Lawyer Overview

Mr. Cirignani has over eighteen years of trial and litigation experience that’s been focused primarily on medical malpractice and serious injury cases. He began his career as a defense litigator with the law firm of O'Connor, Cavanagh in Arizona, defending hospitals, doctors and nurses in medical cases, as well as various companies being sued for construction and product accidents. Later, he joined the law firm of Seyfarth, Shaw in Chicago, where he continued to litigate injury cases, but expanded his civil litigation practice to include labor and employment and overtime wage dispute cases.

In 1995, he joined the predecessor of CH&H where he concentrated on medical malpractice litigation. In the last decade, he has used his "inside" experience as a defense lawyer and his career of trial-work to help his many injured clients.

Mr. Cirignani's clients come from all walks of life: babies, artists, athletes, professionals, working people, the disabled and everyone in between.

Mr. Cirignani is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Georgia, the State Bar of Arizona, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Association for Justice. He is also a member of the Federal District Courts in Arizona, Illinois and Georgia, as well as the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Personal: Married, two teenage daughters, former church elder, and teacher of an adult Sunday school class that focuses on keeping marriages strong. His personal philosophy is rooted in honesty and integrity that stresses close client involvement.

Areas of Practice

• Medical Malpractice

West Practice Categories

Health & Health Care Law, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice

Bar Admissions

• Arizona, 1988
• Illinois, 1993
• Georgia, 2003
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1993
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 2003
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
• U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Chicago Bar Association (Member)
• Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• State Bar of Georgia (Member)
• State Bar of Arizona (Member)
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• Illinois Bar Tort Law Section Council (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Strathmore's Who's Who Among Medical Malpractice Lawyers
• Marquis Who's Who in American Law

Past Employment Positions

• O'Connor, Cavanagh, Trial Lawyer
• Seyfarth, Shaw, Trial Lawyer

Education

• Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1988
  J.D.
• Loyola University, 1984
  B.B.A.

Address

150 South Wacker Drive
Suite 2600
Chicago, IL 60606

Phones

(312) 346-8700 (Ext. 104)

Faxes

(312) 346-5180

Emails

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Websites

http://www.cirignani.com
http://www.medsuit.com
http://www.cirignani.com