Thomas P. Routh joined Nolan Law Group in 1991, as a litigation paralegal. After completing law school in 1996, he returned to the firm as an associate attorney and he is currently a partner. Tom is a graduate of Michigan State University and DePaul University College of Law. While at DePaul, in addition to working full-time as a law clerk at Nolan Law Group, Tom was a member of the DePaul Law Review and the DePaul National Moot Court Society. Since graduation, Tom has practiced exclusively in the area of personal injury and wrongful death litigation. Tom concentrates in litigation cases involving aviation disasters and matters involving catastrophic injuries resulting from product liability, construction, transportation and medical negligence. Tom’s litigation experience includes trying numerous cases to multi-million dollar verdicts and negotiating numerous settlements in excess of one million dollars.
Through Nolan Law Group, Tom is actively involved with the Brain Injury Association of Illinois and the Brain Injury Association of America. Tom has successfully represented numerous brain injury survivors and has obtained multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements in cases involving mild, moderate and severe closed-head injuries. Tom is an active member of several bar associations and volunteers in his off-work hours with the Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Chicago Legal Assistance And Resource Center, Miseracordia Heart Of Mercy and St. Ignatius Parish in Rogers Park. Tom is also actively involved in various local and national organizations attempting to raise public awareness of the dangers of sun exposure and melanoma.
Verdicts and Settlements
In Re Helicopter Crash near Lucena City, Philippines – Confidential Settlement
In Re Cessna 208 Crash Near Naches WA – Confidential Settlement
In Re Medical Helicopter Crash Near Aurora, IL – Confidential Settlement
In Re Piper Saratoga Crash Near Tazzwell, TN – Confidential Settlement
In re De Havilland Twin Otter Crash Near Sullivan, MO – Confidential Settlement
In Re Cessna 172 Crash Near Martha’s Vineyard, MA – Confidential Settlement
Menini v. Redman’s Towing – $1,450,000 Settlement
In Re Air Disaster Near Perm Russia – Confidential Settlement of 41 cases
In Re Helicopter Crash Near Kandahar Airfield – Confidential Settlement
In Re Piper PA-46 Crash Near Grand Rapids, MN – Confidential Settlement
Sukstorf v. Hangge Uppe – $1,950,000 Settlement
In Re Cessna Citation Jet Crash Near Pueblo, CO – Confidential Settlement
Vasquez v. Chicago Transit Authority – $6,250,000 Settlement
Donaldson v. Harmon Grain – $3,000,000 Settlement
Galindo v. Clayco Construction – $6,500,000 Settlement
Mikalauskas v. Advocate – $6,250,000 Settlement
Mcneill v. U.S. Airways- Confidential
DeLaRosa v. Chapple Construction. – $5,600,000 verdict
Niddrie v. Traveler’s Insurance – $5,500,000 verdict and settlement
Tutor v. Cub Food – $1,7500,000 settlement
March v. Menards – $2,800,000 settlement
Hedderman v. Schwendener – $1,000,000 settlement
Gray v. Ditchwitch of Illinois, et al – $1,500,000 settlement
Tews v. Stoxen Clinic & Drs. Stoxen – $3,700,000 verdict
Pietras v. Biddle Company – $3,500,000 verdict
Posilovich v. Jiffy Lube International – $1,750,000 settlement
Donaldson v. Harmon Grain – $3,000,000 settlement
Danar v. U.P.S. – $1,750,000 settlement
Education
Michigan State University, B.A. – 1990
DePaul University, J.D. – 1996 DePaul Law Review and National Moot Court Team
Awards
Best Brief in 1995 Chicago Bar Association Moot Court Competition
Medal For Excellence In Advocacy, American College Of Trial Lawyers CALI Awards for Advanced Trial Advocacy and Litigation Strategy
Admitted
Illinois State Bar – 1996
U.S. District Court, Northern District Of Illinois 1996
Memberships & Activities
American Association For Justice
Illinois State Bar Association
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Managers
Chicago Bar Association
Presentations
What People With Spinal Injuries Should Know About Legal Rights And Remedies, National Spinal Cord Injury Association Educational Conference
Medical And Legal Aspects Of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Evaluation and Handling Of Brain Injury Cases, Association of American Legal Nurse Consultants Annual Conference
