Jeffrey J. Kroll is the principal at the Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Kroll.

Kroll founded his firm with 17 years’ experience at Clifford Law Offices representing injured victims and their families, and has achieved record settlements and verdicts in a wide range of areas, from construction site incidents to trucking accidents. He has won settlements or verdicts of more than $1 million on more than 50 occasions in his career. He has achieved over $150 million in settlements and verdicts.

Kroll is recognized within the legal community and belongs to many state and national bar associations, holding leadership positions in several of these organizations. He has lectured on more than 100 occasions throughout the country and has had numerous articles published in legal journals on topics such as strategic jury selection, preparing expert witnesses and the role of storytelling in a personal injury trial.

In 2002, Kroll was selected by the National Law Journal as one of the Top 40 attorneys in America under the age of 40, and was the only personal injury lawyer from the Midwest selected. He is AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer recognition for ethical standards and legal ability, and for the past six years, has been selected by his peers as one of the “Leading Attorneys in Illinois.” He also has been annually selected as one of the “Top Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Attorneys” in Chicago Lawyer magazine. He has been interviewed in media and publications such as WBBM-AM 780, CBS 2 Chicago, ABC 7 Chicago, the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and National Law Bulletin. Kroll has taught Trial Advocacy and Medical Malpractice Law at his alma mater, DePaul University, and Trial Advocacy at Northwestern Law School. He is currently teaching a Deposition Practicum Course at John Marshall Law School. He is an elected member of DePaul University’s Board of Trustees.

Kroll graduated from DePaul University College of Law and received his B.S.C. from DePaul in Finance and Economics in 1987. He is originally from the south side of Chicago and Orland Park, where he attended Marist High School. He currently lives in a western suburb with his wife and two children, where he coaches Little League, basketball and soccer. View a list of Kroll’s awards and memberships.