Patrick O'Shaugnessy
Patrick O’Shaughnessy joined The Janssen Law Center in 1994 after graduating Summa Cum Laude from Bradley University. Early on in his legal career, Patrick established himself as a premier lawyer in the state, winning a $7-million verdict in his first jury trial at the age of 27. Since then he has been involved in over 20 cases with settlements or verdicts of more than one million dollars each. His practice areas include medical malpractice, appeals, and general personal injury cases.
A native of Peoria, IL, Patrick majored in Economics and Political Science at Bradley, received his Juris Doctor from Northwestern University Law School in 1996 and was admitted to the Illinois Bar that same year. Since then, he has been admitted to the Central District Court of Illinois and the US Seventh Circuit Appellate Court. While at Bradley, he was president of the Bradley Speech Team and was a national champion in extemporaneous speaking in 1992 and 1993.
In addition to being a member of American MENSA, Patrick was named to “Illinois 40 Attorneys Under 40 to Watch” in 2004 and was an inaugural member of the National Forensics Association Hall of Fame.
While at The Janssen Law Center, Patrick has spoken to nearly 20,000 people about medical malpractice inquiries and personally keeps an extensive database of every medical lawsuit filed in Peoria County since the year 2000.
