
The 2027 Honorees
Nine Levin & Perconti lawyers were named to the 2027 Super Lawyers list:
- Steven Levin – Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- John Perconti – Personal Injury: Plaintiff
- Michael Bonamarte – Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- Margaret Battersby Black – Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- Susan Novosad – Personal Injury: Plaintiff
- Cari Silverman – Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- Jaime Koziol Delaney – Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- Dov Apfel – Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- Seth Cardeli – Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
Nine more were named to the 2027 Rising Stars list:
- Daniel Goldfaden – Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- Paul Connery – Personal Injury: Plaintiff
- Nicholas Emerson – Personal Injury: Plaintiff
- Lauren Park – Personal Injury: Plaintiff
- Gabriel Aprati – Personal Injury: Plaintiff
- Jack Terran – Personal Injury: Plaintiff
- Abigail Marshall – Personal Injury: Plaintiff
- Isabela Bacidore – Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- Aleah Severin – Personal Injury: Plaintiff
How Super Lawyers Selects Attorneys
Super Lawyers makes its selections each year, state by state, through a multiphase process that combines peer nominations and evaluations with independent research. Lawyers nominate attorneys they have seen in practice, and nominations from within a candidate’s own firm count only when matched by a nomination from outside it. Each candidate is then scored on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement, and top-scoring attorneys in each practice area rate their peers. Before publication, Super Lawyers checks licensing records and confirms that candidates have no disciplinary or criminal history.
Selection cannot be bought. Super Lawyers says lawyers cannot pay their way onto the list. Only about 5% of lawyers in each state are named Super Lawyers, and about 2.5% are named Rising Stars. Rising Stars candidates must be 40 or younger or have practiced for 10 years or less.
For the full details, see the Super Lawyers selection process.
Why Awards Like These Matter When Choosing an Attorney
Choosing a lawyer after a serious injury or the loss of a loved one is hard, and the stakes are high. A recognition like Super Lawyers will not tell you everything about an attorney, but it is a useful signal because it comes from other lawyers.
- Peer review: Attorneys who know the work firsthand, including opposing counsel, are part of the nomination and evaluation process.
- Independent research: Candidates are evaluated against set criteria, not on reputation alone.
- Vetting: Licensing and disciplinary history are checked before names are published.
- Consistency: An attorney who is recognized year after year has earned that standing over time.
Awards should be one factor among several. Also look at an attorney’s trial experience, results in cases like yours, and how the firm communicates with you. We are glad when our attorneys are recognized, and we hope clients take it as one sign of the standard we hold ourselves to.
Why Recognition Here Reaches Beyond Individual Awards
Distinctions like these recognize the work of our honored attorneys, and they also guide the next generation of lawyers at our firm. Our attorneys work in trial teams, so newer attorneys handle cases alongside attorneys recognized as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.
That mentorship is how every attorney here learns to hold the same standard for our clients.
Congratulations to Our Attorneys
We congratulate every attorney named to this year’s lists. If you or a loved one needs a lawyer after medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, or a birth injury, call us at 312-332-2872 or request a free consultation.
Looking for last year’s announcement? Read about our 2026 honorees.
