Thomas P. Routh joined Nolan Law Group in 1991, as a litigation paralegal. After completing law school in 1996, he returned to the firm as an associate attorney and he is currently a partner. Tom is a graduate of Michigan State University and DePaul University College of Law. While at DePaul, in addition to working full-time as a law clerk at Nolan Law Group, Tom was a member of the DePaul Law Review and the DePaul National Moot Court Society. Since graduation, Tom has practiced exclusively in the area of personal injury and wrongful death litigation. Tom concentrates in litigation cases involving aviation disasters and matters involving catastrophic injuries resulting from product liability, construction, transportation and medical negligence. Tom's litigation experience includes trying numerous cases to multi-million dollar verdicts and negotiating numerous settlements in excess of one million dollars. Through Nolan Law Group, Tom is actively involved with the Brain Injury Association of Illinois and the Brain Injury Association of America. Tom has successfully represented numerous brain injury survivors and has obtained multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements in cases involving mild, moderate and severe closed-head injuries. Tom is an active member of several bar associations and volunteers in his off-work hours with the Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Chicago Legal Assistance And Resource Center, Miseracordia Heart Of Mercy and St. Ignatius Parish in Rogers Park. Tom is also actively involved in various local and national organizations attempting to raise public awareness of the dangers of sun exposure and melanoma.
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death Litigation
- Aviation Disasters
Education
- DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D.
- Honors: National Moot Court Team
- Law Review, DePaul Law Review
- Michigan State University
Bar Admission
- Illinois, 1996
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1996
Honors
- Best Brief in 1995 Chicago Bar Association Moot Court Competition
- Medal For Excellence In Advocacy, American College Of Trial Lawyers CALI Awards for Advanced Trial Advocacy and Litigation Strategy
Professional Associations
- American Association For Justice
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Managers
- Chicago Bar Association
Representative Cases
- In Re Helicopter Crash near Lucena City, Philippines – Confidential Settlement
- In Re Cessna 208 Crash Near Naches WA – Confidential Settlement
- In Re Medical Helicopter Crash Near Aurora, IL – Confidential Settlement
- In Re Piper Saratoga Crash Near Tazzwell, TN – Confidential Settlement
- In re De Havilland Twin Otter Crash Near Sullivan, MO – Confidential Settlement
- In Re Cessna 172 Crash Near Martha’s Vineyard, MA – Confidential Settlement
- Menini v. Redman’s Towing – $1,450,000 Settlement
- In Re Air Disaster Near Perm Russia – Confidential Settlement of 41 cases
- In Re Helicopter Crash Near Kandahar Airfield – Confidential Settlement
- In Re Piper PA-46 Crash Near Grand Rapids, MN – Confidential Settlement
- Sukstorf v. Hangge Uppe – $1,950,000 Settlement
- In Re Cessna Citation Jet Crash Near Pueblo, CO – Confidential Settlement
- Vasquez v. Chicago Transit Authority – $6,250,000 Settlement
- Donaldson v. Harmon Grain – $3,000,000 Settlement
- Galindo v. Clayco Construction – $6,500,000 Settlement
- Mikalauskas v. Advocate – $6,250,000 Settlement
- Mcneill v. U.S. Airways- Confidential
- DeLaRosa v. Chapple Construction. – $5,600,000 verdict
- Niddrie v. Traveler’s Insurance – $5,500,000 verdict and settlement
- Tutor v. Cub Food – $1,7500,000 settlement
- March v. Menards – $2,800,000 settlement
- Hedderman v. Schwendener – $1,000,000 settlement
- Gray v. Ditchwitch of Illinois, et al – $1,500,000 settlement
- Tews v. Stoxen Clinic & Drs. Stoxen – $3,700,000 verdict
- Pietras v. Biddle Company – $3,500,000 verdict
- Posilovich v. Jiffy Lube International – $1,750,000 settlement
- Danar v. U.P.S. – $1,750,000 settlement
Classes & Seminars
- What People With Spinal Injuries Should Know About Legal Rights And Remedies, National Spinal Cord Injury Association Educational Conference
- Medical And Legal Aspects Of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Evaluation and Handling Of Brain Injury Cases, Association of American Legal Nurse Consultants Annual Conference
