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
University of Wisconsin Law School(J.D., 1987)Editor-in-Chief, Wisconsin Law Review
Indiana University(B.A., Journalism/History, 1973)
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Litigation Counsel of America
Member
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
Director, Board of Directors (Chicago chapter)
State Bar of Wisconsin