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Alex D. Abate

Attorney Alex Abate Alex D. Abate was the first associate of the law firm Sutter & Ori in 2005, and became a non-equity partner in 2011. Mr. Abate has been recognized by his peers as a Rising Star by the Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine three times (2011-13). No more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state achieve this honor each year. The selections for Rising Stars are made by the research team of the Thompson Reuters, Legal Division. Each year the research team at Super Lawyers undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, and a good-standing and disciplinary check. In 2012 Mr. Abate was one of only 40 attorneys in Illinois selected into membership of the National Trial Lawyers top 40 under 40.

Certainly these prestigious honors come with Alex having been an integral part and lead attorney on numerous cases that have resulted in six and seven figure awards for our clients. Alex has vast experience handling complex injury cases and has tried numerous cases to successful verdict in both Illinois trial courts and the Illinois Worker’s Compensation Commission on behalf of injured workers. Alex has also successfully argued before the Illinois Appellate Court and Illinois Worker’s Compensation review board.

Mr. Abate is a member of the American Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association as well as the Illinois State Bar Association. He is also an active member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice, National Trial Lawyers, and Federal Bar. Mr. Abate is also a member of the Ambassadors Society of the First Tee of Greater Chicago. Ambassador members annually dedicate time and financial resources to building awareness of The First Tee’s mission in the community, volunteering at programs and supporting the organization through event-based fundraising activities. Mr. Abate earned his law degree Chicago-Kent College of Law, and was previously educated at the University of Illinois-Champaign-Urbana. He is married and has one child.

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$3.8 million (structured) for 6 year old child who sustained pelvic fracture and other internal injury when she was struck by school bus that had dropped her off at day care.

$2.8 Million for woman who sustained mild traumatic brain injury in car accident.
$2.8 million (structured) for child who sustained mild traumatic brain injury while improperly supervised at a day care.

$2.8 million settlement for a police officer who sustained multiple traumatic injuries in motor vehicle collision.
$2 million for injured construction worker who sustained elbow fracture and lumbar disc herniation.

$1.5 million for injured carpenter who sustained torn knee cartilage and rotator cuff tear when roof deck he was walking on collapsed.
Workers' compensation settlement in excess of $800,000 (partially structured) for minimum wage factory worker with partial finger amputations.

$500,000 for victim of a railroad crossing accident.
$410,000 for 80 year old victim of hospital negligence.

$406,000 award for a man who required cervical disc surgery following injuries in a motor vehicle accident.
$400,000 settlement for auto mechanic who sustained an elbow injury when it was rolled over by the vehicle he was repairing.

$355,000 for surviving spouse of factory worker who suffered a fatal head injury while performing routine maintenance on machinery.
$300,000 settlement for a torn rotator cuff and neck injury sustained in a trip and fall.
$12 million for a minor child who sustained anoxic brain injury as a result of professional negligence.

$4 million for a young father whose six weeks old and eight year old children were killed on an Indiana toll road when a semi-tractor trailer collided with the vehicle in which they were traveling.

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