Loren Michael Legorreta

2019 - Current

Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC

Trial Attorney

2017 - 2019

Pfaff, Gill & Ports, Ltd.

Trial Attorney

At PGP, I prosecuted medical malpractice, products liability, and wrongful death/ personal injury cases. I served as second chair in a construction negligence trial (resulting in a record-breaking $5.97m verdict in DeKalb County) as well as two medical malpractice trials, taken over four dozen fact/opinion depositions, written numerous dispositive motions and/or responses, successfully argued contested motions on issues of law and fact, and assisted with an appeal involving a pharmacist’s duty to warn in Illinois and another involving an insurer’s duty to defend a negligent entrustment claim. Additionally, I was responsible for reviewing incoming medical malpractice cases for merit with both the partners in our firm as well as with consulting physicians.

2017 - 2017

Pfaff, Gill & Ports, Ltd.

Law Clerk

After taking the Illinois bar examination, I worked as a law clerk at Pfaff, Gill & Ports. In the three-month time period before I was sworn in, I assisted with writing an appeal to the First District resulting in a published opinion and successful outcome on a duty to defend case, see AACC v. Novit et al., 2018 IL App (1st) 171048 (PLA denied September 26, 2018) as well as assisted a partner's two-week medical malpractice trial in Peoria County, Illinois. I also wrote a post-trial motion for a new trial, two summary judgment responses, and five other dispositive motions and/or responses.

2015 - 2017

Power Rogers & Smith, LLP

Law Clerk

During my time at Power Rogers & Smith, I wrote one response to a petition for leave to appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court, five appeals to the First Judicial District- four of which resulted in published opinions, see Freeman v. City of Chicago, 2017 IL App (1st) 153644 (appellee); Douglas v. Arlington Park Racecourse, 2018 IL App (1st) 162962 (appellee); McChristian v. Brink, 2016 IL App (1st) 152674 (appellant); and Vines v. Village of Flossmoor, 2017 IL App (1st) 163339 (appellant)- and a response to a petition for leave to appeal to the First Judicial District. I’ve also written two post-trial motions arguing for a new trial after a defense verdict, both of which were granted by the respective trial judge Circuit Court of Cook County. I’ve also drafted eighteen other responses to motions to dismiss and/or motions for summary judgment as well as over fifty motions in limine related to seven civil jury trials, one of which sat in the Northern District of Illinois, that were set to be tried during my time at PRS.

2015 - 2015

Loyola University Chicago

Research Assistant Professor James T. Gathii

As a Research Assistant for Professor James T. Gathii, I was responsible for performing legal research germane to international human rights and trade law and preparing case studies highlighting various impacts that international law has on law and policy in Africa as well as its relationship with the WTO legal system. Additionally, I canvassed law articles relating to Third World Approaches to International Law for their merits and relevancy and edited citations for the Professor’s present publications. I also provided summaries for the Professor’s various Addresses and Conference Speaking Notes.

2015 - 2015

Goldberg Weisman Cairo

Law Clerk

As a Law Clerk, I was responsible for developing medical chronology summaries, conducting legal research and preparing legal memoranda. I also attended settlement negotiations, trials, and depositions, as well as assisted with conducting new client intake phone interviews by evaluating the merits of a potential case and presenting findings to supervising attorney for review.

2014 - 2017

Loyola University Chicago School of Law

J.D. (2017) | Law - Trial Advocacy

Activities: Activities and Societies: 2016-2017 Philip H. Corboy Fellowship for Trial Advocacy, 2015-2016 Staff Member, Volume 47, Loyola University Chicago Law Journal, Community Service Chair for the Education Law and Policy Society, LexisNexis Student Account Representative, National Lawyers Guild Member, Public Interest Law Society Member

2009 - 2012

Northern Illinois University

B.A. (2012) | Political Theory

At NIU, I focused my scholarship on the subjects of political theory and ethical philosophy. I received an interdisciplinary certificate in Applied Ethics for various law-based courses. I graduated with Honors and was on the Dean's List my six semesters of attendance.

2007 - 2009

University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

B.S. (2009) | Architecture

At UIUC, I studied Architecture and Urban Planning for two years before transferring to Northern Illinois University. While there, I also was minored in Spanish.