Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2022 
Heidi L. Wickstrom is a Partner at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. who represents clients impacted by catastrophic injuries, medical negligence, product liability, and wrongful death. With trial experience in both New York and Illinois, she brings a broad and dynamic perspective to her cases.
Since joining the firm in 2018, Ms. Wickstrom has recovered more than $425 million in verdicts and settlements on behalf of her clients. She has played a key role on trial teams securing some of the firm's most meaningful results, including:
$75.86 million jury verdict in 2024 for a young girl who suffered a brain injury and severe physical injuries at birth, requiring lifelong care
$50.3 million jury verdict for a child who suffered a severe and permanent brain injury after a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of hypoxia before his birth
Prior to joining Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., Ms. Wickstrom spent 11 years practicing at a prominent New York litigation firm, where she represented plaintiffs against some of the country’s largest corporations and public entities. She handled appellate matters before New York’s First and Second Departments of the Appellate Division and obtained her first solo jury verdict just two months after being admitted to practice. During her time in New York, her notable results included a $15.7 million verdict against Consolidated Edison of New York, as well as $10 million and $5.4 million verdicts against the New York City Transit Authority.
Ms. Wickstrom is passionate about strengthening the trial bar and sharing her knowledge with other attorneys. She is deeply involved in the American Association for Justice (AAJ), where she was elected to the Board of Governors in 2020 and later served as chair of the Professional Negligence Section. She has served on the AAJ’s FAIR Committee (encouraging engagement among trial lawyers, including underrepresented groups), the Convention Planning Committee, and the Section Leaders Committee. She frequently lectures at AAJ conferences, contributes articles to AAJ’s Trial magazine, and served as the New York Regional Chair for AAJ’s Student Trial Advocacy Competition from 2008 to 2018. Additionally, she serves on the Board of Managers of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.
Her outstanding accomplishments have earned her consistent recognition from various respected legal guides. She was named one of Law Bulletin Media’s “Top Women in Law” in 2025 and received a “Trial Lawyer Excellence Award” in 2024. She is repeatedly named to the Illinois Super Lawyers list—including being selected as one of the “Top 50 Female Super Lawyers in the State of Illinois”—and has been recognized by Best Lawyers and named a "Leading Lawyer" by Law Bulletin Media.
Ms. Wickstrom graduated from the University of Michigan in 2003 before earning her law degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 2007. During law school, she served on the Executive Board of the Moot Court Honor Society and worked as a law student intern at a boutique personal injury firm.
