Aviation Law Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Joseph A. "Joe" Power, Jr.
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1987 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Joseph A. Power Jr. is one of the founding partners at Power Rogers & Smith. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Loyola University, Mr. Power has practiced law for almost 40 years. He has worked on groundbreaking cases throughout his fruitful career in law, and at 28, he became the youngest lawyer in the nation to obtain a million-dollar-plus verdict for his client. He has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America every year since 1987, was named one of the “Top Personal Injury and Consumer Lawyers” by Leading Lawyers Magazine, and is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, an invitation-only organization of the nation’s top 100 plaintiff’s lawyers.
Some of Joseph's Practice Areas Include:
Overview
- Loyola University Chicago, J.D., graduated 1977
- University of Notre Dame, BA, graduated 1974
- Illinois, 1977
- American Bar Association - Member
- American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
- Chicago Bar Association - Member
- Illinois State Bar Association - Member
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association - Member
- Inner Circle of Advocates - President
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America - Sustaining Member
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice - Lifetime Member
- Admitted to Northern District of Illinois, 1977
- Admitted to Northern District of Illinois, Federal Trial Bar, 1982
- Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court, 1992
- Admitted to U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1994
- Admitted to U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1994
- Illinois, 1977
- American Bar Association - Member
- American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
- Chicago Bar Association - Member
- Illinois State Bar Association - Member
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association - Member
- Inner Circle of Advocates - President
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America - Sustaining Member
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice - Lifetime Member
- Loyola University Chicago, J.D., graduated 1977
- University of Notre Dame, BA, graduated 1974
- Admitted to Northern District of Illinois, 1977
- Admitted to Northern District of Illinois, Federal Trial Bar, 1982
- Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court, 1992
- Admitted to U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1994
- Admitted to U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1994
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Chicago (2013)
- Personal Injury Litigation, Chicago (2010)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Aviation Law
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
- Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Medical Malpractice Law
- Personal Injury Litigation
Awards:
- 2009 Chicago Lawyer Magazine, named in Chicago Lawyer Settlement Survey as one of the top 4 Plaintiff's law firms in Chicago
- 2009 Leading Lawyer Network, Top Votegetter as Leading Consumer and Personal Lawyer
- 2009 Super Lawyer Magazine, One of Top Ten Lawyers in Illinois
- 2010 Best Lawyers in America, selected as Top Personal Injury Lawyer in Chicago
- 2010 Leading Lawyers Network, Top Personal Injury and Consumer Lawyer in Illinois
- 2010 Jury Verdict Reporter, Award for Record Medical Malpractice Verdict and for having Over Five Jury Verdicts of Eight Figures or More
- 2011 LawDragon, selected as One of the Best Lawyers in the country
- 2011 Leading Lawyers Network, Top Ten Personal Injury and Consumer Attorney in Illinois
- 2012 Public Justice, Champion of Justice Award
- 2013 Leading Lawyers Magazine, Top Personal Injury and Consumer Lawyer based upon polling of fellow lawyers
- 2013 Top vote getter as Leading Personal Injury Leading Lawyers Network
- 2013 Best Lawyers in America Selected as Top Personal Injury Lawyer in Chicago
- 2014 Leading Lawyers Magazine, Top Personal Injury and Consumer Lawyer based upon polling of fellow lawyers
- 2015 Leading Lawyers Magazine, Top Personal Injury and Consumer Lawyer based upon polling of fellow lawyers
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- W. v. Transamerica Leasing, Inc.- 98 L 3127
RECOVERY: $ 100,000,000.00
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