For five years, attorney Craig D. Brown worked as a Cook County prosecutor fighting for victims of violent crimes.
The experience proved insightful, as Brown recognized the importance of representing people in need of justice. As a personal injury trial lawyer, Mr.Brown continues to use that perspective in his practice which focuses in the areas of severe traumatic injuries, wrongful death, product liability and medical negligence.
“I really enjoyed helping victims, working with their families. When you’re a plaintiff's lawyer, your clients depend on you to help them deal with tragedy. It makes it a lot easier to go to work when you know you’re working for people who desperately need your help,” Brown said.
Brown, born in 1965 in North Carolina, earned his law degree from DePaul University’s College of Law in 1992, the same year he was admitted to practice in the Illinois, and the U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1989.
One of the highlights of Brown’s career was representing a severely disabled, but independent man whose life dramatically changed after being injured in a bus accident. The settlement, which Brown spent four-and-a-half years fighting to get, provided his client with enough money to build a state of the art, completely accessible home.
“That case summarizes why we enjoy what we do," said Brown. "There is no better feeling than producing great results for people in need. My disabled client fought his entire life to establish the independence he lost when he was injured in the crash. When the case settled during trial, the defendant's lawyer told my client that he was the most impressive person he had ever met."
Brown joined Foote-Meyers shortly after the firm formed in 2000 and has excelled to the point of earning several awards. They include being recognized by fellow attorneys as a Leading Lawyer 2008-2011, an Illinois Super Lawyer in 2010-2011 and selection to the Million Dollar Advocate Forum. Mr. Brown has obtained numerous settlements in excess of $1 million for his severely injured clients.
He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Kane County Bar Association, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association of Justice.
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