CHICAGO, March 16, 2022 – Chicago trial lawyer Brian LaCien, a founding partner with Todd A. Smith of Smith LaCien LLP – Trial Lawyers, has been named by Lawdragon Press as a 2022 Law Dragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America.
He will be featured in an upcoming publication along with the nation’s other top lawyers. Lawdragon Press is a legal media company that provides the public with free online news, editorial features and several respected guides to the nation’s leading lawyers.
LaCien previously practiced law at Power, Rogers & Smith. He has served in a leadership capacity in numerous national, regional and local lawyer organizations. The Board of Managers of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) selected him to serve on the Association for Justice (AAJ) Board of Governors for the 2021-22 fiscal year. He is also past chair of the Tort Law Section of the Illinois State Bar Association. Recognized by Leading Lawyers magazine annually since 2014, LaCien was named as a Top Ten Emerging Lawyer in 2016.
Smith LaCien LLP concentrates in serious personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, trucking litigation, birth injuries, and mass torts. The firm has a lengthy track record of achieving exceptional results for clients, with more than $2 billion in verdicts and settlements, and over 100 cases with results of at least $1 million.
