Associate

Zachary A. Kutsulis

Biography
Credentials
Experience

Biography

Zachary A. Kutsulis is an associate who concentrates his practice on the defense of hospitals, physicians, and other allied healthcare providers in professional liability lawsuits. Additionally, he represents clients in general tort and premises liability matters. Prior to joining Donohue, Brown, Mathewson & Smyth, LLC, Mr. Kutsulis represented long-term care facilities at a boutique defense firm in Chicago.

While in law school, Mr. Kutsulis assisted partners and associates in all aspects of complex litigation at a nationally recognized law firm. Additionally, he served as an extern for the Honorable Theresa Lazar Springmann, the then sitting Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Prior to law school, he earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame where he was a four-year letterman as a member of the baseball team.

  

Credentials

Education

  • J.D., University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, 2020
  • B.A. in American Studies, University of Notre Dame, 2016

Affiliations

  • Illinois, 2021
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2022

Experience

DBMS Obtains a Defense Verdict in DuPage County

January 22, 2024 Client:

Medical Group and Physician

Outcome:

Defense Verdict.

Kent Mathewson and Zak Kutsulis successfully defended an ophthalmologist and his group in a medical negligence case in DuPage County. Plaintiff alleged the ophthalmologist failed to properly treat and advise ...

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DBMS Obtains a Defense Verdict in Cook County

Client:

Physician

Outcome:

Defense Verdict.

John McGarry and Zachary Kutsulis of DBMS successfully defended an obstetrician who plaintiff alleged negligently performed a circumcision that resulted in the need for surgical repair. After a week-long trial, ...

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