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Paul L. Salzetta 
Chicago, Illinois
Partner
phone (312) 236-6324
fax (312) 236-6426
email psalzetta@wesolaw.com

Paul L. Salzetta joined the firm of Winters Enright Salzetta & O'Brien, L.L.C. on January 1, 2000. A lawyer for almost twenty years, Paul Salzetta has dedicated his entire professional career to the representation of personal injury victims and to the families and survivors of wrongful death claims. The firm concentrates in representing catastrophically injured clients who are injured through medical negligence, personal injury, including airline/aviation, automobile and trucking accidents, transportation, construction negligence, premises liability, FELA, and products liability. Before becoming a partner at Winters Enright Salzetta & O'Brien, Mr. Salzetta was an associate at the firm Powers Rogers and Smith, P.C. for eleven years where he tried and settled numerous cases on behalf of injured clients.

Paul has been lead counsel in many trials involving complex medical issues, product liability issues and personal injuries. Paul has obtained numerous settlements and verdicts in excess of a million dollars, including a recent $36 million verdict obtained in a brain injury case.

Areas of Practice:
Medical Negligence
Personal Injury
Complex Medical Issues
Products Liability
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Auto Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Certified Private Pilot


Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1984
New York, 1986
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois Trial Bar
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois Trial Bar
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
Education:
John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1984
J.D.


St. John Fisher College, 1980
B.S.


Published Works:
ITLA Education Fund, Under the Jury's Microscope: Medical Malpractice Scrutinized, Chapter Physician-Patient / Privilege (Contributing Author), 1997


Trial Notebook: "Special Aspects of Product Liability Trials", Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, 1997


Representative Cases:
Donnelly v. Yellow Freight Systems, Inc., 874 F.2d 402, 411 (7th Cir. 1989)
Donnelly v. Yellow Freight Systems, Inc., 493 U.S.953 (  1989)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Speaker, "Crash Cases: Plaintiff's Opening Statement in Vehicle Crash Litigation", American Bar Association National Institute, 1988


Speaker, "Crash Cases: A Hands on Guide to Vehicle Collision Litigation", American Bar Association National Institute, 1989


Speaker, "Products Liability: Developments in the Law", Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 1994


Speaker, Trail Notebook: "Special Aspects of Product Liability Trials", Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, 1997


Guest Instructor: Trial Workshop, University of Chicago, 2001


Guest Instructor: Trial Practice, The John Marshal Law School, 2005


Honors and Awards:
Moot Court Honors Program, 1982 - 1983


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Aviation Law Society
Member


Chicago Bar Association
Member


Illinois State Bar Association
Member


American Bar Association
Member


Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Member


Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member


New York Trial Lawyers Association
Member


Justinian Society of Lawyers
Member


Lawyer/Pilots Bar Association


Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association


Languages:
Italian
Fraternities/Sororities:
Delta Theta Phi