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Sammi L. Renken

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Sammi L. Renken is a vice president of Johnson & Bell, Ltd. She joined the firm in 2001, and serves on the Board of Directors.

Ms. Renken is an experienced trial lawyer with litigation, advocacy and counseling skills that cross practice areas. Based on a broad jury trial background, Ms. Renken provides solutions and results for her client’s most challenging cases. Her practice has included representation and trials involving class action disputes, data breach and cyber liability litigation, malpractice and medical actions, commercial and business disputes, nursing home litigation, drug and medical device lawsuits, Medicare and Medicaid audits, fraud claims and attorney malpractice litigation.  She has also represented various professionals in licensure matters before the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).

In 2021, Ms. Renken was honored to be elected for the Membership Chair position in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and the Illinois Chapter of ABOTA.  In 2017, she was also welcomed into the fellowship of the Trial Lawyer Honorary Society of the Litigation Counsel of America. In 2018, Ms. Renken was honored to be selected as a member of The Society of Trial Lawyers. All three organizations are by invitation only to litigators with proven results as lead trial counsel.  She recently was recognized as a 2020 Women in Law Inaugural Honoree by the Chicago Lawyer and Chicago Daily Law Bulletin publications.

Ms. Renken is co-chair of the Healthcare group and co-chair of the firm's Women's Initiative.  She is licensed to practice in Illinois and North Carolina. She earned her undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin, and her J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law.

Admissions & Education

Admissions

Illinois Supreme Court
North Carolina State Bar
U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Education

The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1999
The University of Texas at Austin, B.A., 1995

Affiliations

American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA): Membership Chair 2021-Present; Executive Committee Member 2021-Present; Associate Member 2016-Current
The Society of Trial Lawyers, 2018 - Present
Fellow, Trial Lawyer Honorary Society, Litigation Counsel of America, 2017- Present
Illinois Society of Healthcare Risk Management (ISHRM): President 2022-2023; President Elect 2019-2021; Secretary 2015-2019; Board Member 2013-2017
Chicagoland Healthcare Risk Management Society (CHRMS): President 2013-2014; President Elect 2011-2012; Secretary 2010-2011; Board Member 2008-2015
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys (IAHA)
ALFA Women’s Initiative Steering Committee 2016-Present
Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law: Board Member 2014-Present
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Development Council: Charged with Securing Philanthropic Support for the Medical Center, Member 2013-2020
Marillac St. Vincent Family Services, a Catholic Charity that Focuses on Strengthening and Empowering Children and Families. Member of the Board of Trustees 2012-2016
Advocate Health Care Wound Prevention and Management Committee, Member 2016-2020

Honors

Salute! Women in Law Honoree, Chicago Law Bulletin, Chicago Lawyer, 2020
Invited member of The Society of Trial Lawyers, 2018
Selected fellow, Trial Lawyer Honorary Society of the Litigation Counsel of America, 2017
Invited member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, 2016
President’s Award, Chicagoland Healthcare Risk Management Society, 2011
“Forty Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch,” Law Bulletin Publishing Company, 2010
Leading Lawyer, 2021, 2022
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