Jack J. Casciato joined Clifford Law Offices as a partner in 2018 after he tried a significant truck accident case as a defense attorney against Bob Clifford and other Clifford Law Offices’ partners. Jack’s previous time on the defense provides him with a unique, insider advantage in representing personal injury clients in the same lawsuits he use to defend for insurance companies and large corporations.
In his time as a plaintiff’s attorney, Jack has had numerous newsworthy and record results that have been covered by local and national media outlets including a $52.5 million settlement on behalf of eight Ringling Bros. acrobats that were severely injured in a set collapse, a $18.15 million verdict on behalf of a 17-year-old critically injured when he was hit by a truck, a $7 million settlement for a woman that was struck in a crosswalk by a commercial vehicle, a $6.2 million settlement for an injured construction worker, a confidential record settlement for a wrongful death case in Knox County, Illinois, a record $7.25m settlement against a rural hospital for negligent care, and a record $4m settlement for a hip fracture involving a forklift collision. In January 2022, Jack filed the first wrongful death case against Amazon pertaining to the December 10, 2021 collapse of a warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois that was a national media story. Jack handles cases throughout the entire state of Illinois.
Every Spring since 2018, Jack has been invited to serve as a lecturer in Europe for the Pan European Organization for Personal Injury Lawyers on various aspects of American personal injury litigation and jurisprudence which has taken him to England, Ireland and Spain. Jack is also a regular columnist for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin where he authors articles on all areas of personal injury litigation. Jack’s practice is focused on representing victims of trucking accidents, medical and nursing home malpractice, construction accidents, products liability and car accidents. Jack believes that the center of a successful case is first building a strong attorney-client relationship with the countless personal injury and wrongful death clients he has represented successfully through the judicial process. When he is not practicing law, Jack gives back to the legal community through pro bono projects and is a member of Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital’s Innovator Board.
- State of Illinois Bar, 2011
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2011.
- University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law
- Juris Doctor, Dean’s Scholar
- District of Columbia pro bono legal services, David A. Clarke School of Law legal clinics; 1000 plus hours of pro bono legal work for indigent D.C., VA and MD residents
- Mississippi Center for Justice, Biloxi, MS; pro bono legal services in assisting local residents with the claims process following the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill
- Council of the District of Columbia, Office of Muriel Bowser, current Mayor of the District of Columbia, legislative intern that drafted and assessed various Council bills and actions
- Teaching Assistant, Torts and Criminal Law
- DePaul University
- Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
- Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honor Society member)
- Assistant Captain of DePaul’s Varsity hockey team that competed nationally in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA)
- Best Lawyers® in America, 2023 – Present
- Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2019 – 2020
- Emerging Lawyer, Law Bulletin Media, 2017 – Present
- Chicago Bar Association (CBA)
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA)
- “Hiding any insurance coverage should be grounds for sanctions.” [Chicago Daily Law Bulletin 04/25/23]
- “Has Pandemic Become Excuse for Corporate Safety Lapses?” [Chicago Daily Law Bulletin 03/23/23]
- “Case can be made for punitive damages against texting motorists” [Chicago Daily Law Bulletin 03/23/21]
- “‘Dep assists’ can present problems when Petrillo doctrine overlooked” [Chicago Daily Law Bulletin 02/25/20]
- “Danger Looms on the Road with Technology, Trucking” [Chicago Daily Law Bulletin 12/26/19]
- “Resolving Health-Care Liens could be made easier with Full Disclosure” [Chicago Daily Law Bulletin 11/27/19]
- “Benefits from Hospital Peer Review may be Crippled by Hide-and-Seek” [Chicago Daily Law Bulletin 09/16/19]
- “Time to Tell Jurors when Truck Crash Warning Systems Missing” [Chicago Daily Law Bulletin 06/17/19]
- “Isn’t it time to retire Forum Non Conveniens Doctrine in Illinois?” [Chicago Daily Law Bulletin 06/03/19]
- “Indiana in step with Doctor Agency Cases” [Chicago Daily Law Bulletin 03/20/19]
- “Big Rig Drivers Next to You May be a Teen” [Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, 01/17/19]
- “Escaping Contribution Liability, While Tempting, Could Lead to Big Trouble” [Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, 12/12/18]
- “To Make Whole, Punitive Legislation Needed” [Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, 10/10/18]
- Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Innovator Board member, philanthropic board comprised of Chicago professionals under 40 who strive to organize fundraising events for the hospital; 2017-Present
- Life Span fundraising board, a non-profit legal organization that provides legal assistance to women that are victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault; 2015-Present
- District of Columbia pro bono legal services, David A. Clarke School of Law legal clinics; 1000 plus hours of pro bono legal work for indigent D.C. residents; 2010-2011
- Mississippi Center for Justice, Biloxi, MS; pro bono legal services in assisting local residents with the claims process following the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill; March 2011
- Clifford Law Offices, Partner, April 2018 – Present
- Johnson & Bell, Ltd., Nominated from Associate Attorney to Shareholder in Dec. 2017, December 2015 – March 2018
- Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Associate Attorney, December 2012 – December 2015
- Stellato & Schwartz, Associate Attorney, November 2011 – December 2012