Weinstein

We are our clients’ lawyers, but the nature of these cases often makes us something more. As we navigate the hardest moments together, we become trusted partners – sometimes even honorary family. One client described us not as their lawyers but rather their “warriors,” and it’s a description we proudly embrace. We fight with everything we have to secure the care and compensation our clients need to move forward and rebuild.

Overview

Nationally recognized for her advocacy on behalf of women and children in birth injury and birth trauma litigation, Lisa Weinstein leads the firm’s Birth Injury Litigation division.

Throughout her career as a plaintiffs’ trial lawyer, Lisa has successfully litigated personal injury, medical malpractice, and birth injury cases resulting in more than $400 million in settlements and verdicts. Among her many achievements is a $12.5 million settlement for a child who suffered brain damage due to lack of oxygen during labor and delivery, along with dozens of additional seven-figure recoveries.

When Lisa joined the firm in 2015, her team consisted of just one assistant and one paralegal. Since then, she has built the Birth Injury Litigation group into a department of more than 20 team members. Prior to joining G&E, Lisa founded The Weinstein Law Group, where she represented children who were victims of medical malpractice and birth injuries.

Before transitioning into personal injury and ultimately focusing her practice on birth injury litigation, Lisa began her legal career in the public sector, working for a Federal Defender Program, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Cook County Public Defender’s Office, and the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago.

Dedicated Site

Areas of Focus

Experience

Outside the Office

I love traveling internationally with my family and showing my children the big, wide world beyond the U.S. One of our most memorable trips was to Japan, where we explored everything from bustling Tokyo neighborhoods to quiet temples and traditional markets.

Credentials

Education

  • DePaul University College of Law (JD, cum laude, 2006)
  • University of Michigan (BA, 2002)

Admissions

  • Georgia
  • Illinois
  • Kentucky
  • Michigan
  • Missouri
  • North Carolina
  • US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
  • US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Recognitions

  • The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, 2021-2025 
  • Super Lawyers, Illinois, 2020-2026 
  • Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2012-2019 
  • National Law Journal, Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Trailblazers, 2020 
  • The National Trial Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40, 2012-2020 
  • Law360, Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Rising Stars, 2018 
  • America’s Top 100 Attorneys®, Lifetime Achievement Award 

Affiliations

Professional

  • Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, Member 
  • Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Board Member 
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member 
  • Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member 
  • American Association for Justice Birth Trauma Litigation Group, Co-Chair 
  • Circuit Court of Cook County, Arbitrator 

Community 

  • The Weinstein Law Group, Founder

Publications & Presentations

Publications

  • “Understanding Newborn Strokes,” Trialmagazine, 2017

Presentations:

  • “The Initial Intake and Investigation of Birth Injury Cases – An Approach to Managing Risk,” American Association for Justice Annual Convention, 2018
  • “Induced Labor Malpractice: Exploring Pitocin Complications and Injuries,” American Conference Institute Obstetric Malpractice Claims forum, 2018
  • “Representing Children with Acquired TBI,” North American Brain Injury Society’s Annual Conference, 2016
  • “When Medical Malpractice and Mass Tort Overlap,” New Jersey Association for Justice Seminar, 2015