David J. Rashid

David J. Rashid is a skilled Chicago medical malpractice attorney at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., focusing on catastrophic personal injury, medical negligence, and wrongful death cases. He has successfully handled claims involving misdiagnosis, surgical errors, birth injuries, emergency room mistakes, and strokes. In his first trial with the firm, Mr. Rashid secured a record-setting $32.7 million jury verdict for a client who lost a foot due to a delayed blood clot diagnosis—the highest reported verdict in Illinois for loss of one leg or foot. Before joining Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, he worked at a prominent Chicago personal injury firm, obtaining over $130 million in verdicts and settlements. He holds medical malpractice verdict and settlement records in Cook, Richland, and Crawford counties. A Peoria native, Mr. Rashid is a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice, Illinois State Bar Association, and Chicago Bar Association. He’s a published author, a frequent medical malpractice and trial advocacy speaker, and has appeared on legal podcasts and panels nationwide. David's peers have recognized him as an Emerging Lawyer in the last two years. This recognition, awarded by Leading Lawyers, is reserved for the top 2% of lawyers under 40. In the past two years, David has also been recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers. This recognition is awarded to the top 2.5% of lawyers under 40 in Illinois. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees David J. Rashid included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Emerging Lawyer in 2016, 2017, 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2016 - 2020 National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, 2019 Named one of Law Bulletin Media’s “Forty Lawyers Under 40 to Watch in the State of Illinois.” Law Bulletin Media honored with Trial Lawyer Excellence Award Other Sources of Feedback About David J. Rashid Included on the 2026Illinois Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers list 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers list

• Partner

• U.S. Office of Military Commissions, Office of the Chief Prosecutor, Judicial Clerkship

• $1.75 Million Wrongful Death Settlement
• $32.7 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict

• Illinois, 2011
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2011

• Illinois State Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association
• American Association for Justice
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association