John
Risvold
The lawyer other lawyers call.
Catastrophic injury. Wrongful death. Cases that demand a trial lawyer willing to fight all the way to a verdict.
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Verdicts & settlements
that move the needle.
Settlement against an Illinois hospital for delayed diagnosis of fetal distress and failure to perform a timely C-section, resulting in the death of a newborn.
DuPage County verdict in a rear-end crash causing four spine surgeries. State Farm refused to pay — John sued for bad faith. Total recovery exceeded $1.6M.
Bad Faith RecoveryAfter 8 days of trial, a Chicagoland hospital agreed to a seven-figure settlement for a patient sexually assaulted by a hospital employee while in their care.
Client rear-ended on I-55 by a texting truck driver. The trucking company owner testified he didn't believe texting while driving was unsafe. Full seven-figure result.
Hired as trial counsel, defeated all motions to dismiss, and settled two weeks before trial. Recognized as a Top 20 Settlement in Illinois for 2019.
Top 20 Illinois · 2019A surgical needle left inside a client's spine went undiscovered for five years. Settled moments before jury selection after three years of hard litigation.
John Risvold is a trial lawyer at Collins Law Group who has dedicated his career to representing catastrophically injured people against the most powerful interests — big insurance, hospitals, trucking corporations, and the attorneys they hire to minimize your case.
Before representing injured people, John spent years defending large corporations in high-stakes litigation. He knows exactly how the other side thinks — and uses it against them at trial.
Cases worth sending.
If you have a catastrophic injury, wrongful death, or medical malpractice case that needs serious resources and a lawyer who prepares every case for trial — let's talk.