John M. Power

Partner

Location:

Chicago, Illinois

Phone:

312-629-2900
800-704-2900

Fax:

312-629-2916

E-mail:

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John M. Power is a partner at Cogan & McNabola, P.C., a Chicago personal injury law firm.Mr. Power has practiced law for over twenty years and has achieved over $85 million in verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients.His record breaking achievements in the court room include a multi-million dollar jury verdict for the family of a sixteen day old baby who died after being misdiagnosed and sent home from a Kane County hospital.In addition, he won a record-breaking jury verdict for a woman who had a surgical sponge left inside of her abdominal cavity.He has obtained over twelve million dollars for his clients in the last year alone.

He also obtained a settlement for the wrongful death of a young man which was sixty five times the coverage available. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyer, a Leading Lawyer, and has been listed by Crain's Chicago Business' top settlements and verdicts issues.

Mr. Power received his law degree from Loyola University Law School in 1987. In 1993, he founded a defense firm, which grew to thirteen lawyers. He joined Cogan & McNabola, P.C. in 2001 after deciding to devote his considerable experience and talents full time to the representation of injured parties and families in plaintiff personal injury litigation.

He is a dedicated litigator who devotes his considerable experience and talents full time to the representation of injured parties and families in plaintiff personal injury litigation.

Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice
Catastrophic Injuries
Trucking Accidents
Birth Injuries

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury

Litigation Percentage

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

Illinois, 1988
U.S. Federal Court, 1991

Education

Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois

$14 Million
For the family of a mother who died during child birth. Her newborn baby also suffered irreversible brain damage during the delivery at a Chicago hospital.
$11.4 Million
Plaintiff was having a cervical fusion revision at Northwestern Memorial Hospital when his head dropped from neutral to 80 degrees.
$10.121 Million
A Cook County jury returned the verdict in favor of a 72 year-old grandmother rendered wheelchair-dependent after a car vs. truck accident.
$10.1164 Million
A 17 year-old girl was killed when she was struck by a vehicle which had previously collided with a Greyhound bus which was traveling too fast for conditions.
$ 7.875 Million
A 64 year-old woman went to Swedish Covenant Hospital's ER with knee pain. She was treated and discharged. The hospital delayed the diagnosis and treatment of meningitis. The patient suffered a stroke and severe disability.

Cogan & McNabola, P.C., Attorneys at Law, provides legal advice and representation for clients in Chicago and communities throughout Cook County and the state of Illinois, including Stickney, Berwyn, Forest View, Oak Park, Hometown, Evergreen Park, Bedford Park, Wheaton, Waukegan, Springfield, Skokie, Schaumburg, Rockford, Peoria, Naperville, Joliet, Evanston, Elgin, Bloomington, Aurora, Arlington Heights and Decatur.