Joseph Shea

Background

About Joseph Shea

Joseph Patrick Shea has been a plaintiff personal injury attorney since 1991, bringing 20 years of trial and litigation experience to the matters he handles. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School and Saint John's University. Mr. Shea holds a bachelor of science degree in biology with a pre-med emphasis. After working for other Chicago litigation law firms- trying over 75 cases and obtaining million dollar settlements and verdicts- Mr. Shea founded his own firm in 1997. As the founder of SHEA LAW GROUP, he has successfully handled many high-profile personal injury and wrongful death cases since the firm's inception, including cases involving traumatic brain injury and catastrophic injuries. Mr. Shea has also successfully litigated cases involving personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, construction negligence and automobile accident litigation. The firm now has grown from a solo practice to five attorneys and eight paralegal and support staff members. Because of its frequent trial schedule, Shea Law Group has opened a downtown office at 39 S. LaSalle, although it is proud to maintain its primary neighborhood office location where it all began, at the corner of Fullerton and Western Avenue. In the course of his career, Mr. Shea’s dedication to his craft has brought numerous successful outcomes for his clients, including-$2.5 million for a construction accident -$2 million settlement for wrongful death verdict for a pedestrian struck by a moving van in a crosswalk -$1.3 million verdict for a wrongful death of a minor pedestrian settlement in a malpractice case for a fall from a MRI table settlement for a five-year old girl who was attacked by a pit bull -$1.7 million settlement for a wrongful death auto accident