PATRICK A. SALVI will be awarded the prestigious Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award at the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association’s (ITLA) midyear recognition dinner on December 2, 2021. This dinner will be held at the JW Marriott Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.
The criteria of the award are as follows:
“This award is given annually to someone selected by a committee appointed by the president. The recipient is someone who has devoted, as Leonard did, a substantial part of their life and their practice to ITLA, someone who has done more than is called for. Someone who has the standards of Leonard, the work ethics of Leonard and the commitment to ITLA that Leonard had. At the same time, it keeps alive the memory of Leonard Ring.”
Patrick Salvi, 68, is the founder and Managing Equity Partner of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard. Founded in 1982, the firm has 18 lawyers and locations in Chicago and Waukegan, Illinois.
As a nationally recognized attorney, Salvi concentrates his practice in cases concerning serious personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and mass torts. He is dedicated to helping his clients – individuals and families in providing the highest level of professional legal representation.
Salvi received his undergraduate degree at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota in 1975. He continued his studies at the University of Notre Dame Law School where he earned his law degree in 1978.
In 1978, Salvi was admitted to the State of Illinois Bar. He is also licensed to practice law in the states of Florida and Wisconsin. In addition, he has been admitted to the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Federal Trial Bar; the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
For over 40 years, Salvi has been an active member of ITLA. He has served many roles within the organization and has held prominent positions in various ITLA committees, including ITLA’s Executive Committee. He served as president of ITLA in 1993-1994.
Salvi is very active in other professional organizations as well. He is involved with the American Association for Justice (AAJ) where he currently serves on the Leaders Forum. Salvi also serves as Chairman of the Notre Dame Law School Advisory Council.
Woodward/White, Inc. has named Salvi as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” since 2005. In 2021, he was one of only eleven attorneys throughout the country to be named to Law360’s “Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar” list. Salvi was named the 2017 “Plaintiff’s Personal Injury “Lawyer of the Year” in Chicago by Best Lawyers. He’s also received The Jury Verdict Reporter and Law Bulletin Publishing Company awards for Trial Lawyer Excellence in 2011, 2012 and 2018.
Salvi’s peers have selected him to the Illinois Super Lawyers Top 10 List every year since 2014. Leading Lawyers Magazine has named him to three Top Ten Lists every year since 2016: “Top 10 Leading Lawyers in Illinois in All Areas of Law”; “Top 10 Leading Consumer Lawyers in Illinois”; and Top 10 Personal Injury Plaintiff’s Lawyers in Illinois.”
“I am honored and humbled to receive this award named after one of my heroes, Leonard Ring,” Salvi said.
Outside the courtroom, Salvi is highly involved in the Chicago Catholic Charities Legal Assistance program, which provides assistance to people who find themselves confronted with legal issues yet cannot afford an attorney. He also works to raise funds for other organizations that provide vital legal assistance to our area’s low-income residents, such as the Chicago Legal Clinic and Prairie State Legal Services.
Salvi is the owner of two professional minor league baseball teams, the Gary SouthShore RailCats and the Schaumburg Boomers that play in Major League Baseball partner leagues.
Salvi and his wife, Lindy, have 5 sons and 7 grandchildren and live in Chicago.
Past Leonard M. Ring Lifetime Achievement Award recipients include Jon G. Carlson, Rex Carr, Robert A. Clifford, Kevin J. Conway, Robert J. Cooney, Philip H. Corboy, George J. Cullen, Joseph R. Curcio, David A. Decker, Thomas A. Demetrio, James Thomas Demos, Geoffrey L. Gifford, William J. Harte, Thomas Q. Keefe, Jr., Thomas F. Londrigan, Philip F. Maher, Nicholas J. Motherway, Nat P. Ozmon, Eugene I. Pavalon, John G. Phillips, Joseph A. Power, Jr., Kim E. Presbrey, Anthony C. Raccuglia, Curt N. Rodin, Larry R. Rogers, Sr. and Michael P. Schostok.
