Robert W. Smyth, Jr. concentrates his practice in the defense of construction defect, medical malpractice and toxic tort litigation. He successfully defended the general contractor in the first “sick building syndrome” case tried in Illinois, a much publicized three-month trial involving the DuPage County Courthouse. Presently he is defending the St. Charles School District in the nationally-publicized class action suit alleging mold and toxic exposure at St. Charles High School.

Mr. Smyth’s representation includes leading Chicago area hospitals and physicians in medical malpractice actions. He has also represented major pharmaceutical companies and automotive manufacturers in major personal injury and death cases and tried numerous catastrophic injury and death cases to verdict since 1989. He also represents general contractors, architects, engineers and building owners in a wide variety of commercial and personal injury cases.

Mr. Smyth has been named a Leading Lawyer in the areas of Medical Malpractice Defense Law, Products Liability Defense Law, Professional Malpractice Defense Law: Including Legal/Technical/Financial, and Toxic Torts Defense Law. The list of Leading Lawyers is the result of thousands of contacts with Illinois lawyers asking them which of their peers they believe comprise the top lawyers. Only those lawyers who are most often recommended qualify as Leading Lawyers. He has also been named a Super Lawyer in Illinois in the area of Civil Litigation Defense. Super Lawyers are the top 5 percent of attorneys in each state, as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics.

Mr. Smyth joined the firm as a founding partner in 1995 and served as the Managing Partner from 2002-2007. Previously he was a partner at Baker & McKenzie. He obtained his law degree from DePaul University College of Law in 1982 and received his undergraduate degree with distinction from the University of Michigan.

E-mail: robert.smyth@dbmslaw.com
Phone: (312) 422-0906