Victoria Shoemaker

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About Victoria Shoemaker

Victoria Shoemaker is a partner at Cucco & Kearns LLC. She is a trial attorney who concentrates her practice in civil litigation, with an emphasis on medical liability defense. Victoria provides counseling and advocacy services to a wide range of professionals and businesses and has significant experience in high-exposure cases. With her commitment to thorough discovery, cohesive defense strategy, and rigorous advocacy, Victoria has successfully defended clients in all aspects of litigation from prevailing on dispositive motions through favorable alternative resolution and trial. Victoria has extensive experience representing various healthcare providers, such as physicians, medical groups, hospitals, and home health agencies in all phases of complex litigation both in state and federal courts with an undefeated jury trial record. Victoria received her J.D, magna cum laude, from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she was Lead Articles Editor for the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal. While in law school, she served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Blanche Manning of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Victoria holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a Master of Arts degree in English and Swedish from Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, Ukraine, where she was a recipient of a full-tuition academic scholarship and graduated with high honors. Prior to attending law school, Victoria taught English as a Second Language at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Victoria is admitted to practice in Illinois and before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Outside of work, Victoria enjoys spending time with her husband and three children. Please Note: Illinois Supreme Court Rules prohibit specialization or expertise claims. Although the LinkedIn format may label a section "Specialties" or "Expertise", the practice areas listed are not claimed as specialties or areas of expertise, but rather are areas of concentration.