Abbey R. Sefchik
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Abbey Sefchik is an Associate Attorney at Whiteside & Goldberg, Ltd., where she passionately represents individuals and families affected by life-altering injuries. Her practice is focused entirely on plaintiff personal injury litigation, including motor vehicle collisions, trucking accidents, premises liability, product liability, and wrongful death claims.
Abbey brings a highly disciplined and analytical approach to her advocacy. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Analysis & Practice, graduating magna cum laude, from The Ohio State University. She went on to earn her Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School, where she consistently earned a spot on the Dean’s List and served as a foundational member of the Tort and Injury Law Society.
Before joining Whiteside & Goldberg, Abbey honed her litigation skills clerking for prominent personal injury and civil litigation firms, gaining invaluable hands-on experience across all stages of the legal process. She is a trial-ready advocate licensed to practice across three states—Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania—giving her a broad regional perspective on complex injury law. Known for her empathetic client care and fierce courtroom presence, Abbey is dedicated to helping accident victims secure the full and fair compensation they deserve.
Education:
- Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana – Bachelors of Science, 1998
- Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California – Juris Doctorate, 2003
Bar Admissions:
- State Bar of California, 2003
- United States District Court, Central District of California, 2003
- State Bar of Illinois, 2009
- United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2011
- United States District Court, Central District of Illinois, 2015
- United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 2017
Professional Associations:
- American Association for Justice (AAJ), 2006 to the Present
- Illinois Trial Lawyer Association (ITLA), 2009 to the Present
- Illinois State Bar Association, 2009 to the Present
- Chicago Bar Association, 2009 to the Present
Notable Cases:
- $3,700,000: Wrongful Death – Apartment fire kills woman in an elevator.
- $3,500,000: Workplace Injury – Worker injured by falling elevator.
- $3,000,000: Automobile versus Biker- Drunk driver crushes man on a bicycle.
- $2,450,000: Wrongful Death – Security shoots and kills a man leaving an apartment complex.
- $2,000,000: Wrongful Death – Man struck by vehicle during a high-speed police pursuit.
- $1,687,500: Premises: Slip and fall injury causing a pulmonary embolism leading to death
- $1,500,000: Workplace Injury – Worker suffers permanent injury to finger preventing him from returning to work in his field.
- $1,500,000: Automobile versus Semi-Truck – Semi pulls out of a driveway in front of motorist.
- $1,125,000: Premises Liability: Resident struck by a loose section of building’s roofing shingles.
- $1,100,000: Wrongful Death – Man died after arrest and taken into police custody.
- $900,000: Automobile versus Semi-Truck -
- $890,000: Workplace Injury-Man struck by metal pipe and develops neuralgia.
- $600,000: Automobile versus Pedestrian – Police vehicle strikes man walking on the sidewalk.
- $490,000: Premises Liability: Store customer was struck by a falling metal rod.
- $164,638: Workplace Injury – Man struck on the head from cargo falling from a semi-trailer.
