John Nisivaco

About John

John L. Nisivaco handles cases involving catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death arising from automobile and trucking accidents, train collisions, construction site injuries, medical malpractice and defective product litigation. Throughout his career, John has obtained millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients. In 2002, John obtained a $55 million verdict on behalf of plaintiffs who were injured when they were struck by a train at a railroad crossing. The verdict is the largest railroad crossing verdict in Illinois history and was recognized by the National Law Journal as one of the top 100 verdicts in the country in 2002. John is also well-regarded in the area of medical malpractice. John was involved in several cases before the Illinois Supreme Court regarding HMO liability, one of which resulted in a landmark decision on behalf of patients against their HMOs. In addition to his practice, John is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at DePaul Law School where he has taught “Litigation Strategy” for over 10 years. In 2011, he was elected to the Board of Governors of the Illinois State Bar Association and he has been elected three times to the Assembly of the Illinois State Bar Association. He was chair of the Tort Law Section Council for the Illinois State Bar Association and the Tort Litigation Committee for the Chicago Bar Association. He is also the editor of the “Tort Trends” publication for the Illinois State Bar Association and is a nationally recognized authority on civil trial law. In 2009, John was appointed as a Commissioner for the Lyons Township Mental Health Board. John L. Nisivaco is the son of a Chicago Firefighter and was born and raised in the Beverly neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.

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