Sara M. Davis

Partner

Sara M. Davis is a Partner at Power Rogers, LLP with 20 years of experience litigating and trying cases on behalf of injured victims and their families. She has built a distinguished record of success in complex personal injury and wrongful death matters. Sara has secured multiple record-setting results throughout her career, including a $48.75 million verdict, a $40 million medical malpractice settlement, a $5.865 million wrongful death settlement in a trucking case, and a $4 million pre-suit wrongful death settlement.

Biography

Sara concentrates her practice in medical malpractice, wrongful death, construction accidents, trucking accidents, and catastrophic personal injury litigation. She is widely recognized for her trial skills, strategic case development, and commitment to achieving meaningful results for her clients.

A respected leader in the legal community, Sara is actively involved with the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, the Women’s Bar Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association. Her work has earned her numerous honors, including recognition as a Top Women Leader in the Law (2022), a Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 in Illinois (2015), and a Top 10 Female Lawyer Under 40 by Leading Lawyers (2020). She has also been recognized for her pro-bono service by both the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois and the Lake County Bar Association.

In 2012, Sara transitioned to working for injured victims. Prior to that she worked for defense firms. This allowed Sara to learn and witness the ways that large corporations and insurance companies make decisions. The transition was easy as Sara has always been drawn to the underdog.

Sara is humbled that her clients invite her into their lives during their worst and most frightening days. Sara cannot change what has occurred, but she navigates her clients through a complex and difficult process ensuring their voices are heard and they receive full compensation for their losses.

Sara lives in Chicago with her husband, Tim, and their daughter, Samantha.

Results

$51 million verdict for 23-year-old paralyzed when thrown out of a bar

$40 million settlement for a 50-year-old man who was paralyzed after receiving medication at a Chicago area hospital

$30 million for a child that suffered injuries as a result of negligence of the nurses and doctors at the time of his birth

$11 million for a young woman who lost her leg when she was hit by a vehicle

$8.75 million for a child who suffered injuries resulting in learning disabilities as a result of a brain injury sustained at birth

$8.5 million for a surveyor injured at a construction site

$6.8 million for the death of a single 24-year-old male that was killed following a collision with a commercial driver

$6.5 million for the death of a fifteen-year-old boy when hospital failed to diagnose the symptomatic AVM resulting in death

$6.25 million for a arm injury resulting in loss of function and sensation at the elbow and loss of career as electrician following construction site injury when he was struck by construction equipment

$5.5 million settlement for adult children of man killed by a police officer in a high-speed collision.

$5 million settlement for a 40-year-old worker who fell to his death at a construction site, survived by his wife and young son.

$3.75 million settlement for a 73-year-old male with diagnosed with atrial fibrillation who suffered a stroke when he was not prescribed blood thinners despite risk factors for stroke. Case settled during jury selection.

$3.5 million for the death of a three-year-old in a Kane County emergency room

$3.1 million dollar settlement for unmarried sixty-year-old truck driver that was killed when his vehicle caught on fire from vehicles driving through an oil leak

$3 million for a 66-year-old woman who was admitted to local hospital for respiratory issues, she attempted to get out bed and dislodged her oxygen resulting in her death

$2.8 million settlement for pedestrian who was struck by a left turning vehicle and suffered injuries to both knees as well as his neck and back. Case settled on the fifth day of trial.

$1.7 million for a woman in her thirties who developed permanent weakness in her foot following failure to timely diagnose bacterial infection

$1.6 million verdict for a 38-year-old single male that was struck from behind and suffered an injury to his right shoulder requiring surgery.

$1.61 million verdict for a 33-year-old mother who suffered a soft tissue injury to her neck and a concussion in a side-impact motor vehicle collision. Highest Cook County verdict at the time for a non-operated closed head injury.

BAR ADMISSIONS

Illinois, 2006
Wisconsin, 2006
US Supreme Court, 2016
US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 2020
US District Courts: Northern District of Illinois 2006, Northern District of Indiana 2020, Eastern District of Wisconsin 2017, Northern District of Iowa 2019

Professional Associations & Membership

Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, Member; Past Chair of Judicial Evaluation Committee
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Treasurer and Chair of Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, Past Executive Committee Member
Illinois State Bar Association, Member, Women in the Law Committee member
Wisconsin State Bar Association, Member
American Association of Justice, Member
Illinois Society of Trial Lawyers, Member

BAR ADMISSIONS

Illinois, 2006
Wisconsin, 2006
US Supreme Court, 2016
US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 2020
US District Courts: Northern District of Illinois 2006, Northern District of Indiana 2020, Eastern District of Wisconsin 2017, Northern District of Iowa 2019

Professional Associations & Membership

Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, Member; Past Chair of Judicial Evaluation Committee
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Treasurer and Chair of Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, Past Executive Committee Member
Illinois State Bar Association, Member, Women in the Law Committee member
Wisconsin State Bar Association, Member
American Association of Justice, Member
Illinois Society of Trial Lawyers, Member

Sara M. Davis

Biography

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