CHICAGO, March 1, 2023 – 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 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer 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 received his J.D., magna cum laude, from DePaul University College of Law in 2002 and has been practicing law for almost 25 years. 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 a past chair of the Tort Law Section of the Illinois State Bar Association. He has been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer and an Illinois Leading Lawyer by Leading Lawyers magazine.
Smith LaCien LLP concentrates in serious personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, birth injuries and mass torts. The firm has a lengthy track record of achieving exceptional results for clients, with more than $2.5 billion in verdicts and settlements, and over 100 cases with results of at least $1 million.
