Attorney Profiles

William A. Cirignani 
Chicago, Illinois
Partner
phone (312) 346-8700 (Ext. 104)
fax (312) 346-5180
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Mr. Cirignani has over eighteen years of trial and litigation experience that’s been focused primarily on medical malpractice and serious injury cases. He began his career as a defense litigator with the law firm of O'Connor, Cavanagh in Arizona, defending hospitals, doctors and nurses in medical cases, as well as various companies being sued for construction and product accidents. Later, he joined the law firm of Seyfarth, Shaw in Chicago, where he continued to litigate injury cases, but expanded his civil litigation practice to include labor and employment and overtime wage dispute cases.

In 1995, he joined the predecessor of CH&H where he concentrated on medical malpractice litigation. In the last decade, he has used his "inside" experience as a defense lawyer and his career of trial-work to help his many injured clients.

Mr. Cirignani's clients come from all walks of life: babies, artists, athletes, professionals, working people, the disabled and everyone in between.

Mr. Cirignani is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Georgia, the State Bar of Arizona, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Association for Justice. He is also a member of the Federal District Courts in Arizona, Illinois and Georgia, as well as the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Personal: Married, two teenage daughters, former church elder, and teacher of an adult Sunday school class that focuses on keeping marriages strong. His personal philosophy is rooted in honesty and integrity that stresses close client involvement.

Areas of Practice:
Medical Malpractice
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Arizona, 1988
Illinois, 1993
Georgia, 2003
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1993
U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 2003
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1988
Education:
Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1988
J.D.


Loyola University, 1984
B.B.A.


Honors and Awards:
Strathmore's Who's Who Among Medical Malpractice Lawyers


Marquis Who's Who in American Law


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Chicago Bar Association
Member


Illinois State Bar Association
Member


American Bar Association
Member


State Bar of Georgia
Member


State Bar of Arizona
Member


Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
Member


American Association for Justice
Member


Illinois Bar Tort Law Section Council
Member


Past Employment Positions:
O'Connor, Cavanagh, Trial Lawyer


Seyfarth, Shaw, Trial Lawyer



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Chicago medical malpractice attorneys at Cirignani Heller & Harman LLP offer representation to victims injured by physicians, hospitals, and other medical care providers throughout Chicagoland, including the cities of Cicero, Oak Park, Maywood, Berwyn, Elmhurst, Addison, Skokie, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Arlington Heights, Palatine, and Northbrook, and the Chicago collar counties of Cook County, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry County, and Will County, IL. CH&H also offers its services nationally. In addition to its primary Midwest location, Chicago, CH&H has a particular focus in Atlanta in the south and Yuma in the west.