Howard S. Schaffner

Howard Schaffner is a senior partner in firm of Hofeld and Schaffner. The Hofeld and Schaffner law firm is been honored to be ranked as a top tier law firm by US News and World Reports and to have received the highest ranking from Martindale Hubble.

As a specialist in plaintiff’ s personal injury Mr. Schaffner has achieved multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements in well over 150 cases. A few examples include;

• $39,000,000.00 verdict in a drug product liability case
• $16,000,000.00 verdict in a lead poisoning case
• $12,000,000.00 verdict in a case involving a negligent delay in diagnosing cancer
• $22,000,000.00 verdict in a medical negligence case involving delay in diagnosing a spinal injury
• $19,000,000.00 settlement in a construction site accident $12,000,000.00 settlement in an auto case

Because of his excellent results in the representation of catastrophically injured persons Mr. Schaffner:

• Was named in Chicago Magazine as one of the 10 best attorneys in Illinois
• Was twice awarded the Chicago Law Bulletin Award of Excellence for his trial results
• Received an award for being one of only 11 attorneys in Illinois to achieve more than 5 verdicts exceeding $10,000,000.00
• Has been listed for 19 consecutive years in Best Lawyers in America
• Consistently ranked as a top Illinois attorney by Leading Lawyers Network
• Rated superior by AVVO

Mr. Schaffner has been an invited lecturer and author on various topics related to the representation of injured persons giving invited presentations in attorney seminars at:

• The Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education,
• The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
• The Illinois State Bar Association

Mr. Schaffner belongs to the following professional organizations:

• Board of Managers- Illinois Trial Lawyers (Member Board of Managers)
• Chicago Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association International Society of Barristers