Oak Park, IL

Joseph A. Bosco

Joseph A. Bosco was born in Oak Park, Illinois, November 26, 1957. He was admitted to the bar in Illinois in 1982 and Michigan in 2002, and various U.S. District Courts and Courts of Appeals. He received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1979, J.D. from Loyola University in 1982, and L.L.M. from McGill University in 1986. He is a Martindale-Hubbell AV rated attorney specializing in complex plaintiff and defense civil litigation, including aviation, products liability, construction, commercial, auto, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and malpractice. He has litigated nationally and internationally and has been involved in many complex catastrophic aviation litigation matters. Joe is a former member of the General Assembly of the Illinois State Bar Association and a current member of the Aviation Law Section of the Chicago Bar Association. He has been selected for inclusion in the Illinois Super Lawyers® since 2006.

Mariam L. Hafezi

Mariam is an experienced trial attorney who has spent her entire legal career fighting for plaintiffs and their families in personal injury and wrongful death matters. Her philosophy is that the clients come first and justice must prevail to the fullest extent possible for every client. Communication is paramount between the clients and the law firm team. Vigorous representation is necessary in all parts of a case, but it must be done right and with integrity. If those are at the forefront of the representation, the results will come. In her early years, she practiced at a firm that only focused on complex medical negligence cases. She then moved to a law firm that practiced the gamut of personal injury and wrongful death cases, including auto accidents, premises liability, construction negligence, products liability, and medical negligence. She was a partner and owner at her prior firm and now runs her own practice. Trial Experience: Mariam has first-chaired numerous jury trials to verdict in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, and Federal Court in Chicago. In November 2022, she secured a record-setting $3.3 million dollar medical malpractice jury verdict involving podiatric negligence, which was the highest podiatric malpractice verdict in the entire country. In 2018, she and her former partner won a record-setting $15.2 million dollar construction negligence jury verdict in Chicago. She has also secured six-figure soft tissue verdicts for her clients in ultra-conservative DuPage County in both auto cases and premises liability cases. Most recently, she obtained a $4 million verdict for the wrongful death of an 81 year old woman in Cook County, on behalf of her loving family. The jury awarded exactly what Mariam asked for. Appellate Experience: Mariam has extensive appellate experience, as well. She has successfully briefed, argued, and won appeals in the First and Second Districts, and has argued before the Illinois Supreme Court in Springfield. Mariam was awarded the prestigious Northern Illinois University College of Law Young Alum of the Year Award for 2020. This award is bestowed to graduates who have made outstanding achievements early in their careers and for their dedication to the College of Law. Mariam has been peer-selected as a SuperLawyers Rising Star every year since 2019, an achievement bestowed on only 5% of attorneys. For 2024 and moving forward, she is now a SuperLawyer. Outside of the office, she is a proud mom to her son and a wife to her husband, a Chicago Police Officer. She is an active member of the NIU Law Alumni Council and a parent member of the Local School Council (LSC) for her son's Chicago Public School.

Damon J. La Porte

Damon La Porte is a trial attorney and litigator with over 30 years of experience, having tried to verdict over 150 cases. He specializes in personal injury, including car and truck accidents, medical malpractice, and wrongful death. He holds a Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in neuroscience from Oberlin College. He is a Chair Qualified Arbitrator in Cook County and founded The Law Offices of Damon J. La Porte, P.C. in 2010.

Joseph G. Alioto

Joseph G. Alioto, Of Counsel, was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 13, 1956. He was admitted to the bar in Wisconsin in 1981, and various U.S. District Courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. He received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1978 and J.D. from the University of Wisconsin, School of Law in 1981. He is a member of several bar associations, founder and President of the Wisconsin Chapter of the Justinian Society of Lawyers, and a Milwaukee County Court Commissioner since 1996. He specializes in civil litigation, plaintiffs personal injury, criminal, traffic and municipal defense, juvenile and family law, and mediation/arbitration. He has been named by Milwaukee Magazine as one of Milwaukee's Best Lawyers.

Costa J. Diamond

Costa J. Diamond is a Partner at LaRose & Bosco, Ltd., specializing in personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, aviation, construction and commercial litigation, environmental, corporate law, business law, and contract law. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants and has achieved favorable outcomes in various complex civil litigation cases. He obtained his B.S. in Kinesiology/Biology from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and his J.D. from John Marshall Law School (now University of Illinois Chicago School of Law), where he was Executive Editor of the Review of Intellectual Property Law. He is admitted to practice in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, and is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, and the Hellenic Bar Association.

Greg Ignoffo is an experienced personal injury litigation and trial attorney who has devoted his entire career to representing people harmed by others. He has successfully represented clients in wrongful death and personal injury cases in the areas of medical negligence, nursing home abuse and neglect, product liability, work injuries, and automobile collisions. His efforts have secured tens of millions of dollars in recovery for clients throughout Illinois and beyond, including Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, California, Utah, and Florida. Greg’s successes have been recognized by Illinois Super Lawyers® magazine which has recently named him as an Illinois Super Lawyer® and has repeatedly named him as an Illinois Rising Star® - a distinction given to only 2.5% of Illinois lawyers under the age of 40. He has also earned a Martindale-Hubbell® “AV” rating indicating that his peers recognize him to be of the highest legal ability with adherence to the utmost in ethical standards. Having successfully tried numerous personal injury and wrongful death cases to verdict, Greg has earned a reputation among the defense bar and insurance industry that he will always fight for his clients. A testament to his trial skills, on multiple occasions defendants have settled cases with Greg days after beginning a trial despite a prior refusal to do so. Greg is also highly adept at the mediation process, routinely negotiating substantial pre-trial settlements for his clients. His success is driven by thorough preparation, exceptional attention to detail, absolute command of the issues, and sincere compassion for those he represents. When away from the office, Greg enjoys spending time with his wife, Heather, who is also a Chicago area attorney, and their three children. Greg also enjoys coaching his childrens’ various sports teams, particularly in hockey. He is also committed to being involved in the west suburban community where his family lives through his work on the board of a local not-for-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of those with disabilities. Greg earned his law degree from John Marshall Law School in 2004 and earned his undergraduate degree with Distinction from Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois. He has returned to his alma maters, as well as his high school in the western suburbs, on multiple occasions to speak with students about his work.

Consistently recognized by opposing attorneys, judges and clients as one of the premier personal injury lawyers in Chicago, John G. Kelly attributes his success to the individual attention, hard work, and advocacy he brings to representing each and every client. John’s experience in the medical malpractice, nursing home, and all areas of personal injury spans 35 years and several local jurisdictions and states including Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Florida, and Utah. His efforts have resulted in tens of millions of dollars awarded to the firm’s clients. His record separates him from his peers. Clients consistently praise John for his empathy, understanding of their unique situation, and advocacy on their behalf. His results and expertise in complex legal/medical matters are some of the reasons he has been recognized by Martindale Hubbell®, Illinois Super Lawyers®, AVVO, insurance companies, defense lawyers, and judges with consistent praise and the highest regard. John began his career representing hospitals, doctors, nursing homes, product manufacturers, municipalities, and insurance companies. Over 27 years ago he began representing plaintiffs in personal injury cases and has never lost focus of how a catastrophic injury or loss of a loved one impacts so many lives. It is John’s empathy for others that drives his daily quest to bring closure and just compensation for his clients. “Meeting and working on behalf of people who are suffering or grieving a loss as a result of another’s wrongdoing, is as heartfelt an experience as anyone can have. As their lawyer, it is as high a professional honor as one can achieve to redress such a wrong”. Born and raised in Chicago, John has given his professional time and expertise to multiple charitable and pro bono organizations including the Arthritis Foundation, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, Habitat for Humanity, Catholic Charities, and others. He has been married for over 30 years to Sheila, a senior executive at one of Chicago’s largest businesses, and has twin adult children.