Stetson F. Atwood has extensive litigation and trial experience with a primary focus on defending medical negligence claims against hospitals, physicians, and nurses. He also has successfully defended numerous matters involving home healthcare nurses, long term care providers and paramedics. Mr. Atwood had tried numerous cases to verdict in Illinois and Indiana which achieved excellent results for his clients.
Mr. Atwood is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the International Society of Barristers. He was selected to Super Lawyers for 2016 – 2025. Super Lawyers is an exclusive list of top-rated attorneys in specific practice areas who were chosen after thorough evaluation of numerous criteria. Between 2013 – 2025, Mr. Atwood was named a Leading Lawyer.
Hospital
Outcome:Defense Verdict.
On November 10, 2025, DBS attorneys Stetson Atwood and Erin Davis obtained verdict of not guilty in favor of the firm’s client, a level 1 trauma hospital, following a two ...
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Outcome:Defense Verdict.
On September 22, 2025, Stetson Atwood and Reid Byers secured a defense verdict for their clients—a hospitalist and a local hospital—in a medical malpractice trial held in Cook County before ...
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