40 Under Forty 2021

2021

MARTA DAVIDSON

She has repeatedly shown exceptional results in cases where verdicts or settlements have reached the substantial million-dollar mark.”

I t hasn’t taken Marta Davidson long to notch several multi-million-dollar ver- dicts and settlements in her personal in- jury and wrongful death practice. Though Davidson might be just 25, this legal pro with Clifford Law Offices has already es- tablished herself as a go-to attorney for clients seeing financial justice. For example, Davidson second-chaired a trial in Winnebago County with partner Bradley Cosgrove involving the negligent placement of an Unna Boot on a 65-year- old man that resulted in the amputation of his left leg. The jury returned with a ver- dict of $3.57 million, a record for this type of injury in Winnebago County. Davidson tried another case involv- ing a 68-year-old man who died two days after knee replacement surgery. This case earned a verdict of $8.25 mil- lion for the family. Davidson has also played a key role in several negotiations resulting in multi-million-dollar settlements. This includes a $10.7 million settlement on behalf of a woman who suffered perma- nent brain injury from a ruptured aortic aneurysm and a $5.4 million settlement on behalf of a family whose husband and father died as a result of a failure to time- ly treat a bowel perforation. Davidson also played a key role in a $3.75 million settlement in DeKalb Coun- ty on behalf of the family of a 45-year-old man who died from a pulmonary embolus. And these victories are obviously just the start of her successes in what promises to become a long career. Margaret Battersby Black, with Chicago

law firm Levin & Perconti, said that David- son’s future looks especially bright, with this young attorney having achieved so much so fast. “Marta has the ability to be a great tri- al partner to the many lawyers she has worked with at Clifford’s office,” Black said. “She has repeatedly shown excep- tional results in cases where verdicts or settlements have reached the substantial million-dollar mark, something not often done in medical malpractice cases.” William Rogers, with Chicago’s Swan- son, Martin & Bell, also had high praise for Davidson. As he says, every building needs a strong foundation, whether a two-sto- ry home or the soaring Willis Tower. By the same reasoning, every lawsuit needs a strong foundation, Rogers added, while every personal injury trial needs a skilled second chair/co-counsel. Davidson, Rogers said, has been pro- viding both that strong foundation and stabilizing presence as a second chair and co-counsel during her career. “Marta has performed the investiga- tion, pleading and discovery foundation work that is necessary before a case goes to trial,” Rogers said. “At trial, she has been an active co-counsel and second chair.” Rogers said that Davidson’s success doesn’t surprise him. She built a strong foundation for her legal work, he said, graduating cum laude from the University of Illinois School of Law. Davidson is fluent in Polish and profi- cient in Spanish, having studied in Barce- lona when an undergraduate at the Uni- versity of Illinois.

FIRM Clifford Law Offices

LAW SCHOOL University of Illinois Law School AREA OF PRACTICE Plaintiffs’ personal injury and wrongful death

40 Under Forty 2021 CHICAGO LAWYER & CHICAGO DAILY LAW BULLETIN