Levin & Perconti is pleased to announce the appointment of Megan O’Connor as the firm’s newest partner. O’Connor joined the Chicago based, nationally renowned law firm concentrating in all types of serious injury, medical malpractice, nursing home, and wrongful death litigation in August of 2021. O’Connor is a proven trial attorney with extensive experience in complex medical malpractice and personal injury matters.  

“Megan has done outstanding work and helped us obtain some major settlements and verdicts on behalf of our clients,” said Steve Levin, co-founding partner of Levin & Perconti. “Her expertise in foster care abuse and sexual assault cases bring a wealth of experience to protecting and vindicating the rights of the most vulnerable who are seriously harmed by predators and also those seriously injured due to the negligence of others.”

O’Connor’s most notable verdicts and settlements total nearly $100 million and include serving as second chair in a record-setting $45 million dollar verdict for the death of a toddler as the result of a child welfare agency’s negligence. She also served as second chair in a products liability trial resulting in a $10.7 million verdict and served as second chair in a $19.55 million settlement for a foster care abuse case. O’Connor has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer every year since 2017.

"I am beyond thrilled with my new role at Levin & Perconti,” said Megan O’Connor, partner at Levin & Perconti. “My history of advocating for abused children has meshed perfectly with the firm’s mission to help vulnerable people who have been hurt and injured due to systemic flaws and corporations choosing profits over people.”

Before joining Levin & Peconti, O’Connor worked for several Chicago civil rights and personal injury law firms where she represented children in foster care who were injured while in the care of social services. She also practiced in the areas of medical malpractice and personal injury.

O’Connor graduated cum laude with a degree in philosophy from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. She earned a Juris Doctor and certificate in Advocacy from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

O’Connor is a member of Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and its Women's Caucus. She is also an active member of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois co-chairing its “Legally Moms” Committee for the past two years. She is also a member of the Judicial Evaluations Committee.

O’Connor lives in Elmhurst with her daughter.

Levin & Perconti is a nationally renowned law firm concentrating in all types of personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death litigation. The lawyers at Levin & Perconti are committed to protecting and vindicating the rights of people who are injured by the negligence of others. Please visit www.levinperconti.com for more information.