Lynne Plum Duffey
Lynne Plum Duffey comes from the north side of Chicago and attended Mundelein College, then obtained her law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1989. She has over 20 years of experience representing injured people not only in automobile and premises liability cases but also against negligent doctors, hospitals, clinics and nursing homes as well as manufacturers of consumer, industrial and medical products.
Lynne has successfully pursued claims involving complex medical issues such as children brain-injured at birth, delays in diagnosis of cancer, cardiac care, emergency medicine, organ transplants, drug toxicity, spinal cord injuries, and proper hospital and nursing home care of the elderly.
Results include a $3,500,000 settlement for brain injury to a child born at 25 weeks gestation, a $2,350,000 settlement for a woman whose diagnosis of cervical cancer was delayed, and a $2,000,000 jury verdict in a case of delayed treatment of uterine sarcoma.
She has extensive experience in arbitration, mediation and jury trial of all types of injury cases and has been selected as an Illinois SuperLawyer for the years 2010 and 2011.
Lawyers Who Win
[An MSU article featuring Craig Manchik]
Craig Manchik, ’94, managing partner in the Chicago-based firm of Manchik & Romaker, has been arguing his position since he was a child. Manchik recently won a jury verdict of more than $1.1 million on a difficult liability case against an Illinois municipality and its police officers. He agrees that you win cases by doing a thorough and complete investigation that includes lining up appropriate experts early so they can advise you in discovery.
Manchik’s firm concentrates on medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases. To him, successful litigation hinges on the ability to be a good listener. Manchik believes “you must be in a position to feel your client’s pain. You must bring forth the passion necessary to convince a jury of the wrongs that have been done to the client. If you can do that, you have a good start.”