Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1996

Lawyer Overview

Edward (Ted) McNabola has successfully handled hundreds of cases involving personal injury, medical negligence and class actions, including a recent verdict at trial of $3.7 million for the family of a young woman who died as a result of negligent medical care. Also, Ted obtained a settlement in excess of $3.15 million for a Chicago Police Officer who suffered an injury resulting in partial loss of vision in one eye. His firm has obtained over $350 million in verdicts and settlements on behalf of injured clients.  His last three trials resulted in jury verdicts totaling nearly $10 Million.

Ted is an Adjunct Professor at the Northwestern University School of Law, where he teaches trial advocacy. He was chosen as one of Illinois' top 100 lawyers in a survey of licensed attorneys conducted by Law & Politics magazine. He is an active member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. McNabola was also elected by his peers to the General Assembly of the Illinois State Bar Association.  He is a frequent speaker and a published author on various trial practice issues and was selected by the Illinois Law Bulletin Publishing Company as one of the 40 Attorneys Under 40 To Watch in Illinois.

Mr. McNabola joined Cogan & McNabola, P.C. following his employment with a prominent Chicago defense firm where he was responsible for defending catastrophic injury cases involving interstate trucking, personal injury, wrongful death, aviation, general negligence, product liability and premises liability.

Mr. McNabola graduated with honors from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He graduated from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, and obtained his Master's Degree from Loyola University of Chicago, where he concentrated on jury selection and deliberation.

Please feel free to visit www.injuryillinois.com, a site dedicated to Mr. McNabola's background and professional accomplishments.

Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice
Catastrophic Injuries
Trucking Accidents
Birth Injuries

Areas of Practice

• Professional Negligence
• Medical Malpractice
• Aviation Law
• Premises Liability
• Products Liability
• Personal Injury

West Practice Categories

Personal Injury -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Medical Malpractice, Aviation

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1992
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1992

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Ohio Board of Regents, 1989
• Chicago Bar Association, 1992 - Present
• Chicago Bar Association (Tort Law Committee)
• Chicago Bar Association (Moot Court Committee)
• Chicago Bar Association (Medical-Legal Relations Committee)
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1992 - Present
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1999 - 2000 (Elected to General Assembly)
• Chicago Inn of Court, 1993 - 1995
• American Inn of Court, 1993 - 1995
• American Bar Association, 1992 - Present
• Children's Charities of Chicago, 1996 - Present (Member)
• Young Leaders of Old St. Patrick's Church, 1998 - 2000 (Board of Directors)
• Metro Board, Metropolitan Family Services, 2000 - Present (Board Member)
• Illinois Bar Association (Member)

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor, Northwestern University School of Law, 2002 - Present
• Adjunct Professor, Trial Techniques, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, 1996 - 2000
• Professor, Civil Law, Chicago College of Commerce, 1995 - 1997
• Instructor, Trial Practice Team, Northwestern University School of Law
• Instructor, Trial Practice Team, Northwestern University School of Law, 1997 - 2000
• Instructor, Trial Techniques, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, 1996 - Present

Past Employment Positions

• Dowd & Dowd, Inc.
• Handler & Associates

Education

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1992
  J.D.
• Loyola University of Chicago, 1995
  M.A.
  Major: Judicial Politics
• Miami University, 1989
  B.A.
  Honors: With Honors
  Honors: Order of Omega

Published Works

• "Lien", A Handbook on Medical Malpractice (Chapter), IICLE, 2006
• Callahan's Appellate Advocacy Manual (Assistant to Author)
• Avoiding Tort Immunity Pitfalls, Illinois Bar Journal, Vol. 91, June, 2003
• The Latest on Liens: An Illinois Tort Lawyer's Guide, Illinois Bar Journal, Vol. 90, March, 2002

Address

9th Floor
55 W Wacker Dr
Chicago, IL 60601-1609

Phones

(312) 629-2900
(800) 704-2900

Faxes

(312) 629-2916

Emails

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Websites

http://injuryillinois.com
http://www.cogan-mcnabola.com