Manuel “Manny” Sanchez

Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman

Chicago, IL

50+ Years Experience

Licensed in 1 State

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About Manuel

Manuel “Manny” is the Founder and Managing Partner of Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP. Over the past 35 years the firm has earned a reputation as one of the premier civil litigation defense firms in the State of Illinois and has grown into the second largest minority-owned law firm in the United States. Manny is a highly accomplished trial lawyer, specializing in multimillion-dollar complex product liability, construction, professional liability, employment law and toxic tort defense litigation. He has been the lead counsel and successfully tried to verdict more than 75 cases in both State and...

Licensed States

Illinois

Education

J.D.

University of Pennsylvania

B.S.

Northern Illinois University

Awards & Recognition

Crain’s Chicago Business Notable Litigators and Trial Attorneys

2025

Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Attorney-Judicial Edition

2022

Most Powerful Hispanic Businesses in Illinois by Negocios Now

2022

Distinguished Award for Excellence by the Illinois Bar Foundation

2013

Law Bulletin Publishing Company/Jury Verdict Reporter Trial Excellence Award

Outstanding Illinois Defense Verdict · 2012

Professional Associations

American Bar AssociationIllinois Bar AssociationChicago Bar AssociationLatin American Bar AssociationMexican American Lawyers AssociationDefense Research InstituteInternational Association of Defense CounselProduct Liability Advisory CouncilSociety of Trial LawyersTrial Lawyers Club of ChicagoBenedictine University Board of TrusteesChicago UnitedChicagoland Chamber of CommerceLurie Children’s Memorial HospitalExecutives Club of ChicagoLoyola Council of RegentsNorthern Illinois University Board of TrusteesNorthwestern Memorial FoundationChicago ScholarsSteppenwolf TheaterSt. Ignatius College Prep Board of DirectorsUniversity of Illinois-Chicago Corporate Advisory BoardAlford Group, Inc.Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc.NIU FoundationChoose ChicagoOunce of PreventionIllinois State Bar General AssemblyABA Commission on the JuryIllinois Sports Facilities AuthorityPresident’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for HispanicsThe Commercial Club of Chicago