Jaime Koziol Delaney is one of Chicago’s rising medical malpractice lawyers and has played a key role in hundreds of nursing home and medical malpractice cases at the firm. She joined Levin & Perconti in 2012, and was promoted to partner in February 2020.
Jaime has substantial trial experience, and has secured many notable six and seven-figure settlements in nursing home cases involving falls and pressure sores, medical malpractice cases and birth injury cases. Over the course of her legal career, she has received verdicts and settlements totaling over $100 million.
As a young mom, one of Jaime’s passions is seeking justice on behalf of clients who suffer injuries during childbirth. In 2019, Jaime obtained a $14 million settlement on behalf of a baby girl who was brain damaged at birth when an emergent c-section was not performed when her mother arrived at the hospital in distress.
Jaime is committed to reaching the best results for each of her clients, and realizes that most victims and families have never been involved in a lawsuit. Therefore, Jaime understands the importance of frequent communication with her clients and makes a point to reach out to them during each step of the litigation process. According to Jaime, “When working with clients, I strive to always be accessible to them, and always available to answer their questions and address their concerns.”
In 2016, Jaime was named one of the 40 Lawyers Under 40 in the State of Illinois. This award is given to 40 outstanding attorneys throughout the state for their achievements on behalf of their clients, their communities and the legal profession. To view Jaime’s 40 Under Forty profile click here. Jaime has been named as an Illinois Rising Star in each year since 2014.
Jaime graduated from DePaul College of Law in 2011, and Miami University in 2008 with a B.A. in Speech Communication and Journalism. She grew up in the Chicago northwest suburbs and graduated from Saint Viator High School. In addition to practicing law, Jaime is actively involved in the Illinois Trial Lawyers Women’s Caucus, the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, the American Association for Justice, and the Illinois State Bar Association. In her free time, Jaime enjoys spending time with her three children, Burke, Reese, and Hugh, and her husband, Tom.
Jaime’s notable settlements and verdicts include:
$14M
birth injury settlement
$9.975M
medical malpractice settlement for a 39-year-old woman who lost her life as a result of the defendants’ failures to diagnose her cervical cancer
$9M
birth injury settlement
$7.5M
settlement on behalf of 20-month-old baby girl, who was born prematurely, who suffered brain death
$4.5M
birth injury settlement
$3.6M
medical malpractice settlement for the death of a 26 year old – Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
$3.45M
medical malpractice settlement for an 80 year old
$3M
medical malpractice settlement for 73 year old
$2.9M
medical malpractice settlement for the failure to timely diagnose compartment syndrome, leading to significant muscle death, resulting in an amputation
$2.5M
medical malpractice settlement
$2.250M
medical malpractice settlement for a 24-year-old woman who lost her ovaries and fallopian tubes as a result of medical negligence
$2M
settlement for death due to sepsis
$2M
medical malpractice settlement for a 67-year-old male who died as a result of the hospital’s failure to diagnose a bacterial infection
$2M
birth injury settlement
$1.17M
medical malpractice verdict for an 84 year old
$1M
nursing home negligence settlement
$1M
$1M
$965K
$940K
$900K
$801K
medical malpractice verdict for an 81-year-old
$748K
UIM arbitration award
$900K
Education
B.A., Miami University, 2008
- Chicago Bar Association
Member - Illinois Bar Association
Member - Women’s Bar Association
Member - Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Member, Young Lawyer’s Division, Board of Managers, 2022-present; Co-Chair of the Nursing Home Committee (2024-2025); Young Lawyers Division, (2018-2019) - St. Viator High School Alumni Association
- Chicago Lawyer Magazine: Women Leaders: Top Lawyers in Illinois who are age 40 or younger OR who have been admitted to the practice of law for 10 or fewer years, June/July 2024 issue
- Illinois Super Lawyers®: Rising Stars, Medical Malpractice, 2015-2024
- Leading Lawyers: Emerging Lawyer, 2017-2023
- Leading Lawyers: Top Lawyer: Emerging Women, 2021
- Leading Lawyers: Emerging Lawyer: Personal Injury: Plaintiff, 2021
- Chicago Law Bulletin Publishing Company: Top “40 Attorneys Under 40 to Watch” in Illinois, 2016
- Leading Lawyers: Leading Lawyer 2024-present
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Update and Review Seminar: Update on Nursing Homes, October 2022
- Strafford Webinar, Nursing Home Injury Litigation: Common Claims, Medical Records, and Damages Assessment, October 2022
- Stafford Webinar, Nursing Home Malpractice: Indispensable Discovery for Establishing Causation, Systemic Neglect, and Liability, July 27, 2021
- Illinois Trial Lawyer Association, “Trial & Practice Tips” Seminar, Lecturer, “Opening Statements“, May 1, 2020.
- Chicago Bar Association’s Tort Committee, “So You’re Trying Your First Nursing Home Case?: Some Things You Should Know,” November 8, 2017.
- New Jersey Association for Justice, Board Walk Seminar, Lecturer, Nursing Home Litigation, “Depositions for Keeps,” Atlantic City, NJ, April 27, 2016.
- Amazing Verdicts Seminar, Lecturer, January 26, 2016
- National Lewis University, Elder Law in a Nutshell, Lecturer, June 15, 2015.
- National Academy of Continuing Legal Education, Lecturer, “Mediation and Settlement in Nursing Home Cases,” April 16, 2015.
- Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Lecturer, Nursing Home & Assisted Living Facility Litigation Seminar, “Liability Insurance Issues- Ethical, Practical, and Strategic Challenges” Collinsville, IL, February 12, 2015.
- Chicago Bar Association, Lecturer, Personal Injury Settlements, Probate Practice Committee Seminar, “Personal Injury Settlements in Probate,” November 12, 2013.
- Women’s Bar Association Newsletter, Legal Developments, Probate Estates in Survival and Wrongful Death Actions, September 2012.
Client Testimonials
I feel so lucky and honored that Jaime Koziol Delaney represented me, and did everything she could to help me out during this difficult process to win my case. Sometimes the process is slow and can be frustrating, but Jaime always communicated very well even on holidays, weekends, and after hours. She explained every step to me, showing that my case was important to her, and that she cares about me and my family.
I’m very proud that Jaime Koziol Delaney, Megan O’Connor, and Isabela Bacidore, my trial attorneys, represented me before the judge. I wouldn’t want any other lawyer than those three. I trusted them completely and I’m very satisfied with the result. I had the chance to observe them during the trial, and the best way to describe them is that they will fight for you until the end, and justice is achieved.
Levin & Perconti are very lucky to have Jaime Koziol Delaney, Megan O’Connor, and Isabela Bacidore as a part of their law firm.
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