
Founding Partner
Stephen M. Libman
"We will fight to get you the compensation you deserve."
Stephen M. Libman is Co-Founder of the Law Offices of Burnes Libman, which has gained national prominence and local acclaim for jury verdicts and multi-million dollar settlements. Steve specializes in transportation litigation, specifically in handling catastrophic truck crash cases around the country.
Steve is the principal founder of the Center for Trucking Safety, a forum where advocates collaborate to improve motor carrier and transportation safety through litigation and legislation. He is recognized for arguing new and innovative theories of liability primarily against brokers and shippers to gain multi-million dollar recoveries on behalf of his clients. Most recently, Libman gained the national spotlight in two cases. In the first, he successfully obtained a $15.6 million wrongful death settlement in a federal court case against multiple parties, including a motor carrier, a transportation broker and a shipper. In the second, he secured a $12.89 million wrongful death settlement in an oversized truck load case against multiple parties.
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AWARDS & RECOGNITION
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Recognized as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association
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Recognized as a Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association
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Founder of the Center for Trucking Safety
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President President of the Interstate Plaintiffs Trucking Lawyers Association (APITLA)
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2x Recipient of APITLA Teddy Roosevelt's "Man in the Arena Award"
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Life Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum
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Life Member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
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Lifetime Charter Member of Rue Ratings’ Best Attorneys of America
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Multiple cases published in the Chicago Lawyer Magazine “Top 100 Settlements and Verdicts in Illinois
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Member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
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Member of the Chicago Bar Association







