Richard S. Fleisher

Partner
Email:  rsf@karlinfleisher.com
Telephone:  312-346-8620
Fax:  312-346-8743

Biography

Richard Fleisher is a partner in the law firm of Karlin, Fleisher and Falkenberg. He has been an active trial lawyer for over 40 years. A native Chicagoan, he has obtained jury verdicts that were, at various times, Illinois records for widows, octogenarians and Federal Employee Liability Act (FELA) railroad workers.

Mr. Fleisher has personally argued cases in the Illinois Appellate Court, Illinois Supreme Court, U. S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. He handled a landmark case involving jurisdiction and service of out-of-state defendants in the State of Illinois and has made law regarding the Federal Employees Liability Act. He has tried cases outside of the State of Illinois, including the states of Michigan, Indiana, Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio. He has also participated in major mediations and arbitrations on behalf of clients and brought those cases to successful conclusions. He has litigated all types of personal injury, products liability, medical malpractice and nursing home cases. He has handled explosion cases with awards as high as $18,000,000. Along with firm partner Charles V. Falkenberg, III, Mr. Fleisher recently obtained an award for a plaintiff in a construction site accident in the amount of $17,200,000. Mr. Fleisher’s firm receives referrals from other law firms and attorneys in Illinois and throughout the United States.

Education

Undergraduate Education

• University of Illinois
• Graduated with a BS in 1959

Graduate Education

• DePaul University College of Law
• Graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 1962

State & Federal Bar Admissions

• Licensed to practice law in Illinois in 1962
• Admitted to the U.S. District Court
• Admitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals
• Admitted to the U. S. Supreme Court

Professional Activities

• Chicago Bar Association
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
• American Association of Justice
• American Bar Association

Practice Areas

• Medical Malpractice
• Railroad litigation
• Nursing home litigation
• Products liability cases
• Automobile accidents
• Premises liability cases