Martin A. Dolan Email & Phone Number

With over 32 years of experience, Dolan has personally tried more than 51 cases to verdict in federal and state courts and more than 136 arbitration and bench trials. Before founding his own private trial practice, Dolan Law, P.C., served as a trial attorney for a highly-respected national litigation firm defending Fortune 500 companies. Dolan was a criminal trial prosecutor for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office in Chicago and former Village Prosecutor for Oak Forest, IL. He was trained and mentored by some of the best trial lawyers in Illinois.Dolan's trial record shows he holds the fifth highest verdict in a Cook County negligence/sexual assault case in Illinois history. He holds the fourth highest medical malpractice verdict in DeKalb County and fifth highest verdict in DeKalb overall. He holds a top ten verdict in Illinois history for retaliatory discharge. He has championed many cases for women, minorities and crime victims on some of the most challenging and legally complex civil rights, government and constitutional issues. Samples of his recent trial history include where Dolan and the firm's trial team obtained a record civil verdict for three women violently assaulted. Dolan Law obtained a substantial settlement on the eve of trial against the City of Chicago for the wrongful death of an 11 year old boy who was killed in a reckless high speed police chase. Dolan Law secured over fifty-three million dollars in jury verdicts for the wrongful death of a teen shot at a high school basketball game. The other, for the wrongful death of a 8 year old girl, the victim of tragic medical malpractice. The verdicts are in addition to many substantial settlements on cases involving catastrophic injuries, wrongful death and victims of crime in civil cases. Recently in 2021 Dolan and his team settled another catastrophic death and injury involving an unnecessary and reckless police chase. Outside of his profession, Dolan publishes articles and delivers presentations on legal issues. He serves on professional boards and committees appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court. He is an an active volunteer in the local community, coaching youth sports, travel teams, and donating time and financial support to charitable foundations, educational institutions and worthy causes.

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