Carol R. Prygrosky

Partner

Carol R. Prygrosky concentrates her practice primarily in:

• Product liability law
• Plaintiff's personal injury law
• Environmental law
• General litigation

In 1992, the National Law Journal selected a product liability case co-tried by Ms. Prygrosky as one of the top-10 defense verdicts in the United States.

Her experience includes:

• Defending a manufacturer of glass products in complex multi-party toxic tort litigation as well as other corporate entities, including a major public utility company
• Counseling manufacturers on a variety of product liability issues including warnings, quality control, inspection procedures and case management techniques
• Framing case strategies, pre-trial practice, including deposing lay and expert witnesses, and trial practice before state and federal courts
• Representing plaintiffs in multi-party personal injury suits, including case strategy and management and practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in all phases of pre-trial and trial work
• Heavy involvement with private party cost recovery litigation under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
• Counseling potentially responsible parties in connection with the cleanup of a number of Superfund sites in several states
• Pre-trial and trial representation of a major banking institution, a major public utility, a sports team and nonprofit organizations
  

Awards and Honors

Leading Lawyer — Personal Injury Defense Law; Products Liability Defense Law, Illinois Leading Lawyers Network

Education

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

Illinois State Bar Association

Wisconsin State Bar Association

Chicago Bar Association