Sean Burke focuses his practice on personal injury, construction negligence and medical malpractice claims. Sean is an AV rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer review rating available. Sean has obtained numerous injury and medical malpractice settlements and verdicts on behalf of his clients, including:
- $431,000 verdict for mechanic struck from behind by a fully-loaded dump truck
- $800,000 settlement against village that did not properly warn of drop-off at its beach leading to the drowning deaths of a father and his son
- $750,000 settlement for the adult children of a woman who was struck and killed by a U.S. Postal truck
- $900,000 settlement for self-employed contractor who suffered permanent wrist drop during surgery to repair his torn biceps tendons
- $650,000 settlement for a retired hospital administrator who fractured her leg in multiple places at a suburban dress shop
- $550,000 settlement against a suburban hospital that induced a stroke in a woman undergoing a heart exam
- $500,000 settlement for a young mother who suffered permanent paralysis around her left eye and mouth due to radiologist�s delay in diagnosing a benign brain tumor
- $413,000 jury verdict on behalf of a high school baseball player who suffered permanent wrist drop during surgery to remove bone chips from his elbow
- $408,000 settlement for a homemaker who fractured her ankle in multiple places during an automobile collision
- $390,000 settlement for a concrete finisher struck by a mini back hoe on a construction site
- $314,000 settlement for a couple who both suffered shoulder injuries in a collision with a driver for a national trucking company
Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1986 � Dean�s List); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., 1989 � Dean�s List)
Professional Affiliations: Lake County Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association (Tort Law Section Council, 2000 � 2004); Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, American Association of Justice
Author: "When Do The Decisions Of Public School Districts Deserve Tort Immunity," Tort Trends, Illinois State Bar Association, June 2002; Amicus Curiae Brief to the Illinois Supreme Court on behalf of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Weiland v. Telectronics Pacing Systems, Inc., 1999