Scott Blumenshine

Scott A. Blumenshine is a well-respected attorney in Chicago concentrating his practicein the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, insurance claims and insurer bad faith claims, and uninsured and underinsured motorist claims.  For over two decades, Mr. Blumenshine has provided skilled and aggressive representation of clients in the areas of his law practice.  Serving as Of Counsel to this office since 1997, Mr. Blumenshine handles most of this firm’s personal injury cases, and has recovered millions of dollars in compensation for our clients through settlement, mediation, arbitration and trial.

With a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa, Mr. Blumenshine received his JD from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1987.  Mr. Blumenshine is licensed to practice in the State of Illinois and, and has been admitted to the Bar of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.  Through his active legal practice for over two decades, Mr. Blumenshine has gained extensive experience in his areas of practice, and has won the praises of his clients and the recognition and respect of the legal community.

Mr. Blumenshine has been an invited speaker at seminars and conferences sponsored by various Bar associations: First Party Bad Faith Insurance Claims, Insurance Law Seminar, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Chicago, February 2008; Causes of Action Against Insurers, Everything You Need to Know About Illinois Insurance Law Seminars, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago, October 2006 and Collinsville, November 2006; Supreme Court Rule 213 Disclosure, Anatomy of an Automobile Case Seminar, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago, May 2004.

An author of amendments to the Illinois Insurance Code, Mr. Blumenshine is also the author or coauthor of law practice guides and articles in the areas of insurance claims and personal injury cases: Chapter Author of Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage in Illinois Auto Insurance Law and Practice, West Publishing – 2007; Smith v. State Farm, article in The Practice, Newsletter of the Insurance Law Section Council, Illinois State Bar Association – 2006; Insurer Bad Faith, in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin – 2002; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage, article in Bottom Line personal – May 2001; Warrior Insurance Group Insolvency Proceedings, article in the Policy, Insurance Law Section of the Illinois State Bar Association, April 2001; Illinois Personal Injury Practice, a 3-volume practice guide, as case and statutory citations editor – 1987.



Mr. Blumenshine also serves as an Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, for the Mandatory Arbitration Programs of the Circuit Court of Cook County and the Circuit Court of DuPage County; he is regularly appointed as an arbitrator in uninsured and underinsured motorist arbitrations; and he also serves as a Mediator for the Center for Conflict Resolution.  Mr. Blumenshine is an active member of the following professional associations: Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, a member of the Assembly of Illinois State Bar Association.