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Nicholas T. Motherway

Associate
About Nicholas

Nicholas T. Motherway is a highly experienced attorney having received numerous verdicts and settlements in plaintiffs’ medical malpractice, product liability, and personal injury law. He also has extensive experience in the area of nursing home neglect and abuse.

Among Motherway’s notable cases demonstrate his depth and breadth of experience: a $7.5 million settlement in a motorcyclist accident who was rendered a quadriplegic, a $3 million settlement in a wrongful death medical malpractice case and a $1.6 million settlement for a brachial plexus birth injury in DuPage County are among his recent notable cases in the area of plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation.

Prior to his working at a Chicago plaintiffs’ personal injury firm for nearly 20 years, Motherway was an Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney (1997-2003) where he served in the Torts, Civil Rights, Child Support, and Misdemeanor divisions.

Motherway has been named a Leading Lawyer since 2019.

He is a 1997 graduate of DePaul University College of Law and received a B.S. in economics from Indiana University in Bloomington in 1993.

Motherway has been very active in various bar associations including the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) and the Tort Law Section Council and Judicial Evaluation Committee of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA).

Education

DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, Juris Doctor, 1997

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, Bachelor of Science Economics and Minor in Political Science, 1993

Professional Associations and Memberships

Illinois State Bar Association

Illinois Trial Lawyers Association

Admitted to General Bar for Northern District of Illinois

American Association for Justice

Commitees

Illinois State Bar Association Artificial Intelligence Section Council

Illinois State Bar Association Tort Law Section Council

Illinois State Bar Association Judicial Evaluations

Honors
  • Society of Trial Lawyers
  • Selected to Illinois Super Lawyers® list, 2025
  • Best Lawyers® in America, 2024 – Present
  • Leading Lawyers in Plaintiff’s Personal Injury
Published Works

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), Deposition and Discovery for the CIVIL PRACTICE: Preparing for Trial, Author

About Nicholas
Awards and Recognition