Francis P. (Frank) Morrissey is the founding partner of Morrissey Legal Group, LLC, in Chicago. Focusing primarily on medical malpractice, birth and personal injury, and wrongful death, he has helped secure over $200 million in verdicts and settlements for individuals and families.

Frank has many notable achievements. In the fall of 2023, Frank’s client was awarded a $10 million verdict in a case with no pretrial offer.  He has numerous other verdicts in the eight figures as high as $25 million for patients who experienced a birth injury, a misdiagnosis, a delayed diagnosis or a surgical error.  

Frank has represented multiple patients in class actions against a major orthopedics manufacturer involving defective hip implants, as well as other class actions involving pharmaceutical-related claims.

Frank attended the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts (B.A.1990), and Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D. 1993), where he was on Law Review. He is licensed in Illinois and admitted to practice before all the U.S. District Courts in Illinois as well as before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.

Professional legal organizations include:

• Illinois State Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association 
• Illinois Society of Trial Lawyers, President, 2020-2022
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• American Association for Justice
• Celtic Lawyer Society, President, 2021

Frank has received numerous awards and honors for his professionalism and service, including recognition as one of Illinois' Leading Lawyers in personal injury law and medical malpractice, and has been a SuperLawyer since 2005, as voted by his peers. 

Honors/Awards:

• Illinois Leading Lawyers (personal injury law, general and malpractice)
• Illinois Super Lawyer since 2009
• Illinois Super Lawyer, 2005
• Named one of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin's "40 Under 40" Illinois attorneys under the age of 40, 2003
• Irish Legal 100
• Celtic Lawyers Association, President, 2021
• Illinois Society of Trial Lawyers, President, 2020-2022
• Illinois Super Lawyers (personal injury plaintiffs for medical malpractice and product liability)

Bar/Professional Activity:

• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
• American Board of Trial Lawyers
• Chicago Bar Association
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
• U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
• U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
• American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• American Association for Justice
• Celtic Lawyer Society, President, 2021
• Illinois Society of Trial Lawyers, President 2020-2022